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Types
True/False
Well, that's Regrettable
Create the Condition
Form
100
She'll miss her bus if she doesn't get out of bed soon.
Type I likely present/future
100
If True/False questions are considered to be easier than open-ended questions, students will probably answer True/False questions first on an exam.
True likely?
100
Alice wants to go home, but she can't right now. (Make a new sentence)
Alice wishes she could go home.
100
Complete the sentence by adding an appropriate conditional clause. If..., I won't lie to my children.
Type I ex. If my children ask about the Santa Claus
100
Make real conditional using the verbs: to build, to come
"If you build it, they will come" Field of Dreams (a classic American film)
200
If you had warned me earlier, I would've been more careful.
Type III unreal past, unreal past
200
"While" and "If" can be used interchangeably. So these sentences mean the same thing: If I come over to your house, I'll make dinner. While I come over to your house, I'll make dinner.
False. maybe when/if, but there is still a small difference
200
Alice didn't get a good grade. She wishes...
she had + V3...
200
Complete the sentence by adding an appropriate conditional clause. If..., you have boiling water
Type 0 If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius...
200
Make an highly unlikely future conditional using the verbs: to be; to change
ex. If I were king of the world, I would change the time zones to be just one time everwhere
300
If Donald Trump thought about the well-being of other people, he wouldn't say a fraction of the nonsense that he does.
Type II highly unlikely present/future
300
Hope and Wish can carry similar meanings, but one uses the subjunctive mood and one uses the indicative mood.
True WISH uses simple past for present/future and past perfect for past HOPE acts like any other standard verb
300
Phil was using his gun as a hammer when he shot himself (think up 3 regrets using wish/if only)
ex. Phil wishes he had thought about his plan a little longer. If only Phil wasn't an idiot!
300
Complete the sentence by adding an appropriate conditional clause. If..., I wouldn't have attacked the guy.
Type III unreal past ex. If I had known he's your father
300
Daily Double: 2 minutes, think up as many type II, III and Mixed Conditional sentences as you can. 100 points per sentence
Varying answers
400
1. If I had worked harder at school, I would have a better job now. 2. If I were rich I would've paid for your cousin's college education.
Mixed Conditional IF unreal past, unreal present Mixed Conditional IF unreal present, unreal past
400
Daily Double: 2 minutes, think up as many conditionals (type 0, I, II, III or Mixed) as you can for an international student in the USA today. 100 points per correct sentence
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400
I live in New York City (and I hate New York City). Tina can't come to the party (she's your best friend). I ran over the neighbors cat (I didn't mean to, it was an accident)
I wish I didn't live in NYC I wish Tina could come to the party I wish I hadn't run over the neighbor's cat
400
Complete the sentence by adding an appropriate conditional clause. (2) If..., I wouldn't say anything.
If you had told me not to talk with them, If you told me not to talk with them,
400
Make an unreal past conditional using the verbs: to call; to know
ex. I wouldn't have called had I known that you were on vacation.
500
1. If the sun is in the east, it's before noon. 2. If you had crashed the car, you might have killed somebody and you would be sitting in prison for the next five years. 3. If Chris were going to give a presentation tomorrow, he wouldn't have spent today having fun with his family.
Type 0 real present/future, true all of the time. Mixed unreal past, unreal past and unreal future Mixed unreal future, unreal past
500
Rearrange these words to come up with the intended conditional sentence: me/ tell/ if/ the chance/ the truth/ had/ would/ with/ President/ to sit/ Trump/ you/ and talk/ you/ him/ about/ false/ ask/ his/ statements?
Tell me the truth, if you had the chance to sit and talk with President Trump, would you ask him about his false statements?
500
Can you think up 5 regrets for Alice An unwed teenage mother, Alice, dropped out of school because she needed to get a job to pay rent for her new apartment. She got an apartment because her abusive family kicked her out of the family house for disobeying her parents and sneaking out of the house to meet her boyfriend.
Varying answers If only Alice hadn't gotten pregnant Alice wishes she hadn't disobeyed her parents. Alice regrets meeting her boyfriend that fateful night.
500
Complete the sentence by adding an appropriate conditional clause. (3) IF..., I would would be doing my happy dance at the hospital.
If you had died (yesterday), If you died (today), If you were going to die (tomorrow),
500
Make an unreal conditional using mixed times (past and present / past and future / present and past etc.) using the verbs: to have surgery; to feel
ex. If I were having surgery (now/tomorrow), I would be feeling anxious (now) If I had had surgery (yesterday), I would be feeling a little better today.