Created by: Yasmeen

Fazaia School/Colleges

Pakistan

Contents • 1st Conditional: Sequence of Tenses• 2nd conditional: Sequences of tenses• 2nd conditional (pure imagination)• Review• Learning check• Homework

The Conditional

If it doesn't rain, we will be having a picnic.

These people are talking about possible future actions.They believe that something will happen as a result of an action.

If I work hard, I will pass the exam in good grades.

The ConditionalType1

IF –CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSEPresent simple Future simple If it doesn’t rain, we ‘ll have a picnic.

If I work hard, I ‘ll pass the exam in good grades.

If you don’t practice grammar, you won’t get any better.

If we don’t clean our teeth, we will get sick.

The ConditionalType 2

If I had a million dollar, I would buy a yacht.

If my dreams came true, I would travel round the world.

These people talk about imaginary situation in the IF- clause and speculate about their imaginary consequences the main clause.

The ConditionalType 2

If my dreams came true, I would travel round the world.

If I had a million pounds, I would probably buy a yacht.

If they sent us invitation we would go to their party.

If mom bought him a kite he would fly it on Sunday.

IF clause past simple

Main clauseWould+ infinitive

The Conditionaltype 2

When we talk about purely imaginary situations, ‘were’

is used with all subjects(singular or plural). E.g.

•If there were money trees, no one would work hard.

•If I were a king, I would help all the poor in world.

•If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

Review

• A condition is if X happens then Y follows.

• Conditional clauses are about events that can or might occur.

• Conditional sentences have two clauses: IF- clause & main clause.

• Conditional type 1= for events likely to happen uses:

present simple in IF-clause & future simple in main clause

• Conditional type 2= for events unlikely to happen/imaginary situations uses:

past simple in IF- clause & would+ infinitive in main clause

• Conditional type 2= for purely imaginary situations uses:

were+ all subjects in IF- clause

Learning check• Complete these conditional sentences.

1. If you don’t study you_____ fail the exam.

2. If you ____ (to mix) red and blue you ‘ll get purple.

3. If you banged your head against the wall, you _____hurt yourself.

4. If I ____ ( win) the lottery, I would stop working.

5. If I ______ an astronaut, I would visit Mars.

6. If the world _______ perfect, there would be no wars.

will

mix

would

won

were

were

• Write a conversation between two friends discussing problems in studies. Use as many conditional sentences as you can.• ‘If I had a bewitched jacket (like the one in Dino

Buzzati’s short story) I…….’Complete the story in 2nd Conditional

References

• Oxford Practice Grammar: John Eastwood

• Practical English Grammar: Michael Swan