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Second Conditional Activities Promoting Classroom Dynamics Group Form - 45623

Here are the responses in the second conditional: 1. If I studied, I would get to Oxford University. 2. If she had, she would go on a trip with us. 3. We would make a pizza if we bought all the ingredients. 4. If my dad could, he would go to England. 5. If I checked, I wouldn't be late for work. 6. If Paul took, he would go to work by car. 7. We would stay longer if we had time.

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Second Conditional Activities Promoting Classroom Dynamics Group Form - 45623

Here are the responses in the second conditional: 1. If I studied, I would get to Oxford University. 2. If she had, she would go on a trip with us. 3. We would make a pizza if we bought all the ingredients. 4. If my dad could, he would go to England. 5. If I checked, I wouldn't be late for work. 6. If Paul took, he would go to work by car. 7. We would stay longer if we had time.

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What would you do if y

had a lot of money?


SO…
What would YOU do if you
won the lottery!?
Maxine would buy a new house
for herself and her parents if
she won the lottery.
If Paul won the lottery, he’d
take a trip around the world.

John and his wife would buy a


piano if they became rich.
We use unreal conditionals in
English to talk about:
A situation that is not real, but that we imagine . . .

If I had a million dollars . . . I would …


If I lived in Italy . . . I would . . .
If I got a job as a chef . . . I would . . .
Are these real situations?
• Do I really have a million dollars?
• Do I really live in Italy?
• Do I really work as a chef?
How do we make this type of conditional
grammar? Look at these examples:
1. If my friend asked me for money,
I would lend it to her.
2. Tomas would be happier if he got a
less stressful job.
3. Speaking in English would be easier
if you practiced more frequently.
After the IF, use ______________________ tense.

In the other clause, use __________________.


Form & Meaning:
When you imagine a future happening like
this, you use a past tense form after IF;

However, the meaning is NOT past.


Ex. If I moved to a big city, I’d sell my
car.

The meaning here is NOT past tense . . .


I didn’t move away and I didn’t sell my car.

I’m imagining a future possibility.


Notice that you can start these
sentences with the If-clause or with
the Would-clause:
If Marta moved abroad, she would
learn another language.
Marta would learn another language if
she moved abroad.
Try these examples:
1. If we ____________ (have) more time
and money, we ________________ (take)
a vacation to Hawaii.

2. The world ______________


(be) a better place if everyone
______________ (help) others.
More Practice . . .
3. If you ____________ (get) more exercise, I’m sure
you ________________ (feel) healthier and happier.

4. Jack ______________ (do) better


in school if he _____________
(sleep) more each night.
Important Note!
Formal grammar requires that when making
these kinds of conditional sentences, we use
WERE for the past tense of be for
all subjects (including I, he, she).

Ex. -If I were you, I would buy that


house.
-She would buy a mansion if she were
wealthy.
You will probably hear many native
speakers of English use WAS in these
cases, and this is often accepted in
spoken, less formal situations.
What would YOU do if . . .

• you became rich?


• you found a wallet on the street?
• your house caught on fire?
• your best friend moved far away?
• your child failed a test?
• you could be invisible for a day?
• you met a famous person on the street?
• you saw a ghost?

Share Your Responses with the class . . .


Types

• Zero Conditional – to talk about the facts


If + Present Simple, Present Simple
If you mix yellow and blue, you get green
• First Conditional – to talk about the events that are
probable and real to happen
If + Present Simple, Future Simple
If the weather is good, I will go for a walk
• Second Conditional – to talk about unreal future events
If + Past Simple, would + infinitive without to
If I had a lot of money, I would move to Spain
Ex.1. Match halves using the Zero Conditional

1. If you heat water a) it’s really hot


2. If you are in Africa b) he’s dead
3. If it’s freezing cold c) it gets rusty
4. If the man is not breathing d) they die
5. If the moon shines e) it melts and changes into
6. If you don’t eat water
7. If you heat ice f) It means it’s night
8. If you leave metal out in the g) it boils
rain h) you are hungry
9. If you put money into i) it gives you a ticket
machine j) it means it’s winter in Poland
10. If you don’t water the flowers
Ex.2. Complete the sentences using the correct form of
verb from the brackets (1st Conditional)

learn
1.If you___________(learn) English, youwill
___________
be (be able to) work in England.
2.They will able
____________(borrow) a bus if they to
_________(want)
want to travel around the
world. borrow
practi will
3.If she____________(practise)
ses regularly, she _________(play) very well.
play
won’t is
4.He__________________(not need) an instrument if he _____________(be) a good
singer. need
share will
5.If I ____________(share) it with my friends, I________(enjoy) the music more.
come enjoy
6.If they_____________(come) to their house later, their
will
mum____________________(cook) them dinner.
cook
aren’t
7.If you_____________(not will
be able to) play volleyball, you___________(arrive) late.
able will
to take
8.Her parents______________(take) her to the beach thisarrive
summer if doesn’t
she____________(not fail) any tests. fail
go
9.If you____________(go) will buy
shopping after school, you__________(buy) a magazine.
Ex.3. Fill in the gaps using the Second
conditional
1. If I…………(study) harder, I…..(get) to Oxford University.
2. If she…….(have) a bike, she………..(go) on a trip with us.
3. We………..(make) a pizza if we…………(buy) all the
ingredients.
4. If my dad……………….(can) speak English, he………..(go)
to England.
5. If I………(check) the time, I……………(not be) late for work.
6. If Paul………………(take) driving lessons, he……………(go)
to work by car.
7. We………….(stay) longer if we……..(have) time.

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