Unit 6

SECOND CONDITIONAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZnL2cb_w20
The Second Conditional
• Is used to refer to a time that is now or any time, and a
situation that is unreal. These sentences are not based on
fact.

• It is used to refer to a hypothetical condition and its

probable result.

• The if clause uses the simple past, and the main clause
uses the present conditional.

• if + past simple, ...would + infinitive

Uses:
• First, we can use it to talk about things in the future that
are probably not going to be true. Maybe I'm imagining
some dream for example.

• If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably

won't win the lottery)
• If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.
• She would travel all over the world if she were rich.
• She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never
studies, so this won't happen)
• Second, we can use it to talk about something in
the present which is impossible, because it's not
true. Have a look at the examples:

• If I had his number, I would call him. (I don't

have his number now, so it's impossible for me
to call him).
• If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man.
Practice:
1) If I _____ (be) you, I _____  (get) a new job...

2) If he _____  (be) younger, he _____  (travel) more...

3) If we _____  (not/be) friends, I _____  (be) angry with you...

4) If I _____  (have) enough money, I _____  (buy) a big house...

5) If she _____  (not/be) always so late, she _____  (be) promoted

Let´s check
1. If I were you, I would get a new job.

2. If he were younger, he would travel more.

3. If we weren’t friends, I would be angry with you.

4. If I had enough money, I would buy a big house.

5. If she weren’t always so late, she would be

promoted.
1) If we _____  (win) the lottery, we _____  (travel) the world...

2) If you _____  (have) a better job, we _____  (be) able to buy a new car...

3) If I _____  (speak) perfect English, I _____  (have) a good job...

4) If we _____  (live) in Mexico, I _____  (speak) Spanish...

5) If she _____  (pass) the exam, she _____  (be) able to enter university

Let´s check
1. If we won the lottery, we would travel the world.

2. If you had a better job, we would be able to buy a new

car

3. If I spoke perfect English, I would have a good job.

4. If we lived in Mexico, I would speak Spanish.

5. If she passed the exam, she would be able to enter

university.
1) She _____  (be) happier if she _____  (have) more friends...

2) We _____  (buy) a house if we _____  (decide) to stay here...

3) They _____  (have) more money if they _____  (not/buy) so many clothes...

4) We _____  (come) to dinner if we _____  (have) time...

5) She _____  (call) him if she _____  (have) his number

Let´s check
1. She would be happier if she had more friends.

2. We would buy a house if we decided to stay here.

3. They would have more money if they didn't buy so many

clothes

4. We would come to dinner if we had time.

5. She would call him if she knew his number.

1) They _____  (go) to Spain on holiday if they _____  (like) hot weather...

2) She _____  (pass) the exam if she _____  (study) more...

3) I _____  (marry) someone famous if I _____  (be) a movie star...

4) We _____  (not/be) late again if we _____  (buy) a new car...

5) You _____  (lose) weight if you _____  (eat) less.
Let´s check
1. They would go to Spain on holiday if they liked hot
weather.

2. She would pass the exam if she studied more.

3. I would marry someone famous if I were a movie star.

4. We would never be late again if we bought a new car.

5. You would lose weight if you ate less.

Let´s practice
• https://wordwall.net/resource/17496012/second-conditional

• Quiz
• https://wordwall.net/resource/19233912/second-conditional
• https://wordwall.net/resource/3693445/second-conditional
• https://wordwall.net/resource/482408/second-conditional
• https://wordwall.net/resource/5920047/second-conditional
• https://wordwall.net/resource/542494/second-conditional

• Find the match

• https://wordwall.net/resource/1490255/second-conditional

• Unjumble
• https://wordwall.net/resource/17363673/second-conditional-word-order

• Open the box

• https://wordwall.net/resource/4276721/second-conditional

• Random wheel
• https://wordwall.net/resource/10513569/second-conditional
THIRD CONDITIONAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve4Tk78j6Nc
• The third conditional is used to express the past
consequence of an unrealistic action or situation
in the past.

• For example,
• If he had studied harder, he would have passed
the exam.
• We often use the third conditional to express
regrets – describing things we are sorry
happened or didn’t happen.

• For example,
• If my alarm had gone off, I wouldn’t have been
late to work.

• If there hadn’t been so much traffic we wouldn’t

have missed our flight.
How do we create the third
conditional?
• To make a sentence in the third conditional, we use,

If + past perfect, would/wouldn’t have + past

participle.

• If you had told me about the meeting, I would have

come.
• If you had told me about the meeting, I wouldn’t have
missed it.
• As with all conditionals, you can also invert this
structure:

Would have + past participle if + past perfect.

