English V

Teacher:
Nelson Miranda

Presented by:
Geury Polanco Gómez…………………..2013-0120
Soerny Tejeda……………..
Jose Alcibiades…………….
Michael Talis……………….
Carlos Julio…………………

09-03-2018 Santiago, Dominican Republic

 Conditionals

Conditionals are sentences with two clauses, an ‘if clause

and a main clause.
 First conditional

We use the first conditional when we talk about real and possible situations.

In first conditional sentences, the structure is usually: if + present

simple and will + infinitive.
(It’s not important which clause comes first.

• I will go shopping on the way home if I have time.

• If it’s a nice day tomorrow, we will go to the beach.

 Second conditional
The second conditional is used to talk about ‘unreal’ or impossible things.

The structure is usually if + past simple and would + infinitive.

• If I won a lot of money, I would buy a big house in the country.

• If you didn’t smoke so much, you would feel a lot better.

 Third Conditional

• If+ past perfect, would + perfect infinitive

(have +participle)

Examples.
John met his girlfriend at party, but if John hadn‘t gone to the party, he
wouldn‘t have met his girlfriend.
If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.
 Sick as a dog
• If someone is Sick as a dog, it means that they are
violently ill; most likely it means they are vomiting
profusely.
• Examples:
I was sick as a dog after last night's meal.
•Tied the knot
• When a couple gets married, people say that they have “tied
the knot”
Six feet under
• An informal way of saying that someone has died.
Examples:
Why didn't John come to the meeting today? ... Didn't you hear?
He's six feet under!
Under the weather
• When you aren’t feeling well, you are “under the weather”
Strike while the iron is hot
• When you hear this phrase, it means to act while the opportunity is
there. If you hear of a job opening, you Will want to “Strike while
the iron is hot”.
Examples:
• My uncle strikes only while the iron is hot and usually gets the best
deals.
•Under the table
• If something is done under the table, it is a secret, hidden action:
• Examples:
• They offered him money under the table to change his mind.
Under your breath
• if you say something under your breath, you say it in a very quiet
way so that it is difficult for people to hear
Examples:
• “That guy is such a jerk, “she said” under her breath”.
Three sheets to the wind
• If you’ve heard this phrase, most likely you are around someone that
is drinking. That is because it means that someone is very drunk.
Examples:
• After that Christmas party I was three sheets to the wind as I was
walking home.
 Sow your wild oats
• It is usually directed to a young man, and it refers to a time in his
life when he was active sexually, did a lot of drinking, and other
things that a married man couldn՛t do.
Examples:
he sowed his wild oats before settling down
Till your blue in the face
• If you say that someone can say or do something until they are blue in
the face, you mean that however many times they say or do it, it will
have no effect.
Examples:
• You can tell her to clean her room until you are blue in the face, but
she won't do it.