Unreal conditionals

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Unreal conditionals
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SOWhat would YOU do if you won the lottery!?

• Maxine would buy a new house for herself and her
  parents if she won the lottery.

If Paul won the lottery, hed take a trip around
the world.
John and his wife would buy a piano if they
became rich.
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We use unreal conditionals in English to talk
about A situation that is not real, but that we
imagine . . .

• If I had a million dollars . . . I would
• If I lived in Italy . . . I would . . .
• If I got a job as a chef . . . I would . . .
• Are these real situations?
• Do I really have a million dollars?
• Do I really live in Italy?
• Do I really work as a chef?

NO! these are imaginary situations
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How do we make this type of conditional grammar?
Look at these examples

• 1. If my friend asked me for money, I would lend
  it to her.
• 2. Tomas would be happier if he got a less
  stressful job.
• 3. Speaking in English would be easier if you
  practiced more frequently.

simple past
After the IF, use ______________________ tense.
would verb
In the other clause, use __________________.
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Form Meaning

• When you imagine a future happening like this,
  you use a past tense form after IF
• However, the meaning is NOT past.
• Ex. If I moved to a big city, Id sell my car.
• The meaning here is NOT past tense . . .
• I didnt move away and I didnt sell my car.
• Im imagining a future possibility.

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Notice that you can start these sentences with
the If-clause or with the Would-clause

• If Marta moved abroad, she would learn another
  language.
• Marta would learn another language if she moved
  abroad.

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Try these examples
had

• 1. If we ____________ (have) more time and
  money, we ________________ (take) a vacation to
  Hawaii.

would take
2. The world ______________ (be) a better place
if everyone ______________ (help) others.
would be
helped
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More Practice . . .

• 3. If you ____________ (get) more exercise, Im
  sure you ________________ (feel) healthier and
  happier.

got
would feel
4. Celia ______________ (do) better in school if
she _____________ (sleep) more each night.
would do
slept
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Important Note!

• Formal grammar requires that when making these
  kinds of conditional sentences, we use WERE for
  the past tense of be for
• all subjects (including I, he, she).
• Ex. -If I were you, I would buy that house.
• -She would buy a mansion if she were wealthy.

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• You will probably hear many native speakers of
  English use WAS in these cases, and this is often
  accepted in spoken, less formal situations.

And now . . .
more practice!
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• What would YOU do if . . .
• you became rich?
• you found a wallet on the street?
• your house caught on fire?
• your best friend moved far away?
• your child failed a test?
• there were an earthquake in California?
• you saw a famous person on the street?

Share Your Responses with the class . . .
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For additional practice . . .

• Go to the following website address. Write down
  the web address for more practice.
• http//web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/gramma
  r/2cond.htm

If I were you, I'd do this Internet practice!
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The Use of Unreal Conditionals Past

• Used to talk about
• Past unreal or imagined situations
• The unreal results

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• Unreal result
• he wouldnt have had an accident.
• (He did have an accident)

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Form
If Clause Past Perfect Result Clause Would have Past Participle
If he had driven carefully, he wouldnt have had an accident.
If she had seen the movie, she would have laughed hard.
If it had snowed, we would have gone skiing
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If Clause Past Perfect Result Clause Would have Past Participle
If he had driven carefully, he wouldnt have had an accident.
If she had seen the movie, she would have laughed hard.
If it had snowed, we would have gone skiing
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• Make a sentence about this photo
• If someone (check) the wheels, they (fall off)
  .

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Make a sentence about this photo
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Complete the sentences

• 1) If you ______(not/be) late, we
  ______(not/miss) the bus.
• 2) If she______ (study) she______ (pass) the
  exam.
• 3) If we______ (arrive) earlier, we______ (see)
  John.
• 4) If they______ (go) to bed early, they______
  (not/wake) up late.
• 5) If he______ (become) a musician, he______
  (record) a CD.
• 6) If she______ (go) to art school, she______
  (become) a painter.
• 7) If I ______ (be) born in a different country,
  I ______ (learn) to speak a different language.
• 9) If we ______ (not/go) to the party, we ______
  (not/meet) them.

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Second or third conditional?

• We sometimes mix second and third conditionals if
  a hypothetical situation in the past has a
  present/future consequence.
• Example
• He wouldnt be so relaxed if he hadnt finished
  his exams.

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Warm up 2nd conditional
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If Clause Past Perfect Result Clause Would have Past Participle
If he had driven carefully, he wuldnt have had an accident.
If she had seen the movie, she would have laughed hard.
If it had snowed, we would have gone skiing