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FIRST CONDITIONAL

If you are a vegetarian, you can’t eat meat Present


If you want to be healthy you musn’t smoke +
modal

If you miss the bus, take a taxi Present


Don’t go out if it rains +
imperative

If I miss the bus, I’ll get a taxi Present


If I don’t have time today, I’ll do it +
tomorrow future
FIRST CONDITIONAL
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE WILL

SECOND CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST SIMPLE WOULD/COULD
SECOND CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST SIMPLE WOULD/COULD

If I had a car I would drive to work


If I had a car I’d drive to work
If I had a car I wouldn’t walk to work
If I didn’t have a car I’d walk to work
If you had a car would you walk to work?

I’d walk to work if I didn’t have a car


Would you walk to work if you had a car?

If I had a car I could drive to work


If I didn’t have a car I couldn’t drive to work
SECOND CONDITIONAL
1. To talk about an improbable/impossible or
hypothetical situation and its consequences.

O If I met Brad Pitt, I would kiss him


O If I were a child, I would play all day
O If I had more money, I would buy a new car
LOOK!!!!!!!!!!!
1. With the verb TO BE you can use were, after
I / he / she / it
OIf he was/were rich, he could buy a new car
OIf I was/were a child, I wouldn’t work

2. Use always were in the expression


If I were you... (to give advice)
 If I were you I would revise during holidays
NOW COMPARE

A possible future
first situation and its It it rains, we will stay at home
consequences

An improbable/ If a bear attacked me, I would run


second hypothetical future If I were rich, I would live in Paris
situation and its If I were you, I would revise more
consequences
COMPARE!!

O If you miss the bus, what will you do?

O If you missed the bus, what would you do?


COMPARE!!

O If you lose your glasses, what will you do?

O If you lost your glasses, what would you do?


It’s very easy

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