ENGLISH CLASS

9- ARGON
 CONDITIONALS

CONDITIONA
‘IF’ CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
L
ZERO ‘IF’ + SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT

FIRST ‘IF’ + SIMPLE PRESENT WILL + INFINITIVE

SECOND ‘IF’ + SIMPLE PAST WOULD + INFINITIVE

WOULD HAVE + PAST

THIRD ‘IF’ + PAST PERFECT
PARTICIPLE
Recap of Zero and First
Conditional
If I talk to your dad, I will ask him to call you.

If plants don’t have water, sunlight and soil, they die.

If you have the time, call your mother.

When you come home, close the window.
If she buys a new washing machine, she will spend
less money in the laundromat.
 SECOND CONDITIONAL
~used to imagine present and future situations that
are impossible or unlikely in reality

IF clause Main clause

If + simple past >> would + infinitive

If I won a lot of money, I would buy a big house in the province.

simple past would + infinitive

We use the past simple to indicate that it’s not likely and not to
indicate past time.
 I wouldn’t worry if I were you.
would + infinitive simple past

I would go to the beach if I had a swimsuit.

would + infinitive simple past

I you gave me a coin, I would buy an ice cream.

simple past would + infinitive
 When if is followed by the verb be, it is
grammatically correct to say if i were, if he
were, if she were and if it were. However, it is
also common to hear there structures with was,
especially in the he/she form

If I were you I wouldn’t mention it.

I she was prime minister, she would invest

more money in schools.
 Let’s do this!

What would you do differently if you ________ to do this? (have, had,

would have)

If I _______ the more expensive bike, I won’t have enough money to pay
my rent. (buy, bought, will buy)

The project _________ delayed if I don’t finish this report on time. (is, will
be, would be)
 Irregular Verbs Review
Supply the missing verb form.

INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

bring brought brought
buy bought bought
choose chose chosen
drive drove driven
drink
drank drunk
 Irregular Verbs Review
Supply the missing verb form.

INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

fall fell fallen
feel felt felt
find found found
fly flew flown
forget
forgot forgotten
 Irregular Verbs Review
Supply the missing verb form.

INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

have had had
hear heard heard
keep kept kept
know knew known
leave
left left
 Irregular Verbs Review
Supply the missing verb form.

INFINITIVE SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE

see saw seen
speak spoke spoken
take took taken
teach taught taught
wear
wore worn
 THIRD CONDITIONAL
~used for talking about unreal situations in the past
~used to describe a situation that didn’t happen and to imagine
the result of this situation

IF clause Main clause

If + past perfect >> would + have + past participle

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

past perfect would + have + past participle
 If I hadn’t eaten so much, I wouldn’t have felt sick.
past perfect would + have + past participle

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

past perfect would + have + past participle

If we had played a little better, we could have won the game.

past perfect would + have + past participle
 Let’s try this!

If I had known Kristy

If my dad had had time,
If you _____ (tell) me, was in town, I
he __________ (play)
I would have gone. __________ (call) her.
with me.

They ______________ They _________ (buy) I _________ (travel) to

(do) it if they had a hat if the shops had London if I had learned
known. been open. English.