https://sites.google.com/site/thehardmenpathtwo/the-conditional
THE CONDITIONAL CLAUSES.
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. GIVE AT LEAST TWO ANSWERS FOR EACH ONE.
IF I WERE/was A BOY/GIRL
IF I WERE A TEACHER
IF I WERE MY MOTHER/FATHER,
IF I'D BEEN BORN IN AFRICA,
UNLESS I HAD LOTS OF MONEY,
What is a conditional? what is the structure?
__________________________________ , __________________________________
How many conditionals are there?
1. 0 CONDITIONAL 4.
2. 5.
3. 6.
(also, modals and imperatives can be used within the conditional. See grammar base here.)
Practice all conditionals here. https://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditional12.htm
Explain the following particles and/or uses of the conditional:
if
unless
I wish... // if only...
Had I...
time clauses:
when
as soon as
as long as
provided that
when, until, by the time, etc.
Practice these particles here. https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/unless-even-if-provided-as-long-conditionals/test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/unless-even-if-provided-as-long-conditionals/
Conditionals in movies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDBEJtWK6hc
Conditionals in songs:
Game:
https://wordwall.net/es-us/community/conditionals-b2
I WISH / IF ONLY
Wishes (From britishcouncil.org)
We use past tense forms to talk about wishes:
We use past tense modals would and could to talk about wishes for the future:
I don’t like my work. I wish I could get a better job.
That’s a dreadful noise. I wish it would stop.
I always have to get home early. I wish my parents would let me stay out later.
We use past tense forms to talk about wishes for the present:
I don’t like this place. I wish I lived somewhere more interesting.
These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we were travelling first class.
Everyone wishes they had more free time.
John wishes he wasn’t so busy.
I wish it wasn’t so cold.
We use the past perfect to talk about wishes for the past:
I wish I had worked harder when I was at school.
Mary wishes she had listened to what her mother told her.
I wish I hadn’t spent so much money last month.
Practice here. https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/wish_if_only.htm
+ WOULD If only I could see her one more time // if only my neighbour would stop feeding street cats...
+ PAST SIMPLE I wish you didn't do that again // I wish she came home soon
+ PAST PERFECT If only I hadn't started smoking // he wishes you had called him
Had I known the answer, I would have passed the exam...
PRACTICE:
KAHOOT:
REVIEW:
1. Jim fell down the stairs, that's why he didn’t play football last Sunday.
If ................................................................................................................
2. If you don't come with me I won't go to the theatre.
Unless .......................................................................
3. I don't like Tim because he is always saying nasty things.
I would ..............................................................................
4. We were late because the plane was delayed by the bad weather.
If the .............................................................................................
5. If you want my advice, don't sell your car.
If I ...............................................................
6. I don't live near my office, so I have to drive.
If ..................................................................................
7.He has eaten so many sweets that he isn’t hungry now.
If ...............................................................................
8. Anne doesn't look nice because her clothes are always untidy.
If ...............................................................................................
9. She won't babysit for us if we don't pay her.
Unless ............................................................
10. We can't go for a picnic because it is raining.
If .....................................................................
I wish I _______ a better job. I don’t enjoy this kind of work.
I wish you _______ so late. I'm tired of always waiting for you!
I wish you ______ your bedroom. It’s a mess!
If only he _______ here. He’d know what to do.
You got up late and you missed the train. ⇒ I wish I ________ late.2
You shouted at your girlfriend and she broke up with you. ⇒ I wish I _________ at my girlfriend.3
You're not the boss so you can't use the car park. ⇒ I wish I __________ the boss.
Your neighbours make a lot of noise and you hate it. ⇒ If only my neighbours ___________ so much noise!
If it had been warmer, we would have stayed longer.
____________ warmer, we would have stayed longer.
If she hadn’t acted so mean, I would have helped her.
____________so mean, I would have helped her.