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Title: Conditional Sentences


1
Conditional Sentences
  • If grandma had wheels shed be a bicycle.

2
What do these sentences tell us about reality?
  • If you use an English dictionary, your vocabulary
    will improve more quickly.
  • If you work hard, youll succeed.
  • If you used an English dictionary, your
    vocabulary would improve more quickly.
  • If you worked hard, you would succeed.

3
What about these?
  • If you had used an English dictionary, your
    vocabulary would have improved more quickly.
  • If you had worked hard, you would have succeeded.
  • If you had told me the truth, I would have
    forgiven you.
  • If I had seen you, I would have said hello.

4
The 3rd (unreal) Conditional
  • The land of regrets

5
Forming the 3rd conditional
  • If you had used an English dictionary, your
    vocabulary would have improved more quickly.
  • If you had worked hard, you would have succeeded.
  • If you had told me the truth, I would have
    forgiven you.
  • If I had seen you, I would have said hello.

6
  • If-clause Main clause
  • past perfect tense would have past
    participle
  • If I had seen you, I would have said hello.
  • If you had told me I would have forgiven
  • the truth, you.
  • The order of the clauses can be reversed

7
  • Main clause If-clause
  • would have past participle past perfect
    tense
  • I would have said hello If I had seen you.
  • I would have forgiven you If you had told me
  • the truth.
  • The comma between the clauses disappears
  • when the main clause is first.

8
Complete these sentences
  • If I had known you were coming for dinner
  • If she had known who you were
  • I would have called you back
  • I might have done better in the interview
  • Sales could have been better this year
  • If I hadnt been accepted to Keele
  • He wouldnt have asked that question
  • If I hadnt stayed up so late last night

9
What have you not done?
  • went to bed early last night?
  • dyed your hair pink?
  • travelled to Africa?
  • joined the army?

10
  • 4 things you havent done (that you wish you
    had)
  • 4 things youve done (that you wish you hadnt)
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