CONDITIONALS PRESENTATION

Conditionals

General overview

3 EXAMPLE

2 STRUCTURE

1 USE

The condional sentences always have 2 parts: 1. IF CLAUSE, MAIN CLAUSE 2. MAIN CLAUSE+ IF CLAUSE

We use the conditional to talk about a possible situation or action (if...) and the possible result of this situation or action.

1. IF WE RUN, WE WILL CATCH THE BUS. 2. WE WILL CATCH THE BUS IF WE RUN

1st CONDITIONAL

USE

We use the conditional to talk about a possible situation or action (if...) and the possible result of this situation or action.

The fact that I study harder it's possible as long as I want.

STRUCTURE

1. IF+ PRESENT SIMPLE, FUTURE (WILL/WON'T) 2. FUTURE+ IF+PRESENT SIMPLE

The possibility of you passing the exams can be real.

EXAMPLES

1. If you don't study harder, you will not (won't) pass your exams. 2. You will not (won't) pass your exams if you don't study harder.

1. If you study harder, you will pass your exams. 2. You will pass your exams if you study harder.

2nd CONDITIONAL

USE

The second conditional is used to talk about imaginary or hypothetical situations that will probably not happen.

STRUCTURE

1. IF+ PAST SIMPLE, WOULD (N'T)+ INFINITIVE 2.WOULD (N'T)+ INFINITIVE+ IF+PAST SIMPLE

Being taller it's an imaginary situation; in real life, I'm not tall.

EXAMPLES

1. If I were taller, I would join the basketball team. 2. I would join the basketball team if I were taller.

2nd CONDITIONAL EXTRA

EXTRA

EXTRA

WIth the expression IF I WERE YOU (si jo fora tu), we always use WERE. EX: I were you, I wouldn't eat all those chips.

In the second conditional, we can use WAS(N'T) OR WERE(N'T) after I / SHE /HE. EX: If he was/were kinder, he would have more friends. WOULD (N'T)+ INFINITIVE

Okey, but... How do we DIFFERENCIATE 1st and 2nd conditional?

When deciding whether to use the 1ST or 2nd conditional, you need to think about whether each situation is a REAL POSSIBILITY or NOT for you.

2ND CONDITIONALIf it rained in the desert, plants would grow.

1st CONDITIONALIf it rains at the weekend, I'll go to the cinema.

vs

I think it could rain this weekend.

I'm sure it won't rain in the desert.

FORMING QUESTIONS WITH CONDITIONALS

When we want to form a question with the conditional, the IF CLAUSE remains the same, we just reverse the CLAUSE that contains WILL or WOULD.

1st CONDITIONALWill you watch that horror movie with me if I turn the light on? If I turn the light on, will you watch that horror movie with me?

2ND CONDITIONALWhat would you do if you found a a wallet with money? If you found a wallet with money, what would you do?

LAST REMARKS

• IMPORTANT!! We write a COMMA (,) when we start the sentence with the particles IF/UNLESS. We won't write a COMMA when the IF CLAUSE it's at the end.
• IF= SI (CONDICIONAL)
• If I had a bigger house, I would adopt a dog.
• IF...NOT=UNLESS SI NO... = A MENOS QUE
• I will watch the film if I don't get home too late.
• It's the same as...
• I will watch the film unless I get home too late.

Thank you for your attention!