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Ok,%so%how%well%do%you%understand%conditionals?%With%your%partner%go%over%
the%different%types%and%uses%of%conditionals.

condition%clause%+%consequence/effect%clause

Zero%Conditional

I'don’t&usually&ride&my'bike'when&it&rains.'
if/when%+%pres%simple%AA facts%or%things%that%are% I&feel'tired'in'the'morning'when'I&don't&sleep'
%%pres%simple generally%true well.%
I'can't&stand&it'when'people'don't&use'their'
turn'signal.
First%Conditional
I’ll%start%getting%lunch%ready%if%you’re%hungry.%
if/unless%+%pres%simple/ very%possible%/
We%should%get%there%by%midday%if%the%trains%
cont%%AA% probable/%likely%
are%running%on%time.%
Will/may/must/can/% situations%in%the%present%
We%won't%go%climbing%if%it%rains/it's%raining.
could/should,%etc.%+%V or%future

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Second%Conditional
if/unless%+%past%simple/ improbable/ I'think'I'might&miss&the'city'if'we&moved&
cont%AA% unlikely/imaginary% away'from'here.%
Would/could/might/% situations%in%present% If'I'was&driving&the'car,'we’d&be&home'by'
should%+%V or%future now.

Third%Conditional
if/unless%+%past%perf% I'could&have&got&better'results'if'I’d&taken&
simple/cont%%AA% imaginary/impossible% the'photos'with'more'lighting.%
Would/could/might/% situations%in%the%past If'it'hadn’t&been&snowing,'we'wouldn’t&
should%+%have%+%pp have&got'lost.

*Note%that%would%&%could%can%be%used%with%a%conditional%meaning%without%having%to%
use%if/unless%➔%unreal%situation%is%understood%without%being%explicitly%stated: %
How'would'you'communicate'with'someone'whose'language'you'couldn’t'speak? %
'I'think'I’d'try'using'sign'language!
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How%could%you%speak%both%about%the%present/%future%and%past%at%the%same%
time%using%conditionals?%Discuss%with%your%partner.

Mixed%conditionals%=%using%2nd%and%3rd%conditionals%together

Mixed%conditionals

If'I'hadn’t&met&Julia'in'Bulgaria'last'year'(past%3rd%cond),'we'wouldn’t&be&married'now'
(present%2nd%cond).%
If'she'didn’t&need&this'book'for'her'PhD'(present%2nd%cond),'she'would&never&have&bought&it'
(past%3rd%cond).%
What%other%uses%for%conditionals%can%you%think%of?%Discuss%with%your%partner.
giving%advice If'I'were'you,'I’d'take'the'laptop'as'hand'luggage.
Making%criticims/% If'you’d'stop'making'so'much'noise,'perhaps'we’d'be'able'to'enjoy'
strong%requests the'film.
making%polite%formal% I’d'appreciate'it'if'you'could'please'hand'in'the'report'tomorrow.
requests

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Look%at%Ex.%3%and%using%the%verb%in%brackets%decide%the%conditional%form%that%
best%fits%each%sentence.

1. hadn’t%left%A%wouldn’t%be%wandering%
2. wasn’t/weren’t%rushing%–%would/’d%be%
3. wasn’t/weren’t%–%would/’d%probably%have%
reached%
4. would/’d%try%–%were/was%–%would/’d%have%
5. were%–%would/’d%carry%
6. wouldn’t%have%happened%–%had%been%
concentrating%
7. would%ever%abandon%–%was/were%travelling%
8. would/’d%like%–%will/’ll%show

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The%sentences%in%Ex.%4%each%contain%a%mistake.%Find%it%and%correct%it.

1. wouldn’t%%%won’t%
2. send%%could/would%send%OR%sent%
3. am%%will%be%
4. stand%%be%standing%
5. won’t%%wouldn’t%
6. have%travelled%%travel

For%Ex.%5%complete%the%second%sentence%using%the%word%given,%so%it%has%the%
same%meaning%as%the%first%sentence.
1. can%count%on%you%to%
2. as/so%long%as%we%set%
3. be%working%late%tonight%unless%
4. would%not/wouldn’t%have%presented%her%with%
5. would%be%grateful%if%you%would/’d/could%
6. had%not/hadn’t%come%up
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