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If Simon had been caught stealing those credit card information, he might
have……..
If the tax company hadn’t taken a percentage of his money, he would have……
If Simon were to invest his fortune into a business, he could become …………
Look at these two sentences
What is the difference?
Let’s take a closer look
Conditional Usage Modal verbs Probability Examples
2nd Use the Second Conditional to Might, could, 1%~40% – can - If I were taller, I
describe a result that can happen would happen, but could play
although it is unlikely that it will, it probably basketball
denotes an action that could still won’t. professionally.
happen in the future
-If you asked him, he
might be able to do it
3rd Use the Third Conditional to May, might, 0%- impossible, - If it had rained, you
describe a situation that could could, would can’t happen would have gotten
have happened in the past if a because in the wet.
certain condition has been met, it past.
describes an event that didn’t - If you had worked
happen in the past, although it harder, you would
could have, and that will remain have passed your
unchanged. exam.
Let’s complete these statements.
If we _________ (not/have) an argument, we__________ (not/be) late.
If the children ___________ (not/eat) all that chocolate, they __________ (not/feel) sick.
Answers
If we hadn’t had an argument, we wouldn’t have been late.
If you spoke (speak) perfect English, you would have ( have) a better job.
If Julie hadn’t been allergic to chocolate, I would have given her some.
If the children hadn’t eaten all that chocolate, they wouldn’t have felt sick.
Exercise Time ! With partner determine which conditional and
answer the following….
If the students_______ (not/be) late for the exam, they______(pass) .
If the weather hadn't been so cold, we would have gone to the beach. (3rd)
If the baby had slept better last night, I wouldn't have been so tired.(3rd)
Sixth-grader Baily O'Neil, an honors student,was involved in a fight four weeks ago at the Darby
Township School. He was struck several times in the face by another student; the blow fractured
his nose and he fell to the ground.
His parents brought their son, who had a concussion, to the A.I. DuPont hospital,where he was
treated and released. But his father saw that something wasn't quite right with their son when
they returned home.
"He was sleeping. He was moody. He wasn't himself. He was angry a little bit. He wasn't really
eating," Bailey's father Rob told the doctors.
Just a few days later, Bailey started having violent seizures and needed to be hospitalized again.
The seizures were so bad that doctors at A.I. DuPont were forced to put Bailey in a medically
induced coma nearly two weeks ago.
When contacted, A.I. DuPont Hospital was unable to provide an update to ABC News on
Bailey's current condition because of privacy laws. His father is trying his best to cope.
"Every day I'm trying to stay strong for him," he told ABC News. "When you get into that
hospital room and you're looking at him, I would trade places in a heartbeat. It's my buddy, you
know.“
Southeast Delco School District Superintendent Stephen Butz told ABCNews.com the school
has turned the investigation over to local police and is cooperating fully with their efforts.
"We take bullying seriously," he said. "We are very concerned about the medical condition of the
student and our thoughts and prayers are with the family and students.“
According to Bailey's father, the boy who struck his son was suspended for two days following
the incident, but police have not filed any criminal charges in the case.
Questions?
1. What happened to sixth-grader Baily O’Neil one day in the school yard?
2. What did they do at the hospital to help Baily?
3. Why did Baily have to go to the hospital a second time?
4. What kind of treatment has Baily received?
5. What have the police done in this case?
In groups :Create sentences using “if” and the prompts
Example: People didn’t understand what Baily was going through.
If they had understood, he wouldn’t have gotten into a comma.