lingua house First and second conditional Lesson code: 4ARL-E7IF-964V INTERMEDIATE + HEE] Presentation ‘When we talk about possible or hypothetical situations with It... we can use a first conditional or second ‘conditional structure, Study the table below. First conditional According to the weather forecast, it might rain tonight tid. 1 (= twp... | trains, I stay at home, reer We use the first conditional when there isa real possibilty that Instead of will, We C2N US® | something will happen in the future. other modal verbs, e.g, ca might, may, must, should. |If1 don't call you tonight, you can call me. Will you wait for me if 1am late? Second conditional At the moment, it's raining. I it was sunny, Id go out. Mi did..., Pd | would)... | We use the second conditional when we imagine a situation or when there is very lite or no possibilty that something will happen. Instead of would, we can | What would you do if you found a lot of money in the street? use could or might, Witwasn't dark outside, we could go out. Things to remember ‘* We do not use will or would inthe i-part of a conditional sentence: fit witLeaie rans, Il stay at home. ‘The if-pat of the sentence can go atthe beginning or atthe end: itrains, il stay at home. I stay at home if it rains. ‘+ In the second conditional we use it + past (i | di, if| didn’t, etc.), but the meaning is not past. In this ‘ype of structure, the past tense refers to an imaginary or hypothetical stuation, such as finding a lot of ‘money in the street What would you do if you found a lot of money in the street? ‘* In.afirst conditional sentence, we can use when instead of if for things that we are sure will happen: When she comes, I'l call you or 20 minutes to Irgunovse.con pHotFirst and second conditional lingua house a HE) Practice 1 Put the verb in the correct form to complete each sentence, I global warming continues, temperatures will rise_(Fise) even higher. What would you do it you (win) a mition dollars? It people stopped using cars completely, there (be) much less potion. When it____ (rin) again, 1 won't forget to bring my umbrella IYI spoke English fluently, | (notineed) to take lessons. WSiberia (1o¥be) so cod, I'd go there in winter. Tom wil be at the party tonight. If! see him, (say) nell. tit {(novrain) so much in England, you wouldn't see so many umbrellas. L____ (call you when get home, 10. Where (you/ive) when you move out af your lat? 11. you (can) choose any company, which company would you like to work for? HEE] Practice 2 ‘Study each situation and complete the sentence below. Decide whether to use a first or second conditional structure. 1. According tothe weather forecast there is a chance of snaw tomorrow. iit (snow), | (eed) to buy a pair of gloves. 2, Patrick s deciding whether to goto France or Spain on his next holiday. It Patrick (0) to Spain, he. (be) very satisie. 3, John works 12 hours a day. Hdohn {nov’be) so busy, he (ave) more time for his tary 4, Kate is out of work, but she goes shopping every day. Kate (Continue) to go shopping, she. (run out) of money. 5, Itisa sunny day with clear blue skies, Hit (rain), | (need) an umbrella, 6. Anne's boss is very demanding. Anne's boss. (noUbe) so demanding, she (notbe) so stressed, 7. Daniel has an exam tomorrow. Daniel (pass) his exam, he____ (celebrate) with his fiends. 8. Fabio and Carlo are best friends. ItFabio and Carlo_______(notbe) best friends, they probably______(notbe) living together 9. Derek doesn't have a car. It takes him an hour to get to work. Derek (have) a ar, i {novtake) him so long to get to work, 10. The Olympic Games are held every four years, It the Olympics (be) held every year, they _____ (not/be) so interesting. » ‘You can review tis worksheet online at wn inguahouse.com/ex Ea ¢ vey ees eo 20 mins spe al asin omen sFirst and second conditional lingua house | HZ] Practice 3 Look at the situations below. Decide if they are impossible/hypothetical or possible and form a Conditional sentence for each one. Where possible try to use other modal verbs instead of will or ‘would, for example can, could, might, may, should, must. Examples: Ititrains this weekend, I may not go out It had a holiday next week, I might goto Portugal. It wil rain this weekend. You will have a holiday next week, You speak English fluently. You will win the lottery. Your country will win the football World Cup. You will go out tonight with some friends, You live in another country You can tly You will meet the president of your country. You will be late for your nex: lesson. You will goto bed later than usual tonight. » > ‘You can review tis worksheet online at wn inguahouse.com/ex Ea ¢ uy set tes eer 20 ene ey eal sh yo ee & a DUinpanausecom yor"