Advanced Conditionals Revision

Memory Test
……………………. time tonight, …………………….. another episode of Ted Lasso.
……………………. the lottery, ………………………. my job.
……………………. in the 1400s, ………………………… an explorer

Memory Test
Should I have time tonight, …………………….. another episode of Ted Lasso.

Memory Test
Should I have time tonight, I’ll watch another episode of Ted Lasso.

Memory Test
Were I to win the lottery, ………………………. my job.

Memory Test
Were I to win the lottery, I’d quit my job.

Memory Test
Had I been born in the 1400s, ………………………… an explorer

Memory Test
Had I been born in the 1400s, I would have been an explorer

First Conditional - Possible
Future Events
Advanced Conditionals - Revision
1st Conditional – Possible future events.
• If I see Dave at the party, I’ll invite him over for dinner next week.
What two words/expressions can I use to make it sound less likely that I’ll see
Dave?
• If I _____/_____ see Dave at the party, I’ll invite him over for dinner next week.
Dave?
• If I should/_____ see Dave at the party, I’ll invite him over for dinner next week.
Dave?
• If I should/happen to see Dave at the party, I’ll invite him over for dinner next
week.
Inversion
If I want to make the conditional more formal, what word do I start with?
________ I see Dave at the party, I’ll invite him over for dinner next week.
Dave?
• If I should/happen to see Dave at the party, I’ll invite him over for dinner next
week.
Inversion
If I want to make the conditional more formal, what word do I start with?
Should I see Dave at the party, I’ll invite him over for dinner next week.
Invert & complete these conditionals with your partner:
If I have time when I get home, ….
If I have enough money this summer, ….
More First Conditional Structures
Alternatives to “if” in formal first conditional sentences:
Complete with the missing words:
• P……..d/P……..g that you submit all the paperwork on time, you will
be eligible to travel to the USA.
• As/so ……. as you leave your credit card details, we will hold 4 tickets
to the concert for you on the door.
• The furniture will be delivered on Friday morning, ….. condition that
payment is received in advance.
• Providing/provided that you submit all the paperwork on time, you
will be eligible to travel to the USA.
• As/so ……. as you leave your credit card details, we will hold 4 tickets
to the concert for you on the door.
• As/so long as you leave your credit card details, we will hold 4
tickets to the concert for you on the door.
• The furniture will be delivered on Friday morning, on condition that
Role-play: The Cleaning Rota
• The furniture will be delivered on Friday morning, on condition that
These structures are often used in negotiations. Roleplay this scenario:
Your group members have recently moved in together. It’s time to draw
up a cleaning rota. Make a list of all of the household chores, then use
the expressions above to negotiate who is going to do what.
Second Conditional -
Hypothetical/Unreal Situations
2nd Conditional – Hypothetical/unreal situations
If I lived in Australia, I would go surfing every day.
How can I change the conditional to make it more formal?
If I _____ _____ live in Australia, I would go surfing every day.
If I were to live in Australia, I would go surfing every day.
Inversion:
If I want to make the conditional even more formal and fancy what do I do?
_______ I to live in Australia, I would go surfing every day.
Inversion:
Were I to live in Australia, I would go surfing every day.
Inversion:
Were I to live in Australia, I would go surfing every day.
Invert & complete these hypothetical conditionals:
If I had a million euros,…
If I saw a ghost,…
Second Conditional Alternatives
We can use two words beginning with “s” to introduce hypothetical
situations with question forms:
S…../S……..g you were on a desert island, how would you survive?
Second Conditional Alternatives
We can use two words beginning with “s” to introduce hypothetical
situations with question forms:
Suppose/Supposing you were on a desert island, how would you
survive?
Come up with 3 tricky hypothetical questions with suppose/supposing.

