First and Second Conditionals General English A2 Unit 9. Business basics | GE_A2 Revision

What's the conditional?

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If you wash the dishes, I will help you. 

First conditional

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If you were a millionaire, you would be rich. 

Second conditional.

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If it snows, we'll be very cold. 

First conditional

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Would you be surprised if it snowed next July?

Second conditional

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If I had time, I'd learn to play the guitar.

Second conditional

USAGE

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How many clauses does a conditional of any kind usually have?

2

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When do we use first conditional?

Possible situations, cause and effect

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When do we use second conditionals?

Imaginary situations, unlikely situations

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What is the tense structure (or grammatical structure) of a first conditional?

if-clause (present), main clause (future) (reversed order is acceptable)

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What is the tense structure (or grammatical structure) of a second conditional?

if-clause (past), main clause (would + verb with no change)

Make the conditional

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Make a first conditional sentence. (I / wake up late tomorrow / I / be late for work)

"If I wake up late tomorrow I'll be late for work."

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Make a second conditional sentence. (I / to meet a genie / I / to ask him for my three wishes)

"If I met a genie I would ask him for my three wishes"

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Make a second conditional sentence. (you / win the lottery / you / quit your job)

"If you won the lottery you would quit your job."

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Make a first conditional sentence. ( You / to forget my birthday / I / to speak to you again)

"If you forget my birthday, I'll never speak to you again".

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Make a first conditional sentence. (The weather / to be as sunny tomorrow as it was today / we / to go surfing)

"If the weather is as sunny tomorrow as it was today we will go surfing"

Fill in the blanks

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If I played the lottery, I ______ (have) a chance to hit the jackpot

would have

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If you ________(not do) the homework, you __________(be punished)

don´t do, will be punished

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If I _____ (be) you, I _______ (not go) to a basketball game in the middle of a pandemic. 

If I were you, I wouldn't go to a basketball game in the middle of a pandemic. 

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If I ___________(be) a baby, I __________(sleep) and _______(play) all day. (The fact is, you are NOT a baby now)

were, would sleep, (would) play

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What cities _______ you _________ (visit) if you went to South Africa?

would (you) visit

Transform the sentence

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Chuck isn't stupid, but he failed his midterm exam. Why? -- He didn't study for it.

"If Chuck had studied, he probably wouldn't have failed his midterm exam."

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I want to work outside today, but that won't be possible because it's raining.

"If it weren't/wasnt raining, I would work outside today."

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I'll try to give your message to Ted, but I'm not sure whether I'll see him or not.

"If I see Ted, I'll give him your message."

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My boss wants to send me to Japan. I want to try sushi there.

"If my boss sends me to Japan, I’ll try sushi."

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Kathy wants to go to the movies but doesn't have any money.

"If Kathy had some money, she would go to the movies"