The document summarizes the use of the second conditional to express imaginary or improbable situations. It states that a conditional clause using "if" and the past simple is followed by a main clause using "would" and the infinitive without "to." It provides examples like "If she played better, she would win" and "If I were you, I would study harder." It then provides activities for students to practice forming and using second conditional clauses.
The document summarizes the use of the second conditional to express imaginary or improbable situations. It states that a conditional clause using "if" and the past simple is followed by a main clause using "would" and the infinitive without "to." It provides examples like "If she played better, she would win" and "If I were you, I would study harder." It then provides activities for students to practice forming and using second conditional clauses.
The document summarizes the use of the second conditional to express imaginary or improbable situations. It states that a conditional clause using "if" and the past simple is followed by a main clause using "would" and the infinitive without "to." It provides examples like "If she played better, she would win" and "If I were you, I would study harder." It then provides activities for students to practice forming and using second conditional clauses.
The document summarizes the use of the second conditional to express imaginary or improbable situations. It states that a conditional clause using "if" and the past simple is followed by a main clause using "would" and the infinitive without "to." It provides examples like "If she played better, she would win" and "If I were you, I would study harder." It then provides activities for students to practice forming and using second conditional clauses.
Second Conditional Clauses [2 ESO Bilingual Group]
CONDITIONAL CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
If + Past Simple, would + infinitive without to. To express imaginary or improbable To give advice. (Mind that were is used situations. instead of was.)
If she played better, she would win. If I were you, I would study harder.
ACTIVITIES 2. What would happen in these situations? Write your 1. A parent is speaking to a teenager. Putt he verb in the answers and then ask your partner. correct form. 1. What would you do if your parents gave you a lot of 1. If you __________ (study) harder, you would pass money? your exams. 2. If you __________(work), you would earn some 2. If you travelled abroad next summer, where would you go? money. 3. If you __________ (not go) to bed late, you 3. If you didnt study, what would happen? wouldnt be so tired in the morning. 4. If you were more polite, you __________ (have) 4. If you arrived home drunk, what would your parents do? more friends. 5. If you stopped smoking, you __________ (feel) 5. What would you do if you were bored on a Saturday better. afternoon? 6. If you __________(watch) less televisin, you __________(not be ) so aggressive. 6. What would you do if your boyfriend/girlfriend left you?
3. Imagine you are a parent giving advice to a teenager. Use the expression If I were you. 1. You have failed your exams.
2. You cant get up in the morning for school.
3. You havent got any Money for entertainment.
4. Your motorbike has broken down and you cant repair it.
5. You are wearing old jeans and your mother doesnt like them.
6. You cant study because you are listening to music at the same time.
English Teacher: Mercedes Gonzlez Delgado IES Carlos Cano, Los Barrios Second Conditional Clauses [2 ESO Bilingual Group]
4. Copy and complete the sentences to make FIRST or SECOND conditional sentences.
1. If you __________ (be) aggressive, your parents will be angry.
2. They __________ (travel) to Britain next summer if they saved some money. 3. If he __________ (behave) properly, his family would give him a present. 4. __________ you __________ (meet) your aunt if she comes to town? 5. We wont go out tonight if it __________ (rain). 6. If they __________ (not like) English, they wouldnt study so hard. 7. Youll ge tinto trouble if you __________ (smoke) at school. 8. If I __________ (come) home with blue hair, my mother would scream.
5. Rewrite these sentences using the SECOND CONDITIONAL.
1. We will go to the cinema if we have time.
2. Mary will buy a new bike if she has enough money.
3. My brother will go abroad if he passes all his exams.
4. If it rains, I wont go out.
5. If she doesnt have to work, she will go to the party.
6. Will I get slimmer if I eat less?
6. Correct the errors. 7. Translate into English.
1. He wouldnt go out if he not had money. 1. Si tuvieras tiempo, podramos ir a la discoteca.
2. If I was you, I wouldnt do it.
2. Yo en tu lugar, leera ms. 3. If I gave him a sweet, he would stop crying?
4. Where would you go this evening if you 3. Si estudiaras ms, no suspenderas los would have free time? exmenes.
English Teacher: Mercedes Gonzlez Delgado IES Carlos Cano, Los Barrios
