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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES1

Hello and welcome to a fantastic trip around my magical world, the world of conditional sentences. I

will answer your questions if you’ve got any doubts. All on

board!!!

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Type 1: If you live in a beautiful place, you will be happy.

Type 2: If you lived in a beautiful place, you would be happy.

Type 3: If you had lived in a beautifu place you would have been happy.

There are three basic conditional types:

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Can you see the difference among those sentences?

Exactly! The main difference is the use of the verb tenses. Why don’t you try to complete the structure?

Type 1: If+subject+verb in_______, subject+will+infinitive.

Type 2: If +subject+verb in past,subject+________+infinitive.

Type 3: If + subject+ verb in ____________, subject+would have+ past participle.

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I have prepared another activity for you. You just have to match expressions from A to expressions from B. Do you accept the challenge?

If I could travel to the moon…If people recycle more…If I believed in fairies…If you didn’t write so many books…If my father hadn’t read me so many fantastic stories…

If I could travel to the moon…If people recycle more…If I believed in fairies…If you didn’t write so many books…If my father hadn’t read me so many fantastic stories…

- I would be a superstitious person.

-I wouldn’t have been so interested in science fiction.

-I would travel with my best friend.

-You wouldn’t be a popular person.

-Pollution won’t be a serious problem in the future.

- I would be a superstitious person.

-I wouldn’t have been so interested in science fiction.

-I would travel with my best friend.

-You wouldn’t be a popular person.

-Pollution won’t be a serious problem in the future.

A B

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Now I’m going to ask you several questions.

Will you be able to answer properly?

Imagine you could go back in time…

Where would you go?

What would you do?

What places would you visit?

Who would you go with?

What things would you bring back with you?6

Have a look at the following sentences…What

is the difference in meaning?

If I get enough money, I’ll spend my life in a heavenly island

If I got enough money, I’d spend my life in a heavenly island.

If I had got enough money, I would have spent my life in heavenly island

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You are right again! The first example expresses

something real. However, the second one shows just the opposite, something unreal. Finally ,the third

example talks about regrets or something you could

have done in the past, but you didn’t do.

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Now, could you complete the sentences using your own

words?

1. She wouldn’t have failed her exams…2. The students would have solved the problem…3. You would save energy…4. If I were a millionaire…5. If it doesn’t rain…6. The soil won’t dry out…7. The fairy tales will never die…8. If I go to Leipzig…9. If she had taken care of the horses…10.I will visit the aquarium…

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Hey friends, this is the end of our brief trip to the magical

world of conditionals. But don’t worry because there ‘s much to

come!See you soon and remember: if

you need me , I’ll be there to help you! BACK TO FIRST

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