Grammar Conditionals_02

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Structure present perfect

I  have  gone  to school

I = the subject

have = helping verb

gone = past participle of go

They married in 2011

Are they still married?

Yes, they have been married for 12 years now

No, they are not married anymore

2nd Conditional

1) for imaginary situations in the present or future 

2) to give advice or suggestions

3) to give reasons why 

If I won the lottery, I would buy three houses

if + past simple, ....would + infinitive

3rd Conditional

- Talks about the past

- An imaginary situation in the past - imaginary result in the past

- For regrets about the past

If the campsite had been by the sea, we would have gone there.

 if + past perfect + would have + past participle

Second conditional

Third conditional

to give advice or suggest something

to talk about things in the future that are unlikely. 

things that are impossible in the present situation. 

to imagine a situation in the past and the imaginary result

Regrets about the past

Third conditional

second conditional

  If I were you, I'd try it one day!

If Cosimo hadn't built a treehouse first, Francesco probably wouldn't have bothered

If we had  more money, we wouldn’t stay  at a campsite.

If the weather was better, we would go to the beach

I would have tidied up the house if I'd known you were coming

if + past simple , ...would + infinitive

If she lived in London, she would have English friends.

negative:

if I didn't finish my homework, I wouldn't tell my teacher

pay       learn    not lose      keep

If Ashley ……………... more attention in her French lessons, she  

……………...…………….. a lot more French.

(…………..  conditional)

If I …………………………….my passport in a safe place when I was on holiday, I  ……………………………. it.

( ........ conditional)

not pack     not forget     get      not take

If I …………………………….my things so quickly, I ……...……...…………………...

 my toothbrush!

( …...conditional)

We  ................................. to the hotel earlier if we...…………………….  the wrong road.

( … conditional)

If Ashley  paid more attention in her French lessons, she  would learn a lot more French. ( 2nd Conditional)

If I  had kept my passport in a safe place when I was on holiday, I  wouldn't have lost it. ( 3rd Conditional)

If I  hadn't packed my things so quickly, I  wouldn't have forgotten my toothbrush!  ( 3rd conditional)

We  would have got to the hotel earlier if we hadn't taken the wrong road. ( 3rd conditional)

We use the 2nd conditional :to imagine life is different

for things in the future that are unlikely

Or

things that are impossible in the present situation.

Use it to imagine ( or dream) that the present situation is different than it really is. This could be because it is impossible now or because it’s really unlikely to happen in the future

We use the 2nd conditional: to ask hypothetical questions ?

What would you do if you won a million euros?

If you could travel to any country where would you go?

Write down two hypothetical questions using the 2nd Conditional
what would ...........
If you would/could .......

We use 2nd conditional : to give advice

when someone asks for your advice you usually try to imagine what you would do in their situation and share that.

If I were you, I would talk to your teacher.

Give an advice using the 2nd conditional

We use the 2nd conditional : Give reasons why

If I had the money, I'd lend it to you

If I had more time, I'd help you with your homework.

Using the 2nd conditional write a sentence giving a reason for something.
If I had .........

1.We......................(buy) a house if we .......................( decide) to stay here.

2. I ................( ask) my parents for a loan if I ...............(be) you.

We ...................... (spend) a lot of time on the beach if we ................... (be) in Brazil!

4. I would take you with me if ........................... .
use the 2nd conditional

If you has asked my opinion, I ........................ where to put the furniture

1. suggested
2. 'd have suggested

Would.......................... ( you /share) your can of soda with me if I ............. ( be ) thirsty?

If this tent ................ ( not be) so small, no one ...................................( have to ) sleep outside.

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Unless you have a lot of books, you .............................. more than one bookcase.

1. don't need
2. need

If you have a lot of money saved up, then ............................whatever you want

1. you'll buy
2. you'll be able to buy

How would you feel if you ............................ on the twenty-first floor of a block of flats?

1. live
2. lived

If I were you, I .......................paint the room black.

1. didn't
2. wouldn't

2nd and 3rd conditionals

Rewrite the second sentence using the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given.

The weather wasn’t good, so they couldn’t go for a picnic.
(COULD) If the weather had been good, they ..............................
for a picnic.

Why don’t you paint the room white and make it look bigger?
(IF) The room would look bigger ........................................
it white.

Mike got sunburnt because he didn’t wear his cap.
(WORN) Mike wouldn’t have got sunburnt if ...................................
his cap.

The tourists wanted to visit the art gallery, but they didn’t have enough time.
(MIGHT) If the tourists had had more time, they ................................
the art gallery.

If you don’t make all the arrangements, I won’t come on the trip.
(UNLESS) I won’t come on the trip .......................................................
all the arrangements.

We missed the train because you spent half an hour having breakfast!
(HAVE) If you hadn’t spent half an hour having breakfast, we
........................................... the train!