Second and third conditionals

What is a conditional sentence?

• Conditional sentences connect two things: a codition and a result. Something happens as a result of something else, or happens only if a certain condition is met.

• Conditional sentences connect three things: a condition and a result. Something happens as a result of something else, or happens only if a certain condition is met.

• Conditional sentences connect two things: a condition and a movement. Something happens as a result of something else, or happens only if a certain condition is met.

• Conditional sentences connect two things: a condition and a result. Something happens as a result of something else, or happens only if a certain condition is met.

What does the third conditional talk about?

• Future events

• Real possibilities

• Unreal past situations

Which conditionals use the past tense? (choose all that apply)

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

"What would you do if it were to rain later?"

Is this an example of...?

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

Second and (a)   conditionals talk about unreal situations.

"If I won the lottery, I'd still carry on working."

Is this an example of...?

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

"If I hadn't missed the bus, I wouldn't have met the love of my life."

Is this an example of...?

• Zero Conditional

• First Conditional

• Second Conditional

• Third Conditional

The ... is about imaginary results of impossible or unlikely conditions in the present or future.

• second conditional

• third conditional

• first conditional

In the third conditional, the if clause has a past perfect structure and the result clause has would (or other modals such as could or might) + have + past participle.

• If I had studied harder at college, I could have gone to a better university.

• If I has studied harder at college, I could've gone to a better university.

• If I hadn't studied harder at college, I could have gone to a better university.

The first part is the ------ of the sentence. It didn't actually happen in real life.

"If I'd won the lottery, I'd have moved to a beautiful Mediterranean island."

• if part

• conclusion part

• objective portion