Idris Ali: VWO3: Recap Conditionals

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Recap conditionals (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

if only/ wish

exercises

speaking (Decision making)

Answer key (being Honest, Exercise 2 page 40)

1. Cheated

2. Get

3. Own

4. Tell

5. Hide

6. Open

7. Told

8. Do

Answer key (Ex 2, p. 40)

1. were not (weren’t)

2. would not (wouldn’t) invite 

3. did not have (didn’t)

4. would care

5. do not (don’t) invite

6. will come

7. do not (don’t) have

8. will not (won’t) get

9. were not (weren’t)

10. would not (wouldn’t) be

11. know

12. will not (won’t) do 

conditionals

1. first conditional: If I see tom, I will tell him the truth --> real

if + present simple, will + infinitive 

2. second conditional: If I had wings, I would fly in the sky.

if + past simple, would + infinitive

3. third conditional: If I had studied better last year, I would have passed the test. 

if + past perfect, would + have+ past participle

what these sentences mean....

1. I wish I could afford a holiday.

2. if only we knew how to get out of here.

3. If only our families wouldn't fight all the time. 

4. I wish I could kill Lord Voldemort.

wish/ if only

wish/ only + past tense

• we would like the current situation to be different
• we’d like the ability or permission to do something
• annoyance/ to complain about a situation that we don’t like.

(exercise 2 page 41)

Exercise 2 and 3 on page 42

Exercise 1 page 43

Decision Making

Have you ever made a difficult decision?

first thought,

 long and hard, changed my mind, 

reconsidered my choice.

make up my mind, 

bad decision, come to a decision.

the right decision