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1st conditional: Things that will happen = expected consequence

IF present tense + WILL future / WILL future + IF present tense
IF present tense + GOING TO future / GOING TO future + IF present tense

Contraction reminder with WILL: I’ll, you’ll, they’ll, it’ll, we’ll, she’ll, he’ll
Will not = won’t /woʊnt/

Examples:
1. I’m sure if you apologize, your friend will forgive you.
2. If you order today by 5pm, you’ll get it in the mail tomorrow!
3. You’re going to get hurt if you keep jumping around like that.
4. You know if you procrastinate, you won’t have time to do well on your project.

Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms.

1. If you __________(be) late, our teacher __________(be) disappointed.

2. Are you crazy?! If you ________ (do) that, __________________(break) your arm!
3. Be careful with the scissors. If you _____________(cut) yourself, it _____________ (hurt).
4. I ______________(help) you if I ______________(have) time later.
5. I guess I _____________(go) to her party if nothing better _____________(come up).
6. If she ________________ (take care of) her dog, he ____________ (live) a long and happy life.
7. She _____________________(be in trouble) if she ___________________ (take care of) her dog.
8. He _____________________(be able to) run faster if he __________________(practice).
9. If you _______________(remind) me, I ___________________(do my best) to get there early.
10. If she _______________(buy) a house, she _________________________(have to) pay rent.

2nd conditional: Things that could happen = imagined situations

IF past tense + WOULD / WOULD + IF past tense

Pronunciation reminder: Would = wood /wʊd/, rhymes with ‘good’

Contraction reminder: Would not = wouldn’t /wʊdənt/
"If I had time for a
Examples: vacation, I would go to the
beach right now…”
1. I would if I could, really, but I can’t.
2. If I won the lottery, the first thing I would do is buy my mom a house.
3. If I could live anywhere in the world, I wouldn’t choose to live in Antarctica.
4. If I had a superpower, I would like to be able to breathe under water.

Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms.

1. If I _______________(live) in France, I __________________(speak) French.

2. If I __________________(have) a million dollars, I _________________(donate) half to my favorite
environmental organizations.
3. I _______________________(do) that if I _________________(be) you.
4. He _____________________(go) to South America if he _______________ (have) more vacation
time.
5. If I __________________(have) a better lab, I _________________________(be able to) do so
many more experiments!
6. If she _____________________(can) eat more, she ________________, but she’s so full!
7. She said if she _________________(can) come, she _____________. We’ll just have to wait and see.
8. If magic _____________________(be) real, I _____________________(have) a perfectly clean
house all the time!
9. If I ______________ (work) for a non-profit, I probably _________________(make) very much
money, but I think I ___________(feel) fulfilled.
10. If you ___________________(be) a monster, I ___________________(be) scared of you :O

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3rd conditional: something that didn’t happen, but we are imagining that it did.
Imagining an alternate situation in the past and its result. If only!
IF past perfect + WOULD HAVE past participle / WOULD HAVE past participle + IF past perfect "If I had done my homework
earlier, my mom would have let
me play League of Legends
tonight.”
Contraction reminder: ‘Would have’ = would’ve. Sounds like /wʊdəv/
Contractions with would: I’d, you’d, they’d, it’d, we’d, she’d, he’d
Contractions with had: I’d, you’d, they’d, it’d, we’d, she’d, he’d

Examples:
1. We would’ve made it on time if we’d left earlier! (but we left late, so we arrived late)
2. I’m sure she’d have become a great doctor if she had studied medicine. (but she studied art)
3. If he’d known the truth, he wouldn’t have gone with them. (but he didn’t know, so he went)
4. If they had known it was a secret, they wouldn’t have said anything. (but they didn’t know)

Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms and write what really happened.

Examples:

1. You _wouldn’t have been___(be) so tired at work yesterday if you ___had gone___(go) to bed
earlier. ____In reality, he/she stayed up late. As a consequence, he/she was very tired at work.
2. If we ‘d met___(meet) each other ten years ago, we __would’ve gotten married__(get married).
_______But they didn’t meet ten years ago, so they didn’t get married.___________

Your turn!

