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MELC 2
USING CONDITIONALS IN
EXPRESSING
ARGUMENTS
Objectives
• identify the different types and ways
in writing conditionals
• create dialogues in expressing
arguments; and
• use conditionals in expressing
arguments
 Share your
thoughts
If I study my lessons, I...

If I have enough savings,

I will...
 Share your
thoughts

If I had won the lotto, I would have...

If the weather was good, we would…

CONDITIONALS
 These are statements expressing the result of
a particular condition
 If-clause and when-clause present the condition
while the main clause explains the results.

 Conditional statements may appear in both

affirmative and negative structures.
CONDITIONALS
In a statement, conditionals may appear
first before the main clause.
If the main clause appears before
conditional, the meaning of the sentence
remains the same.
 CONDITION MAY HAPPEN
If I were a tree, I would comfort you
with my shade

If I were a cloud, I could protect you

from heat.
EXAMPLES
If I were a tree, I would comfort you with my shade.
If I were a cloud, I could protect you from the heat.
If I were the breeze, I would touch you with care.
If I were the moon, I might guide you along the dark.
But I’m just a man, I can only give you love for all eternity.

Dependent Clause
Independent Clause
Presents the
or Main Clause
CONDITION.
Presents the RESULT.
EXAMPLES
• When you pray, God listens.

• God listens when you pray.

EXAMPLES
• If you pray hard for it, you will
receive it.

• You will receive it if you pray

hard for it.
 TYPES OF
CONDITIONALS
 Zero Conditional
- deals with habits and general truths such
as laws. It is formed using this structure:

if/when + present simple , present simple

condition main clause
 Zero Conditional
if/when + present simple , present simple
EXAMPLES condition main clause

1. When you pray, God listens.

2. If you place it under the sun,
the butter melts.
3. The road closes if it is already
curfew time.
LET'S TRY THESE Zero Conditional
if/when + present simple , present simple
condition main clause

• When you heat ice, it __________(melt).

• When you press the button, the

doorbell ___________(ring).
LET'S TRY THESE Zero Conditional
if/when + present simple , present simple
condition main clause

• If it rains, the ground___________(get)

wet.
• If you mix yellow and blue, you
_________(get) green.
LET'S TRY THESE Zero Conditional
if/when + present simple , present simple
condition main clause

• If you pour oil in water, it

___________(float).
• If you leave the object, it
___________(drop).
1. If you ______(freeze) water, it ______(turn) red.

2. Ice _____ (melt), if you ______ (heat) it.

3. Snakes ______ (bite), if they are scared.

4. they _____ (cry), if babies are ______ (hungry)

5. I ______ (buy) fastfood, if i forget to bring my lunch to

work.
6. People _____ (die), if they don’t eat.

7. If my husband has a ____ (cold), I usually catch it.

8. You _____(get) water, if you mix hydrogen and oxygen.

9. if I listen to ____ (loud) music, I always have a headache.

10. if you _____ (sweat) too much, you dehydrate.

11. it ____(boils), if water reaches 100 degrees.

12. People ______ (stop) using their cars, if public transport is efficient.

13. if you heat the shirt, it _____ (dries) quickly)

14. if he ____ (get) there before me, ask him to wait.

15. The computer ______ (turn) off, if you disconnect the battery.
16. When you take the _____ (test), you cannot use a calculator.

17. When she _____(go) shopping, she buys expensive clothes.

18. if people ____(exercise), they feel better.

19. you ____(get) burned, if you touch a fire.

20. if he______ (phone) tell him to wait me in the garden.

 First Conditional
-is used in dealing with things that are possibly or
likely to happen in the future.

Though this type may be formed using unless, as long

as, as soon as or in case, its most common form uses
this structure:

if/when + present simple , simple future

condition main clause
 First Conditional
EXAMPLES if/when + present simple , simple future
condition main clause

• If you don’t pass the test, I will hire a

tutor for you.
• I will stay in the company as long as
they need my services.
• As soon as I receive my salary, I will buy
you a new phone.
1. If it rains, I will stay at home.
2. If I wake up lte, I will miss the bus.
3. If you cook the dinner, I will wash the dishes.
4. If you study hard, you will pass the test.
5. She will go to the dentist, if she feels toothache.
LET'S TRY THESE First Conditional
if/when + present simple , simple future
condition main clause

• In case Ara forgets her bag, I______

(call) her mom to get it.

• The student _______ (get) a

scholarship if he passes the
interview.
LET'S TRY THESE First Conditional
if/when + present simple , simple future
condition main clause

• If I wake up late, I ________(miss)

the bus.

• If it rains , I _________ (stay) at

home.
LET'S TRY THESE First Conditional
if/when + present simple , simple future
condition main clause

• If I see her , I _________ (tell) her.

• If it rains , I _________ (stay) at

home.

• If it see her , I _________ (tell) her.

