SECOND CONDITIONAL

If I won the lottery, I would buy a nice house.

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Look at the table, read the sentences and say what’s different. Complete the gaps with the
words present simple, past simple, modal verb (will, can...) or modal verb (would, could...).
Zero Conditional
If people eat too much junk food, they get fat.

If you search online, you usually find information.

He feels tired if he runs for more than half an hour.

Come with me if you want to visit the top places in London.

If + ________________
present simple , _______________
present simple or imperative
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Look at the table, read the sentences and say what’s different. Complete the gaps with the
words present simple, past simple, modal verb (will, can...) or modal verb (would, could...).
First Conditional
If you go to the supermarket, can you buy some bread,
please?

If you smoke, you’ll have health problems.

If I give you two pounds, will you buy me some sweets?

She’ll arrive on time if she leaves work at six.

present simple , ______________________

If + _______________ modal verb (will, can...) + infinitive
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Look at the table, read the sentences and say what’s different. Complete the gaps with the
words present simple, past simple, modal verb (will, can...) or modal verb (would, could...).
Second Conditional
If I had a car, I could go to Lisbon tomorrow.

I would feel better if I were more active.

If they paid more attention to the teacher, they wouldn’t

have so many doubts.

Would you be more relaxed if you changed your clothes?

past simple
If + _____________, modal verb (would, could...) + infinitive
_______________________
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Do you know when to use the three structures?

Zero Conditional – To talk about facts, to express general

truths, to give instructions and advice.
E.g.: If you heat ice, it melts.

First Conditional – To talk about something possible or

probable in the present or future; to make promises and
offers.
E.g.: If you go out now, you’ll get wet.

Second Conditional – To talk about unreal/hypothetical

situations in the present/future; to give advice.
E.g.: If I were you, I would go to the dentist as soon as
possible.
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Read the examples. Can you identify the structure?

If Ken were rich, he would travel around the world.

I would visit Tom if I knew his address.

If she got a pay rise, could she buy a new laptop?

My friend Ian might go to Japan if he had time in his

summer holidays.

If Maggie didn’t do so much exercise, she wouldn’t feel so

tired.

2
Conditional sentences Type ________ Because
It is possible but very unlikely that
the condition will be fulfilled.
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1. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the following sentences.

a) If I played / would play fewer video games, I had / would have more
time to do my homework.

b) If she had / would have a laptop, she would spend / spent a lot of
time surfing the Web.

c) If Mark would have / had better results at school, his parents

would give / gave him a new Smartphone.

d) I bought / would buy a tablet if I would find / found a good and

cheap one.
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1. Choose the correct verb tense to complete the following sentences.

e) If I would have / had a Smartphone , I would take / took

a lot of selfies.

f) If the Internet didn’t exist / wouldn’t exist,

I would go out / got out with my friends more often.

g) She could search / searched for some old friends if she

would have / had a Facebook account.

h) My dad got / wouldn’t get lost if he had / would have a GPS

device.
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2. Write sentences using these prompts.
Follow the example.

a) have time / teach you how to create a webpage If I had time, I would teach you how to create a webpage.

If I went on holiday, I would take my laptop

b) go on holiday / take my laptop ___________________________________________________________.

c) get into trouble / put personal information online

I might get into trouble if I put personal information online
_________________________________________________.
If I found a job, I would buy a Smartphone
d) find a job / buy a Smartphone ____________________________________________________________.
If I created a blog, I would develop my writing skills
e) create a blog / develop writing skills _______________________________________________________.
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2. Write sentences using these prompts.
Follow the example.

I would learn about computers if I took a computing course

f) learn about computers / take a computing course ____________________________________________.
If I were on holiday, I could play a lot of video games
g) be on holiday / play a lot of video games ___________________________________________________.
I would express my opinions If I kept a blog
h) express my opinions / keep a blog ________________________________________________________.
If I knew Tom’s email, I would send him the invitation
i) know Tom’s email / send him the invitation _________________________________________________.
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3. Are these sentences correct () or incorrect ()?
Write the correct sentences.

_________________________________________
a) What would you do if you had a new tablet? 

b) If you didn’t have a blog, where will you write?  _______________________________________

 If you didn’t have a blog, where would you write?

c) If I meet a famous person, I would follow him/her on Facebook. 


______________________________________________
If I met a famous person, I would follow him/her on Facebook.

d) If I were you, I’d stop spending so much time online.  __________________________________


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3. Are these sentences correct () or incorrect ()?
Write the correct sentences.


e) What would you do if you get an email from a stranger? 
What would you do if you got an email from a stranger?
__________________________________________________

f) If I knew her last name, I’ll find her profile.  ___________________________________________

 If I knew her last name, I would find her profile.

g) If he knew anything about computers, he could fix it. 

___________________________________

h) Mary would take more pictures if she has a good camera. 


___________________________________________________
Mary would take more pictures if she had a good camera.
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