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Conditionals

grammar: conditionals

IMAGINED CONDITIONS, we sometimes call them if-sentences

There are 4 different types of conditions:

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grammar: conditionals

IMAGINED CONDITIONS, we sometimes call them if-sentences

There are 4 different types of conditions:

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4 types of conditionals

O conditional = general truth, general habit

1st conditional = it might be possible or likely, it might happen in the present

2nd conditonal = it might be unlikely, it might happen in the future

3rd conditinal = it is impossible, it might have happened, but didn't

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example sentences

1) If the weather improves, we will go for a walk. (It is possible or likely that the weather will improve.)

2) If the weather improved, we could go for a walk. (It is not likely that the weather will improve.)

3) If the weather had improved, we could have gone for a walk. (The weather did not improve – fine weather is therefore an impossible condition.)

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a condition and a result

There is always a condition and a result.

If I win the lottery, I will buy a house in England.

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what you need to do

You should take the result from what is and formulate a new sentence, with a new result:

If I win the lottery, I will buy a house in England >

If I buy a house in England, I will see my family more often.

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Finish the sentence:
If I win the lottery, I will ...

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If I eat the cake I won, I will

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If I gain weight, I

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If I went to school,

Slide 9 - Open question

If I drove to Italy,