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What would you do if you saw

Orlando Bloom at Real Plaza?

•I would ...
(I’d …. )
• I would kiss him.

• I would take a picture.

• I would invite him to eat out.


Use :
A.- When we are thinking about a situation in the
present or future which is hypothetical, unlikely or
unreal, we use:
IF – CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
If + Simple Past , Would + Verb
Example:
If I had a million dollars, I would buy a big house.
 We can reverse the order:

MAIN CLAUSE IF – CLAUSE


Would + Verb If + Simple Past
Example:
They would travel around the world if they won the
lottery.
B.- We can use could / might in the main
clause instead of would.
Examples:
• If Tom didn’t pass the exam, he couldn’t go
to the university.

• Paul might get scared if he saw a ghost.


C.- To give or ask for advice, we use were
(it’s more formal). But people often use was
in spoken English.
Examples:
•If I were you, I’d get married.

•If Jenny weren’t shy, she ‘d have more friends.


Let’s check!
I.- Work in pairs as in the example:

What would you do if


you found a cockroach in
your bedroom?

I ´d call my
mom!
And you?

I’d call the fire department


because my mom is also
afraid of cockroaches!
What would you do if you ...?

You (spill) red You (have) your fly


wine on your undone in a posh
parent’s sofa. restaurant.
You (meet) your Somebody
ex-girlfriend /ex- (steal) your
boyfriend clothes from
in a discotheque. the beach.
You (lose) your You (get) an
front door key. anonymous
Valentine.
II.-Look at the pictures and complete the
sentences using the words in the box.

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