2nd conditional

Today's lesson 
Recap on first conditional 
Second conditional

Objective for this part of the lesson: to understand how to make the second conditional and when it is used 
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Today's lesson 
Recap on first conditional 
Second conditional

Objective for this part of the lesson: to understand how to make the second conditional and when it is used 

Slide 1 - Slide

Can you remember what the first conditional is (If + ....., .....+.......) and when it is used?

Slide 2 - Mind map

First conditional
Is een voorwaard (bij zin - if) en het gevolg (hoofdzin)

If you go now, you will catch the train.
You will catch the train if you go now. 


Heeft dit al plaats genomen?




Slide 3 - Slide

First conditional
  • What do we use the first conditional for?
  • To describe a possible situation that will happen if a condition is met.

  • What is an example of a first conditional?
  • If I see her, I'll tell her.
  • She'll be late if the train is delayed.

Slide 4 - Slide

The first conditional is used to express....
A
something that has already happened in the past
B
something that is expected to happen in the future if a condition is met
C
something happening right at that very moment

Slide 5 - Quiz

 'Second Conditional'
Form:  if + past simplewould + verb

If I had a car, I would drive all my friends around. 
Does it sound like I have a car? 

I would go to the job interview, if I were her. 
Idiom: If I were you = in your place




Slide 6 - Slide

Second conditional
Used for:
  • An imaginary situation.
  • Something that is theoritically possible, but not likely to happen.

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - Slide

Examples of second condiotnal
if + past simple, would + verb (without 'to')

  • If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house. (I probably won't win the lottery, it's a one in 14 million chance)
  • I would tell you the answer if I knew what it was. (I don't know the answer)
  • If I were you, I would say sorry straight away. (Are you the other person?)



Slide 9 - Slide

In conditional sentences: Let op!!
First and third person singular (I, he, she, it)
WERE is used instead of WAS

If I were you, I would take the job.
If he were taller, he would be able to reach the top shelf.
If it were warmer, the heating would not come on.

Slide 10 - Slide

Choose the correct answers
for these second conditionals

Slide 11 - Slide

Second conditional:
If they ...(tell) their father, he ...(be)
very angry.
A
told / would be
B
tell / would be
C
told / will be

Slide 12 - Quiz

Second contional:
If we ..........(to book) a hotel room in advance, it ............(to be) cheaper.
A
book, would
B
book, will
C
booked, would be
D
booked, will be

Slide 13 - Quiz

Second conditional:
We .......................(not, to be) lost if we .............(to have) a map.
A
would be, have
B
wouldn't be, had
C
would not be, have
D
were not, would have

Slide 14 - Quiz

Second conditional:
My brother ...(buy) a sports car if
he ....(have) the money
A
will buy / had
B
would buy / had
C
would buy / has

Slide 15 - Quiz

Second conditional:
If my sister .................. (win) a trip to Greece, she ................. (take) me with her.
A
won, would take
B
won’t, would take
C
won, would taken
D
won, would took

Slide 16 - Quiz

Fill in the missing words only - no contractions
If you ...........(not, to go) to bed so late, you .......................(not, to be) so tired.

Slide 17 - Open question

Fill in the missing words:
I .....................(to send) her a postcard, if I ..................(to know) her address.

Slide 18 - Open question

Fill in the missing words - no contractions:
If he .............(not, to talk) so quickly, I ..............(to understand) him better

Slide 19 - Open question

Finish the sentences!
Use the 2nd conditional

Slide 20 - Slide

If I lived in Mexico,

Slide 21 - Open question

If I woke up on a deserted island,

Slide 22 - Open question

Check your knowledge:
We use the second conditional to...
A
talk about certain situations in our future
B
talk about imaginary situations (now or in the future)
C
talk about real situations at present
D
talk about imaginary situations in our past

Slide 23 - Quiz

We form the second conditional with....
A
if + past simple, would + verb
B
if + present simple, would + past simple
C
If + past perfect, would + verb
D
If + past simple, would + past simple

Slide 24 - Quiz

Continue with
This online exercise 
(If you get less than 15 correct answers, let me know) 


All finished: learn irregular verb or words from unit 6

Slide 25 - Slide