1. I definitely ___________________(remember) if you ___________________(tell) me!

_________________________________________________________________________________
2. The party was amazing! It ________________(be) even better if there ____________(be) fireworks!
_________________________________________________________________________________
1. I would ________________________(get away with) my crimes if it ___________________(be) for
you meddling kids! _________________________________________________________________
2. I wish I had taken your advice. If I ______________________(do) what you said, I
__________________(be) in this situation. ______________________________________________
3. We ________________________(wait) for you if you ___________________(send) us a message.
_________________________________________________________________________________
4. I just got back from Tokyo! Oh, if you ____________________(see) it, you ___________________
(love) it! __________________________________________________________________________
5. If my mom _________________(have) the time, she ___________________(come) to more of my
baseball games. _____________________________________________________________________
6. The police officer ________________________(give) me a ticket if I ________________(have) my
license with me. ___________________________________________________________________

Discuss as a class / with your teacher.

1. What will happen if it rains tomorrow?

2. If you were a boy/girl, how would your life be different?
3. If you had been alive during WW2, what would you have done?

Discuss with a partner or write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. If you had been born into a very rich family, how would your childhood have been different?
2. If people had never invented computers, how would the world be different today?
3. What would happen if you never studied again?
4. How will you feel if you eat too much candy?
5. How would the government react if a snowstorm came this week?
6. What would you do if you had a broken toe?

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1st conditional: Things that will happen = expected consequence

IF present tense + WILL future / WILL future + IF present tense
IF present tense + GOING TO future / GOING TO future + IF present tense

Contraction reminder with WILL: I’ll, you’ll, they’ll, it’ll, we’ll, she’ll, he’ll “If you don’t stop right
Will not = won’t /woʊnt/ now, you’re going to be in
big trouble!”

Examples:
1. I’m sure if you apologize, your friend will forgive you.
2. If you order today by 5pm, you’ll get it in the mail tomorrow!
3. You’re going to get hurt if you keep jumping around like that.
4. You know if you procrastinate, you won’t have time to do well on your project.

Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms.

1. If you ___are_______(be) late, our teacher ___will be_______(be) disappointed.

2. Are you crazy?! If you ____do____ (do) that, ________you will break____(break) your arm!
3. Be careful with the scissors. If you ____cut_____(cut) yourself, it __will hurt_______ (hurt).
4. I ___will help______(help) you if I ____have____(have) time later.
5. I guess I _____will go________(go) to her party if nothing better __comes up_____(come up).
6. If she _takes care of___ (take care of) her dog, he _will live_____ (live) a long and happy life.
7. She _will be in trouble______(be in trouble) if she ___doesn’t take care of_ (take care of) her dog.
8. He _____will be able to ____(be able to) run faster if he ____practices_____(practice).
9. If you _____remind____(remind) me, I __will do my best____(do my best) to get there early.
10. If she _____buys____(buy) a house, she ________won’t have to__________(have to) pay rent.

2nd conditional: Things that could happen = imagined situations

IF past tense + WOULD / WOULD + IF past tense

Pronunciation reminder: Would = wood /wʊd/, rhymes with ‘good’

Contraction reminder: Would not = wouldn’t /wʊdənt/
"If I had time for a
Examples: vacation, I would go to the
beach right now…”
1. I would if I could, really, but I can’t.
2. If I won the lottery, the first thing I would do is buy my mom a house.
3. If I could live anywhere in the world, I wouldn’t choose to live in Antarctica.
4. If I had a superpower, I would like to be able to breathe under water.

Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms.

1. If I ________lived____(live) in France, I _____would speak_(speak) French.

2. If I ______had______(have) a million dollars, I ___would donate____(donate) half to my favorite
environmental organizations.
3. I ___wouldn’t do__________(do) that if I ______were______(be) you.
4. He _____would go________________(go) to South America if he __had____ (have) more vacation
time.
5. If I _____had___________(have) a better lab, I ____would be able to_________(be able to) do so
many more experiments!
6. If she ________could_____________(can) eat more, she ________would____, but she’s so full!
7. She said if she _____could______(can) come, she ___would_____. We’ll just have to wait and see.
8. If magic ______were_____________(be) real, I ______would have_____(have) a perfectly clean
house all the time!
9. If I ___worked___ (work) for a non-profit, I probably ____wouldn’t make__(make) very much
money, but I think I _would feel__(feel) fulfilled.
10. If you ______were______(be) a monster, I ____would be_______(be) scared of you :O

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3rd conditional: something that didn’t happen, but we are imagining that it did.
Imagining an alternate situation in the past and its result. If only!
IF past perfect + WOULD HAVE past participle / WOULD HAVE past participle + IF past perfect "If I had done my homework
earlier, my mom would have let
me play League of Legends
tonight.”
Contraction reminder: ‘Would have’ = would’ve. Sounds like /wʊdəv/
Contractions with would: I’d, you’d, they’d, it’d, we’d, she’d, he’d
Contractions with had: I’d, you’d, they’d, it’d, we’d, she’d, he’d

Examples:
5. We would’ve made it on time if we’d left earlier! (but we left late, so we arrived late)
6. I’m sure she’d have become a great doctor if she had studied medicine. (but she studied art)
7. If he’d known the truth, he wouldn’t have gone with them. (but he didn’t know, so he went)
8. If they had known it was a secret, they wouldn’t have said anything. (but they didn’t know)

Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms and write what really happened.

