REVIEW SECOND AND

THIRD CONDITIONAL
SECOND CONDITIONAL
UNREAL SITUATIONS
OBJECTIVE
► TO TALK ABOUT UNREAL SITUATIONS.
 MY CURRENT SITUATION

► I don’t have enough ► What would I do if I

money. made enough
money?
STRUCTURE

► If I made enough money, I would buy a new laptop.

► I would buy a new laptop if I made enough money.

 HIS CURRENT SITUATION

► Pablo isn’t in love ► What would he do

with Lisa. if he were in love
with Lisa?
 VERB TO BE
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YOU THEY

HE WE
WERE

SHE IT
SECOND CONDITIONAL STRUCTURE

Simple past or were + would +base form of the verb

► If I were in Santa Cruz, I would eat majadito.

► If I were you, I would invite my friends to eat out.

► She would have a better life style if she weren’t stressed.

► They would be good students if they were responsible.

 MY CURRENT SITUATION

► I’m not young. ► What would I do if I

were young?
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS

► What would you do if you met your famous singer?

► What would you do if you were hungry?

► What would you do if your best friend invite you to

the movies?

► What would you do if one of your family members won

the lottery?
THIRD CONDITIONAL
PAST UNREAL CONDITIONAL
OBJECTIVE
► To talk about hypothetical past situations.
It means past conditions and results that
NEVER HAPPENED.
What would have happened if 500 fightfighters hadn’t
worked so hard to prevent the spread of fire in Notre
Dame Cathedral?
a) If these 500 fighfighters hadn’t worked
many hours, Notre Dame Cathedral
would have collapsed.

b) If they hadn’t worked so hard, the

main structure wouldn’t have been
preserved from total destruction.
LAST
APRIL 15, 2019
REAL PAST IMAGINARY PAST
500 fightfighters didn’t work so
hard.
500 fighfighters worked so hard
in order to extinguish fire in
Notre Dame Cathedral. Notre Dame Cathedral wasn’t
Notre Dame Cathedral was preserved from total destruction.
preserved from total destruction.
SITUATION REAL PAST
► Antony came to Bolivia and met
his wife.

IMAGINARY PAST
What would have happened if Antony
hadn’t come to Bolivia?
If + Past Perfect, Would (not) have + Past Participle

If Richard and Franz had got enough money,

they would have traveled on vacation.

Richard and Franz would have traveled on

vacation if they had got enough money.
 ► MAY
If Richard and Franz had got enough money,
they may have traveled on vacation.
MODAL VERBS
► MIGHT
If Richard and Franz had got enough money,
they might have traveled on vacation.
► COULD
If Richard and Franz had got enough money,
they could have traveled on vacation.
MIXED CONDITIONALS
OBJECTIVE
► To talk about past unreal or untrue
conditions in relation to the present.
► If I had eaten breakfast several hours ago, I
would not be hungry now.

(I didn’t eat breakfast several hours ago, so I

am hungry now)
STRUCTURE
PAST PERFECT + WOULD + BASE FORM OF THE VERB
MIGHT
► If I had prepared for the interview, I wouldn’t be so
nervous.
► If we had left earlier, we might be on time now.

► WATCH OUT
Don’t use would in the if clause.
OBJECTIVE
► To talk about present unreal or untrue
conditions in relation to the past.
► If he were a good student, he would have
studied for the test yesterday.

(He’s not a good student. He didn’t study for

the test yesterday)
STRUCTURE
SIMPLE PAST OR WER+ WOULD HAVE + PAST
PARTICIPLE
► If she were for the interview, she would have told
us the truth.
► If I spoke Russian, we might have understood the
guide.

► WATCH OUT
Don’t use would have in the if clause.