1. Paula _____ (stay), If Juan leaves.
2. If it’s sunny, we ______ (go) to the park.
3. If I have enough strawberries. I ____ (bake) a strawberry cake for you.
4. She _____ (be late), if she does not hurry.
5. If you do not get the scholarship, your father ______(bevery sad).
6. If you lend him some money, he ____ (not give) it back to you.
7. We ____ (be late), if don’t hurry up.
8. I___ (finish) that letter, if I have time.
9. If you drop that glass, it ___ (break)
10. If I see her, I ___ (give) her book.
 Second Conditional
-is used in dealing with things
impossible in the present and are
unlikely to occur in the future.
It is formed using this structure:

if/when + simple past , would + base form of the

verb.
condition main clause
 Second Conditional
EXAMPLES if/when + simple past , would +base form
condition main clause

1. If only I passed the test, I would celebrate

and party.
2. I would buy a new phone if I received a
lot of money.
3. If I were you, I would do everything to
please my girl.
1. If I knew the answer, I would tell it to you.
2. If Mary had time, she would visit her
boyfriend.
people would choose you.
3. If I won a million dollars, I would buy a
new car.
LET'S TRY THESE Second Conditional
if/when + simple past, would +base form
condition main clause

• If I won the lottery, I _______ (buy)

a big house.
• If I met the Queen of England, I
______ (say) hello.
• She _______ (travel) all over the
world if she saved money.
LET'S TRY THESE Second Conditional
if/when + simple past, would +base form
condition main clause

• If I had his number, I _______ (call)

him.
• If I weren't at work, I _______(be)
on the beach.
1. If I were you, I _______ want to be a doctor.
2. If I ______ (win) the lottery, I ______buy a big house.
3. He ____ get a better job, if he _____ (finish) his college
degree.
4. If you _____ (take) medicine, you _____ be cure.
5. If you ____ (invite) her, she ______ come.
6. If he ____(have) enough experience, the boss ________ (hire, hired) him.

7. If he _____(have) time, he ______ (study, studied) well for the exam.

8. If I _____(have) your phone number, I ______ (call, called)

you.

9. If Joan _____(write) the letter, she _____ (use, used) black ink
ballpen.

10. If they _____(walk) fast, they _____ (arrive, arrived) on time.

 QUIZ 3

1. If I _____(win) the lottery, I _____

(travel, travelled) around the world.
2. If I ____(know) his name, I ____
(told, tell) you.
3. They _____ (have, had)a lot of fun,
If I _____(come)to the party.
4. If I ________(become) President, I
______ (reduce,reduces) the salaries of
all politicians.
5. You would not (let, letted) him get upset, If
you ______(care) about him.

6. if I _____(am) you, I _____ (take, took) this

job.
7. If I ______(am) John, I would _____ (said,
say) these things to the boss.
8. He ____(gets, get) a better job, if he
(spoke,speak) English.
9. If Koby _____(take, took) medicine.
He would be(cure, cures) by now.
10. If ____(am) a polic, I would
(arrested, arrest) all criminals.
Direction: transform the sentence into
second conditional statement.
11. I will be happy, if I have more free
time.

12. If I work too much, I will get tired.

13. I will gave up smoking, If I am you.
14. Jenny write the lecture, if she will
have a nice pen.
15. If aliens land on earth, they will
invade the planet.
1. won, would travel
2. knew, would tell
3. would have, came
4. became, would reduce.
5. let, would care
6. were. would take
7. were. say
8. get, spoke
9. took, cure
10. were, arrest
11. I would be happy, if I had more free time.
If I had more free time, I would be happy.

12. If I worked too much, I would get tired.

I would get tired, If I worked too much.
13.If I were you, I would give up smoking.
I would give up smoking, if I were you.
14. Jenny wrote the lecture, if she would
have a nice pen.
If she would have a nice pen, Jenny wrote the
lecture.
15. If aliens landed on earth, they
would invade the planet.

They would invade the planet, if

aliens landed on earth.
 Third Conditional
-is used in dealing with things or change
in past scenario yielding to different results.
It is formed using this structure:

if/when + past perfect, would have + past participle

condition main clause
The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before
now. It is used to make it clear that one event
happened before another in the past.
Event A Event B
John had gone out when I arrived in the office.
Event A Event B
I had saved my document before the computer crashed.
Event B Event A
When they arrived we had already started cooking.
Event B Event A
He was very tired because he hadn't slept well.
 Past Participle of Irregular Verbs
Base Form Past Simple (V2) Past Participle (V3)
arise arose arisen
awake awoke awoken
be was/were been
beat beat beaten
build built built
burn burnt/burned burnt/burned
Base Form Past Simple (V2) Past Participle (V3)
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen
cling clung clung
come came come
forgive forgave forgiven
freeze froze frozen
get got got
Base Form Past Simple (V2) Past Participle (V3)

drink drank drunk

drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
fall fell fallen
feed fed fed
feel felt felt
 Third Conditional
EXAMPLES if/when + past perfect, would have + past participle
condition main clause

1. If she had performed it, Elena would have

stayed in her post.