Examples:

1. You _wouldn’t have been___(be) so tired at work yesterday if you ___had gone___(go) to bed
earlier. ____In reality, he/she stayed up late. As a consequence, he/she was very tired at work.
2. If we ‘d met___(meet) each other ten years ago, we __would’ve gotten married__(get married).
_______But they didn’t meet ten years ago, so they didn’t get married.___________

Your turn!

1. I definitely _would have remembered_____(remember) if you __had told____(tell) me!

______________but you didn’t tell me, so I didn’t remember. ___________________________
2. The party was amazing! It __would have been_(be) even better if there __had been_(be) fireworks!
___It was a great party, but there weren’t any fireworks. So, it wasn’t as great as it could have been._
3. I would __have gotten away with___(get away with) my crimes if it __weren’t______(be) for you
meddling kids! ____Those kids helped capture the bad guy. He didn’t get away with anything. _
4. I wish I had taken your advice. If I _____had done_________________(do) what you said, I
_wouldn’t have gotten_(get) myself into this situation. _But I didn’t take your advice, so here I am. _
5. We ___would have waited____(wait) for you if you ____had sent_______(send) us a message.
__________But they didn’t wait, because they didn’t receive any messages. ____________
6. I just got back from Tokyo! Oh, if you ____had seen _________(see) it, you ___would’ve loved__
(love) it! _____But you weren’t able to go to Tokyo at that time, so you didn’t see anything. ___
7. If my mom ___had had____(have) the time, she ___would have come__(come) to more of my
baseball games. ____________But she was very busy doing other things, so she couldn’t come. ___
8. The police officer ____wouldn’t have given_(give) me a ticket if I __had had_______(have) my
license with me. _______But I forgot my license at home, so the officer gave me a ticket. _____

Discuss as a class / with your teacher.

1. What will happen if it rains tomorrow?

Ex: if it rains tomorrow, I will definitely carry my umbrella. I won’t ride my bike. There will be more
traffic on the roads. Etc.
2. If you were a boy/girl, how would your life be different?
Ex: If I were a girl, I think I would like different things. I would be able to do different things. I would
play different sports. Etc.
Ex: If I were a boy, my life wouldn’t be different. I would have the same interests. Etc.
3. If you had been alive during WW2, what would you have done?
Ex: If I had been alive during WW2, I would have tried to stop the Nazis. I would have become a spy. I
would have tried to escape to another country. I wouldn’t have done anything, because I wouldn’t
have had any power. Etc.

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Discuss with a partner or write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. If you had been born into a very rich family, how would your childhood have been different?
Ex: If I had been born into a very rich family, I would have had a lot more toys. I think I would have
had horses! I would have gone to visit many different countries and know about a lot of cultures. I
would have been able to take more music lessons. Maybe I would have become a famous pianist! Etc.
2. If people had never invented computers, how would the world be different today?
Ex: If people had never invented computers, we wouldn’t have the internet or cell phones today. We
wouldn’t be able to communicate as well. Maybe there would be fewer wars. Maybe there would be
more wars. We would know less about what happens in other countries. We would have to find other
ways to entertain ourselves. Maybe we would have invented something similar later on. Etc.
3. What would happen if you never studied again?
Ex: If I never studied again, I would never learn anything new again. I would feel sad if I could never
find out new information. I like to follow my curiosity. Etc.
4. How will you feel if you eat too much candy?
Ex: If I eat too much candy, I feel hyper at first, but then my stomach starts to hurt. Etc.
5. How would the government react if a snowstorm came this week?
Ex: If a snowstorm came this week, everyone would be very surprised. The government would have to
make sure there are resources for everyone. They would need to make sure that the population stays
safe. They would have to hurry to get snowplows ready and be prepared for an emergency. Etc.
6. What would you do if you had a broken toe?
Ex: If I had a broken toe, I would go to the doctor. If it hurt a lot, I would take some medicine. If it
didn’t hurt much, I would try to walk a little bit. I would do what the doctor told me. Etc.

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