LEVEL 5 UNREAL CONDITIONALS

Unreal conditionals

Watch the first of two clips from the film The Box and make notes on the situation presented. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTTS2hxdGy0 What is the situation?

The Box Part 1

What would you do if you were in her shoes? How would you feel if you pushed the button? How would you feel if you didn’t push the button? Would you push the button if you needed that money to save your son / daughter’s life?

The Box Part 1

Watch the second clip and answer the following questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b8p5AWKDg0 What were some of the things they considered before making the decision?   What is your opinion?

The Box Part 2

Look again at the following questions: What would you do if you were in her shoes? How would you feel if you pushed the button? How would you feel if you didn’t push the button? Would you push the button if you needed that money to save your son / daughter’s life?

Second conditional

Structure: If + past simple, would / wouldn’t + infinitive We can also use the past continuous in the if-clause Instead of would / wouldn’t we can also use could or might Example: If it wasn’t getting dark, we would play beach tennis.

Second conditional

Structure: If + past simple, would / wouldn’t + infinitive We can also use the past continuous in the if-clause Instead of would / wouldn’t we can also use could or might Example: If it wasn’t getting dark, we would play beach tennis.

Second conditional

Use To talk about hypothetical or imaginary situations and their consequences in the present / future.

Second conditional

Practice exercises

Second conditional

Use To talk about hypothetical or imaginary situations and their consequences in the present / future.

Second conditional

Second conditional

The outcome from the film The Box: She pushed the button and received one million dollars. If she hadn’t pushed the button, she wouldn’t have received one million dollars. If she had listened to her husband, she wouldn’t have done it. If she had had more time to think, she might not have done it.

Third conditional

Structure If + past perfect, would / wouldn’t have + past participle

Third conditional

Structure We can also use the past perfect continuous in the if-clause: If her husband had been more convincing, she wouldn’t have done it. You can use could have or might have instead of would have: If she had had more time to think, she might not have done it.

Third conditional

Use To talk about a hypothetical past situation and its consequence.

Third conditional