2. They would have not missed the flight if

they had only arrived on time.
1. If I had got a gold medal, I would have been
happy.

2. If I had met Susan last week. I would have given

her the book.

3. If the weather had got up earlier,

you would have caught.
4. If I had been a smart boy, I would not have annoyed my mother.

5. If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.

6. I would have called you, if I had known your number.

7. If you had married me, I would have given you a car.

8. If my daugter had seen this toys, she probably would
have wanted me to buy them.

9. If your friend had helped me with the presentation, I

wouldn’t have worked on it until midnight.

10. If there had been enough people, we would have started

the meeting.
LET'S TRY THESE Third Conditional
if/when + past perfect, would have + past participle
condition main clause

• If we had taken a taxi, we________

(miss) the plane.

• She wouldn't have been tired if

she _______(go) to bed earlier.
LET'S TRY THESE Third Conditional
if/when + past perfect, would have + past participle
condition main clause

• I (understand) them if they

(speak) a bit slower.
• If (tell) me about the meeting, I
(come).
• The company (survive) if there
hadn’t been a recession
1. If you _______worked harder, you ________
passed your exam.

2. If I had ______(study), I would have _____ (pass)

the exam.

3.I ______ gone if you had told me.

4. If you had stolen the car, you _______ gone to
jail.

5. I ______ done the laundry, if I had written myself a

note.

6.The test ______ been easier, if you had studied

more.
7. The food would have ______ (taste) better, if you had used more salt.

8. The plants would have _____(grow), more, if there had been more
light.

9. She would have ______(see) the horror film, if the tickets hadn’t been
sold.

10. He would have _____(bike) here, if his tire hadn’t gone flat.
 REMEMBER
Conditionals can be used in expressing
stand or arguments.
Expressing arguments is helpful in presenting
one’s reasoning to change one’s point of view in
a particular topic or issue.
Conditionals may be helpful in persuading
others to move or act and even change their
thoughts.
Read Silently
Lilia and Wilma are friends. They are both busy doing some school stuff. But
last Saturday, they met in a coffee shop.
"Next Tuesday is holiday. What are you going to do then?" Lilia
asked.
"Uhm, I have a project to finish for my English class. But if I finish it
by
Monday night, I will be free to go somewhere the next day," Wilma
said.
"That sounds great!" Lilia replied. "I think my favorite
band is coming to city plaza this coming Tuesday.
Read Silently
If only I had saved a little money from my last
allowance, I would have bought a ticket,” she added.

"Well, if I won the lottery, I would buy tickets for us,” Wilma laughed.
“Maybe we can just accept Jia’s invitation for her birthday party," she
suggested. "Alright! If my mom and I finish the chores in the morning, I can
go with you
to Jia’s party!" Lilia said. "That sounds great! Just let me know what time I
can fetch you from your house," Wilma
agreed. “Okay, then. Thanks!” Lilia affirmed.
 Let us answer

1. What does Wilma plan to do on Tuesday?

2. Why is Lilia regretful?
3. What might Wilma do if she had won the lottery?
4. What do you think is the reason why Wilma laughed when
she said it?
5. How sure is Lilia that she can go with Wilma
on Tuesday?
Use the pattern on the next slide
and complete it by supplying the
appropriate conditionals.
Kenny : If I were the Mayor, I would assess the effect of the pandemic.
Roger : If I assess its effect, I will plan how to respond on it.
Kenny : If I plan our response, I will call for more budget.
Roger : If I call for more budget, I will have more resources.
Kenny : _________________________________________________
Roger : _________________________________________________
Kenny : _________________________________________________
Roger : _________________________________________________
If you were a senator, what possible measures or bills
would you propose? Explain the needs of passing them.

Proposed Measures/Bills Importance of Passing Them

If I were a senator, I...

1.
2.
3.
GROUP
ACTIVITY
 GROUP 1

Study the song entitled “Locked Away” by R. City feat. Adam Levine. You
can also present it to the class.

1.Identify statements expressing conditions;

2. Classify each conditional as to zero, first, second or third
conditional; and
3. Explain in 4-5 sentences the meaning that the song
portrays.
 GROUP 2

Write your own lyrics in English using the

music/rhythm of your favorite song. The lyrics should contain conditionals and
focus on any of the following topics

- Covid 19 situation in the Philippines

-Underemployment
-Poverty
-Current education situation
 GROUP 3

Choose one of the situations below. Create bubble strips or comic strips
explain what you would say if given the chance to confront the person/s who
was/were caught doing any of the wrong deeds below.

A classmate who was bullying a new student.

A friend who was scolded by your teacher for cheating
during the exam.
A group of boys having a fist fight along the street.
 GROUP 4

Make 3 photo collage of the things you wanted to

purchased for your;
1.country
2.family
3.fellow students

If you were a billionaire...

 Thank you for
your participation