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SECOND CONDITIONAL

Gracy Chavez Fabian

Created on February 6, 2024

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Second Conditional

By: Gracy Chávez

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Introduction // Quiz

Check what you know

Dreams and wishes

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Introduction // Quiz

How was your weekend?

It was good.

It was boring.

It was bad.

Introduction // Quiz

Did you win the lottery?

Yes, I did.

No, I didn't.

I'm already rich.

Introduction // Quiz

If you won a million dollars, what would you do?

I would buy a big house.

I'll go to space.

I travel around the world.

Right answer!

This is the correct grammar structure.

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Check the verb tense!

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Grammar lesson

Hypothetical / Imaginary situations

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Development // Structure

Second Conditional Structure

1. If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house. If + Simple Past + Modal Verb + Base Verb 2. If I won the lottery, I'll go to space. 3. If I won the lottery, I travel around the world.

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Development // Structure

Second Conditional Structure

  • Part A is the condition (if + simple past)
  • Part B is the imagined event (modal verb + base verb).
If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.
  • No comma:
I would buy a big house if I won the lottery.

Development // Use

The Use of the Second Conditional

Key idea

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When you see if + the simple past, you know it’s hypothetical (not real)

This conditional uses simple past, but it’s not about the past.

It is used to imagine, dream, and wish.

It is for hypothetical / imaginary situations in the present.

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  • If I did not work, I would watch TV all day.
  • I would sleep late every day if I didn’t work early.
  • I would not walk to school if I had a car.
  • If I could only eat one food forever, I would eat ice cream.
  • If I had a spaceship, I would travel to the Moon.
  • If I saw a bear in the woods, I would walk back slowly.
  • If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you want to live?
  • If you could meet anyone, who would you like to meet?
  • What would you do if you had a superpower for a day?

Development // Was vs Were

Was vs Were

  • Use "were" for all subjects.
  1. If I were a bird, I would fly around the world.
  2. If she were a rich, she would buy an island.
  3. If my grandparents were older, they wouldn't like to live in a different city.

Let's practice!

Complete the sentences...

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Let's practice!

Oral Chain Story

Create a story with your partner!

For example:

  1. If we had no school today, I would go to the beach.
  2. If I went to the beach, I would fall asleep in the sand.
  3. If I fell asleep in the sand, I would get a sunburn…

Practice

Oral Chain Story ideas

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Let’s keeplearning!

Thank you.

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If + Simple Past + Modal Verb + Base Verb

If I won the lottery, I would go to space.

If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.

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