minilesson conditionals inductive

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Conditionals

Ceri Ceulemans

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Feedback from;

Nesrin, Niels & Tom

What do you notice in these sentences?

• If it rains, the grass gets wet.
• If she does not leave soon, she will miss her bus.
  
• If I was the queen of England, I would give everyone a chicken.
  
• If I had woken up earlier, I would not have missed my bus.
  

Type 0
If it rains the grass gets wet.
If you heat ice, it melts.
If I never water my plants, they die.

When do we use type 0 and what tenses do we use?

If my brother .... a cold, I usually ..... it.

1. have, catch
2. has, catch
3. had, catches
4. has, caught

I understand when and how to make a Type 0 sentence.

Agree

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Type 1
If she does not leave soon, she will miss her bus.
If I see her, I will tell her.
If I study today, I will go to the party tonight.

When do we use type 1 and what tenses do we use?

If I ... enough money, I ... ... some new books.

1. had, should buy
2. had, will buy
3. have, would buy
4. have, will buy

I understand when and how to make a Type 1 sentence.

Agree

Disagree

Type 2
If I was the queen of England, I would give everyone a chicken.
If I were a plant, I would love the rain.
If I were you, I would give up smoking.

When do we use type 2 and what tenses do we use?

If you .... him a ticket, he .... .... to the concert.

1. gave, would go
2. had given, would have gone
3. give, could go
4. give, would go

I understand when and how to make a Type 2 sentence.

Agree

Disagree

Type 3
If I had woken up earlier, I would not have missed my bus.
If I had known you were coming I would have baked a cake.
If I had known you were in hospital, I would have visited you.

When do we use type 3 and what tenses do we use?

If you had caught the bus, you would have been on time.

1. caught, could have been
2. had caught, might have been
3. had caught, would have been
4. caught, would be

I understand when and how to make a Type 3 sentence.

Agree

Disagree

Summary

• Type 0

Used for facts

The first and second clause in the Present Simple

• Type 1

       Used when you are almost completely sure something will happen

       The first clause Present Simple, the second clause "will" + infinitive

• Type 2

Used for situations that are very unlikely to happen

The first clause Past Simple, the second clause "would" + infinitive

• Type 3

Used when talking about alternative endings to certain situations

The first clause past perfect, the second clause "would have" + a  verb in the past

Does anyone have any questions?

1. Yes
2. No