Answer your classmates’ questions using an inverted second
conditional:
Were I ……….., I’d …………………
Third Conditional - Hypothetical
Past Events
3rd Conditional – Hypothetical past situations
If I had known it was your birthday, I would have baked a cake.
If I hadn’t seen the warning sign, I would have crashed into the river.
Inversion
How can we make these conditionals more formal and fancy?
____ I known it was your birthday, I would have baked a cake.
Inversion
Had I known it was your birthday, I would have baked a cake.
Be careful with the negative:
______________ the warning sign, I would have crashed into the river.
Inversion
Had I not seen the warning sign, I would have crashed into the river.
“not” must come after the subject
Inversion
Had I not seen the warning sign, I would have crashed into the river.
“not” must come after the subject
Invert & complete these sentences so that they are true for you:
If I hadn’t studied (subject you study), I….
If I had known what was going to happen in 2020, …
Advanced Conditionals – Noun Phrases
Things we can be thankful for
2nd Conditional – Present hypothetical
If it weren’t for my two cats, I would go crazy.
Can you replace “if it weren’t for” with 1 word?
_______ my two cats, I would go crazy.
Things we can be thankful for in 2020.
Without my two cats, I would go crazy.
Inversion:
Can you invert the conditional about my cats?
_____________ my two cats, I would go crazy.
Inversion:
Were it not for my two cats, I would go crazy.
Inversion:
3rd Conditional – Past Hypothetical
If it hadn’t been for my wife’s support, I would have lost my mind during
lockdown.
Inversion:
If it hadn’t been for my wife’s support, I would have lost my mind during lockdown.
Inversion:
Can you invert the conditional about my wife?
_______________ my wife’s support, I would have lost my mind during lockdown.
Inversion:
If it hadn’t been for my wife’s support, I would have lost my mind during lockdown.
Inversion:
Can you invert the conditional about my wife?
Had it not been for my wife’s support, I would have lost my mind during lockdown.
Had it not been for my wife’s support, I would have lost my mind during
lockdown.
Another way to express the same thing: (what’s the missing word?)
_____ for my two cats, I would go crazy.
_____for my wife’s support, I would have lost my mind during lockdown.
lockdown.
Another way to express the same thing: (what’s the missing word?)
But for my two cats, I would go crazy.
But for my wife’s support, I would have lost my mind during lockdown.
lockdown.
We can express the same thing using only 2 words:
But for my two cats, I would go crazy.
But for my wife’s support, I would have lost my mind during lockdown.
Use the structures to express how thankful you are for:
• Things that are helping you now.
• Things that helped you get through the pandemic.
Advanced Conditionals in Writing Tasks
• Conclusions of a report:
Should the suggestions outlined in this report be carried out, I have no doubt that the
event will be a resounding success.
• Making recommendations: reports, letters etc.
Were the government to invest in improved parking facilities, traffic congestion would
be greatly reduced.
• Summing up: reviews
Were I to sum up this restaurant in one word, it would be exquisite.
• Adding spice: reviews and articles
Had it not been for our tour guide’s enthusiasm, we might have grown bored.
But for the GPS on my phone, we would have been hopelessly lost.
Had it not been for the mouth-watering desserts on offer, I would have been bitterly
disappointed by the quality of the meal.

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Memory Test

……………………. time tonight, …………………….. another episode of Ted Lasso.

……………………. the lottery, ………………………. my job.

……………………. in the 1400s, ………………………… an explorer

……………………. the lottery, ………………………. my job.

……………………. in the 1400s, ………………………… an explorer

……………………. the lottery, ………………………. my job.

……………………. in the 1400s, ………………………… an explorer

Were I to win the lottery, ………………………. my job.

……………………. in the 1400s, ………………………… an explorer

Were I to win the lottery, I’d quit my job.

……………………. in the 1400s, ………………………… an explorer

Were I to win the lottery, I’d quit my job.

Had I been born in the 1400s, ………………………… an explorer

Were I to win the lottery, I’d quit my job.

Had I been born in the 1400s, I would have been an explorer

Come up with 3 tricky hypothetical questions with suppose/supposing.

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