ACTIVIDADES SEGUNDO PARCIAL

FIRST CONDITIONAL
SENTENCES DESCRIBE REAL FUTURE EVENTS THAT ARE VERY POSSIBLE
EXAMPLE:

IF I MISS THE BUS , I WILL TAKE THE TRAIN

IF CONDITION OR ACTION COMMA RESULT FUTURE

(PRESENT)
THE FIRST CONDITIONAL DESCRIBES A SPECIFIC FUTURE
EVENT. WE ARE NOT DESCRIBING A FACT O REGULAR
ACTION.
IF I AM LATE, I WILL CALL YOU----- THERE´S A COMMA
I WILL CALL YOU IF I AM LATE----- WE DON’T USE COMMA

FOR THE RESULT WE CAN ALSO USE “GOING TO”

IF I SEE HER, I AM GOING TO INVITE HER TO THE PARTY.
#1 ACTIVITY: COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH YOUR OWN
ANSWERS
1.- IF YOU DRINK A LOT OF WATER, __i will go to the bathroom very
often ________
2.- IF I STUDY HARD,_______goin to would learn a lot_________
3.- IF YOU NEED MONEY,_i will work hard to get it_________
4.- IF IT RAINS,_________i will to bring an umbrela______
5.- IF HE GETS GOOD GRADES, ____i will have a good future
___________

#2 MATCH THE COLUMNS

1.- IF YOU FEEL SICK,
3 I WILL TAKE A JACKET
2.- IF HE DOESN’T STUDY,
4YOU WILL LOSE
WEIGHT
3.- IF ITS COLD,
5 YOU WILL TAKE FOOD FROM THE FRIDGE
4.- IF YOU START DOING EXERCISE,
1 YOU WILL GO TO THE
DOCTOR
5.- IF YOU ARE HUNGRY,
2 HE WON´T PASS THE
EXAM

#3 HOMEWORK: COMPLETE WITH YOUR OWN ANSWERS

1.- IF I HAVE TIME, _ i will go to shopping _________________
2.- _ if my favorite movie comes out
______________ , I WILL WATCH TV

3.- IF YOU GO TO THE FOREST, __ I will get lost

___________
4.- _ if the semester ends _______________, HE WILL GO ON
VACATIONS.

5.-IF HE DOESN´T HAVE TIME, he will not go out with his friends
_ he will not go out with his friends
___________

6.- if she behaves well

________________, SHE WILL VISIT HER GRANDMA.

7.- IF SHE DOESN´T FINISH THE HOMEWORK, _ they will marry him
_____
________

SECOND CONDITIONAL
THE SECOND CONDITIONAL DESCRIBES AN IMAGINARY, IMPOSSIBLE
SITUATION IN THE PRESENT OR FUTURE.

IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY , I WOULD BUY AN EXPENSIVE CAR

IF CONDITION OR ACTION COMMA RESULT “WOULD”

(PAST)
IN REALITY, I DON´T HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT I USED THE SECOND
CONDITIONAL TO IMAGINE HAVING A LOT OF MONEY. THE SITUATION IS
HYPOTHETICAL. IT´S NOT REAL.
IF HE KNEW HER TELEPHONE NUMBER, HE WOULD CALL HER-- THERE´S A COMMA

HE WOULD CALL HER IF HE KNEW HER TELEPHONE NUMBER-- WE DON’T USE

COMMA

NOTE: THE PAST TENSE IS INDICATING A DISTANCE OF

REALITY, ITS NOT INDICATING PAST TIME.
-----WOULD ---BASE FORM
I WOULD GO----- I´D GO
HE WOULD GO------ HE´D GO
THEY WOULD GO---- THEY´D GO
THE VERB TO BE A SPECIAL CASE.
I WERE—YOU WERE—HE WERE—SHE WERE—IT WERE—WE WERE
—THEY WERE

IF HE WERE RICH, HE WOULD BUY AN EXPENSIVE CAR.

SECOND CONDITIONAL VS FIRST CONDITIONAL
IF I BECAME PRESIDENT, I WOULD REDUCE TAXES.
THE SITUATION IS IMAGINARY. THE SPEAKER IS PERHAPS A YOUNG
STUDENT DREAMING ABOUT THE FUTURE.
IF I BECOME PRESIDENT, I WILL REDUCE TAXES.
THE SITUATION IS MORE REAL. IT´S A REALISTIC PROMISE. THE
SPEAKER IS PERHAPS A REAL CANDIDATE FOR THE ELECTIONS.
#4 ACTIVITY MATCH THE COLUMNS
1.- IF HE PRACTICED MORE,1
2 SHE WOULD LOSE WEIGHT
2.-IF SHE ATE HEALTHY FOOD,2
3 YOU WOULD GO TO RIO DE JANEIRO
3.- IF YOU WENT TO BRAZIL,3
5 IT WOULD BE A BEST SELLER
4.- IF I WERE YOU,4
1 HE WOULD BE THE BEST ON THE
TEAM
5.- IF SHE WROTE A BOOK,5
4 I WOULDN´T DO THIS
#5 ACTIVITY COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.
1.- IF HE _asked__(ASK) ME TO GO ON DATE WITH HIM, I
_said_(SAY) YES!
2.- SHE _was__(BE) VERY ANGRY IF SHE ___(KNOW) THE TRUTH.
3.- IF WE___(HAVE) MORE MONEY, WE ___(STAY) IN A NICE
HOTEL.
4.-IF I____(KNOW)HIS PHONE NUMBER, I ___(CALL)HIM.
5.- I_knew__(GO)TO EIFFEL TOWER IF I __was__(BE) IN PARIS.

#6 ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, WORK IN TEAMS

1.-WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD A MILLION DOLLARS?
If I had a million dollars, I would traveled are world
If dulce
2.- WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY?
If I had won the lottery I would support a foundation for pets and
children
If dulce had won the lottery, I woul like to be able yo help diga cats on
the streets
3.- WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE THE PRESIDENT OF
MEXICO? If I had been president of mexico, I woul give support to
people with low incomes
If dulce had were president of mexico I would like to have better
security for the whole country

#7 COMPLETE WITH YOUR OWN ANSWERS

1.- IF I WERE CRISTIANO RONALDO,___________________
2.- _________________________, I WOULD HELP POOR PEOPLE.
3.- IF I SAW THE FUTURE,____________
4.-_____________, I WOULD TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD.
5.- IF I READ MINDS,____________________