Conditionals
What conditional refers to an action/event in the past that affects another past action/event?
Third Conditional
Rewrite the sentence: If the company had invested in new technology five years ago, it would be more competitive today.
Had the company invested in new technology five years ago, it would be more competitive today.
I have four wheels, but I am not a bicycle.
I can take you to work without getting tired.
I need fuel or electricity to move.
What am I?
Car
What conditional is the sentence?
If this household appliance wasn’t common, we would eat and live differently.
Second Conditional (a hypothetical situation referring to the present)
Rewrite the sentence: Had I known about the meeting, I would have prepared a presentation.
If I had known about the meeting, I would have prepared a presentation.
I have no tail, but I have a name that belongs to an animal.
I move around your desk but never walk.
I help you click, point, and select.
What am I?
Mouse
Rewrite the sentence using a conditional:
I don’t know Spanish, so I couldn’t help my friend with the translation yesterday.
I could…
I could have helped my friend with the translation yesterday if I knew Spanish.
Rewrite the sentence: If we were to lose our biggest client, we would have to restructure the sales department.
Were we to lose our biggest client, we would have to restructure the sales department.
I have a screen, but I am not a computer.
I can show you news, films, and sports.
I can take you around the world without you leaving your sofa.
What am I?
Television
Rewrite the sentence using conditionals:
She missed the deadline because she didn’t plan her time well.
Had she...
Had she planned her time better, she wouldn’t have missed the deadline.
Rewrite the sentence: Had the engineer not discovered the problem, the entire production line might have stopped.
If the engineer had not discovered the problem, the entire production line might have stopped.
I have no brain, but I can think.
I have no hands, but I can type.
I store information and help you work.
What am I?
Computer
Rewrite the sentence using conditionals:
They didn’t invest in the project, and now they regret it.
Had they...
Had they invested in the project, they wouldn’t regret it now.
Rewrite the question: If the company had introduced the product earlier, it might be dominating the market now.
Had the company introduced the product earlier, it might be dominating the market now.
You cannot see me, but you can see what I can do.
I make your lights shine and your machines work.
Without me, many things would stop.
What am I?
Electricity