• I’d have come to the meeting if you’d told me about it.

• I wouldn’t have missed the meeting if you’d told me
about it.
Examples
• If she had studied, she would have passed the exam (but, really
we know she didn't study and so she didn't pass).

• If I hadn't eaten so much, I wouldn't have felt sick (but I did eat

a lot, and so I did feel sick).

• If we had taken a taxi, we wouldn't have missed the plane.

• She wouldn't have been tired if she had gone to bed earlier.

• She would have become a teacher if she had gone to university.

• He would have been on time for the interview if he had left the

house at nine.
• 1. If you ______________ (not / be) late, we ______________ (not /
miss) the bus.

• 2. If she ______________ (study), she ______________ (pass) the

exam.

• 3. If we ______________ (arrive) earlier, we ______________ (see)

John.

• 4. If they ______________ (go) to bed early, they ______________

(not / wake) up late.

• 5. If he ______________ (become) a musician, he ______________

(record) a CD.
Let´s check
1. If you hadn’t been late, we wouldn't have missed the bus.

2. If she had studied, she would have passed the exam.

3. If we had arrived earlier, we would have seen John.

4. If they had gone to bed early, they wouldn't have woken

up late.

5. If he had become a musician, he would have recorded a

CD.
1. If she ______________ (go) to art school, she
______________ (become) a painter.

2. If I ______________ (be) born in a different country, I

______________ (learn) to speak a different language.

3. If she ______________ (go) to university, she

______________ (study) French.

4. If we ______________ (not / go) to the party, we

______________ (not /meet) them.

5. If he ______________ (take) the job, he ______________

(not / go) travelling.
Let´s check
1. If she had gone to art school, she would have become a
painter.

2. If I had been born in a different country, I would have learnt

to speak a different language.

3. If she had gone to university, she would have studied

French.

4. If we hadn’t gone to the party, we wouldn't have met them.

5. If he had taken the job, he wouldn't have gone travelling.

1. He ______________ (be) happier if he ______________ (stay)
at home.

2. She ______________ (pass) the exam if she ______________

(study) harder.

3. We ______________ (not / get) married if we ______________

(not / go) to the same university.

4. They ______________ (be) late if they ______________ (not /

take) a taxi.

5. She ______________ (not / meet) him if she ______________

(not / come) to London.
Let´s check
1. He would have been happier if he had stayed at home.

2. She would have passed the exam if she had studied

harder.

3. We wouldn’t have got married if we hadn't gone to the

same university.

4. They would have been late if they hadn't taken a taxi.

5. She wouldn’t have met him if she hadn't come to London.

1. He ______________ (take) a taxi if he ______________ (have)
enough money.

2. I ______________ (call) you if I ______________ (not / forget)

my phone.

3. We ______________ (come) if we ______________ (be) invited.

4. She ______________ (not / do) it if she ______________ (know)

you were ill.

5. He ______________ (be) on time if he ______________ (leave)

earlier.
Let´s check
1. He would have taken a taxi if he had had enough
money.

2. I would have called you if I hadn't forgotten my phone.

3. We would have come if we had been invited.

4. She wouldn’t have done it if she had known you were

ill.

5. He would have been on time if he had left earlier.

Let´s practice
• https://wordwall.net/resource/2323298/third-conditional
• https://wordwall.net/resource/3992668/third-conditional

• Quiz
• https://wordwall.net/resource/3948440/third-conditional

• Find the match

• https://wordwall.net/resource/395503/third-conditional

• Unjumble
• https://wordwall.net/resource/2881737/third-conditional
• https://wordwall.net/resource/2880824/third-conditional

• Open the box

• https://wordwall.net/resource/3553253/third-conditional
Speaking
1. What would you have done if you had been the leader of the Inka
empire?

2. What would your second choice for a university or degree subject have
been? How would your life be different now if you had done that instead?

3. What would you have done in your last holiday if time, money etc had
been no limit? How could that have changed your life?

4. How would your life have been different if you had been born a girl/
boy?

5. How would your country be different if someone different had won the
last election?
Speaking
5. How would your country be different if someone different had won the
last election?

6. If you could change one thing about your body or personality, what
would it be?

7. What would you do if you knew that the world was going to be hit by a
comet and destroyed in one week?

8. How would you have made … a success rather than a failure?

9. What things could make you emigrate?

10. What would you do if you saw a UFO?

Increasing Vocabulary
• Money: Investing and finance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ype1obmHry0