Transcript Conditional - La Miranda

Conditionals
Conditional Sentence – Type 1
True in the Present or Future
If you don’t eat breakfast, you will get hungry during class.
Is this sentence describing the
past, the present or the future?
The Present or
the Future
What verb tense is used in the “if
clause?”
The Simple Present
What verb form is used in the
“result clause?”
“will” + base form
Conditional Sentence – Type 1
True in the Present or Future
If you don’t eat breakfast, you ________ get hungry during class.
are going to
Besides “will”, what else can be used to
complete the sentence above?
may
might
can
In pairs, come up with an example of this type of conditional
sentence.
Complete the sentences below with the appropriate form of
the verbs in parentheses.
study
may/ might pass
If I (study)______________,
Iwill/
___________________(pass)
my exams.
come
If Sally’s friends (come)__________________
to my party at
home tomorrow, I (be ) ___________________
very happy.
will be
forgets
If John (forget) _____________his
homework again, the
English teacher (not be) ________________ happy with
will not be
him.
Conditional Sentence – Type 2
Untrue in the Present
If he were here right now, he wouldn’t offer to help us.
Is this sentence describing the
past, the present or the future?
The Present
What verb tense is used in the “if
clause?”
The Simple Past*
What verb tense is used in the
“result clause?”
“would” + base form
Conditional Sentence – Type 2
Untrue in the Present
If he were here right now, he ________ offer to help us.
Besides “would”, what else can be used to
complete the sentence above?
might
In pairs, come up with an example of this type of conditional
sentence.
Conditional Sentence – Type 3
Untrue in the Past
If they had studied, they would have passed the exam.
Is this sentence describing the
past, the present or the future?
The Past
What verb tense is used in the “if
clause?”
The Past Perfect
What verb form is used in the
“result clause?”
“would” + “have”
+ past participle
Conditional Sentence – Type 3
Untrue in the Past
If they had studied, they ________ have passed the exam.
Besides “would”, what else can be used to
complete the sentence above?
could
might
In pairs, come up with an example of this type of conditional
sentence.
Complete the sentences below with the appropriate form of
the verbs in parentheses.
had been
Linda wasn’t home yesterday. If she (be)________________
at home yesterday, I (visit) _____________________
her
would have visited
is
If Sally (be)__________________
at home tomorrow, I (visit)
___________________
her.
will visit
were
Jim isn’t home right now. If he (be) __________________
at
home right now, I (visit) ________________
him.
would visit
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Read the conditional sentences below and explain what
their corresponding real situations are/were.
I wouldn’t have gotten wet if I had remembered to take my
umbrella with me yesterday.
I got wet because I didn’t take my umbrella with me
yesterday.
Past
If I were the President of the United States, I would change
the present economic policy.
I am not the President of the United States, so I will
not change the present economic policy.
Present
Conditional Sentence
Mixed Time
Real Situation
I did not eat breakfast when I woke up,
so I am hungry now.
Is this sentence describing the
past, the present or the future?
First Part – Past
Second Part – Present
How can we complete the corresponding conditional
sentence below?
If I (eat) _____________
breakfast when I woke up, I (be)
had eaten
______________
wouldn’t be hungry now.
What is special about this
conditional sentence?
Past Condition
Present Result
Conditional Sentence
Mixed Time
Real Situation
He is not a hard-working student, so he
didn’t study for the test yesterday.
Is this sentence describing the
past, the present or the future?
First Part – Present
Second Part – Past
How can we complete the corresponding conditional
sentence below?
If he (be) _____________
a hard-working student, he (study)
were
____________________
would have studied for the test yesterday.
What is special about this
conditional sentence?
Permanent Condition
Past Result
Conditional Sentence
Mixed Time
Past Condition
Present Result
If I had eaten breakfast when I woke up, I
wouldn’t be hungry now.
Perm. Condition
Past Result
If he were a hard-working student, he would
have studied for the test yesterday.
Complete the sentences below with the appropriate form of
the verbs in parentheses.
The room is full of flies because you left the door open. But if
hadn’t left
you (leave) __________________
the door open, the room (be)
__________________
full of flies.
wouldn’t be
had finished
If I (finish) __________________my
report yesterday, I
(begin) _________________
a new project today.
would begin
wouldn’t be
You (be)__________________
so tired now if you (go)
___________________
to bed early yesterday.
had gone
were
If I (be) ________________
you, I (tell) ________________
would have told
him the truth yesterday.
would have fixed
I (fix) ___________________
the leak in the sink when I
knew
noticed it if I (know) ________________
anything about
plumbing.
Comment on the pictures below, using a conditional
sentence.
If I don’t wash the clothes in the morning, I won’t go to the
movies in the evening.
If I had washed the clothes yesterday, I would have gone to
the movies with my girlfriend.
If I had washed the clothes yesterday, I would go to the
movies with my girlfriend today.
If I study for the test, I will get a good grade.
If I had studied for the test, I would have gotten a good
grade in my last test.
If I were a good student, I would always get a good grade.
If I were a good student, I would have gotten a good grade
last semester.
Answer the questions below in pairs, using conditional
sentences whenever possible.
Have you ever done anything which you regret?
What was it? Why did you do it?
Why do you regret it ?
What did you learn from this situation ?