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WorksheetsSecond and third conditionals
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Worksheet time: 34mins
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
The second part is ... of the sentence. Did it happen in real life? No, because it could only happen if the if part happened.
"If I'd won the lottery, I'd have moved to a beautiful Mediterranean island."
the main or result part
the complete part
the manage or result part
If I’d known it was your birthday...
I’d have bought you a present.
I’d has brought you a present.
I’d had bought you a present.
If I were you,
I'd taken a holiday!
I'd took a holiday!
I'd take a holiday!
If you loaned me some money,
I could buy a new car.
I cold buy a new car.
I should buy a new car.
If I had the time,
I could finish the gardening. But I'm too busy with work.
I have finish the gardening. But I'm too busy with work.
I could finished the gardening. But I'm too busy with work.
The if clause contains the past simple. There is, however, one exception: if the verb to be is in the if clause, use were and not was in the first and second person singular. The main clause contains would or ... such as could or might, followed by the infinitive without to.
other modals
other words
another day in paradise
other tenses
The conditional clause and the main clause ... order.
can be in any
have to be in a correct
should stay in a conditional - main clause
