Conditional sentences

• Foreign language
• Vocational Education

Conditional sentences
with 'would'

Pre-intermediate 3 - unit 11, p100

Listen to the conversation. 

What survival items do they mention?

01:40

Which items do they mention?
Drag the items you heard to the box.

tent

magnifying glass

torch

batteries

bottled water

blanket

compass

knife

matches

mirror

rope

water purification tablets

Is this sentence about something real or imaginary?

"If you were on a desert island, you would have to find your own food."

1. Real
2. Imaginary

"If you didn't have a tent, you wouldn't sleep properly."

"A tent would keep you dry if it rained."

"If you went to live on a desert island, what would you take?"

if clause

if clause

if clause

main clause

main clause

main clause

What is the verb form of the if clause?

past simple

would + V1

"If you didn't have a tent, you wouldn't sleep properly."

"A tent would keep you dry if it rained."

"If you went to live on a desert island, what would you take?"

if clause

if clause

if clause

main clause

main clause

main clause

What is the verb form of the main clause?

past simple

would + V1

"If you didn't have a tent, you wouldn't sleep properly."

"A tent would keep you dry if it rained."

"If you went to live on a desert island, what would you take?"

if clause

if clause

if clause

main clause

main clause

main clause

Can you change the order of the if clause and the main clause?

Yes

No

Let's answer some questions.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

If I had a compass on my mobile phone it ________ really useful.

She says that if she ________ a better voice, she'd sing in a choir.

If you ________ £20,000 in the lottery, what would you spend it on?

If you had a pet________ you feed it?

We________ blankets if the heating didn't work.

If we had some suncream , we ________ for longer.

If you had a million dollars, what ________ ?

If I ________ more interested in politics, I'd read a newspaper every day.

If I didn't have to stay at home tomorrow, I________ with you.

If you asked John, he ________ you the money you need.

If it wasn't so cold, we ________ a picnic in the park.

Well done!

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