Second and Third Conditional Past Real Conditional SECONDITIONAL

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+ Second and Third Conditional

+ Second and Third Conditional

+ Past Real Conditional SECONDITIONAL

+ Past Real Conditional SECONDITIONAL

+ Past Real Conditional n FORM n [If / When. . . Simple Past.

+ Past Real Conditional n FORM n [If / When. . . Simple Past. . . , . . . Simple Past. . . ] n If I went to a friend's house for dinner, I usually took a bottle of wine or some flowers. I don't do that anymore. n [. . . Simple Past. . . if / when. . . Simple Past. . . ] n Jerry always helped me with my homework when he had time. But he doesn't do that anymore.

+ Past Real Conditional n MEANING n The Past Real Conditional describes what you

+ Past Real Conditional n MEANING n The Past Real Conditional describes what you used to do in particular real-life situations. n It suggests that your habits have changed and you do not usually do these things today.

+ Past Real Conditional n If / When n Using "if" suggests that something

+ Past Real Conditional n If / When n Using "if" suggests that something happened less frequently. n Using "when" suggests that something happened regularly. n When I had a day off from work, I usually went to the beach. (I regularly had days off from work. ) n If I had a day off from work, I usually went to the beach. (I rarely had days off from work. )

+ Past Unreal Conditional THIRD CONDITIONAL

+ Past Unreal Conditional THIRD CONDITIONAL

+ Past Unreal Conditional n FORM n [If . . . Past Perfect. .

+ Past Unreal Conditional n FORM n [If . . . Past Perfect. . . , . . . would have + past participle. . . ] n [. . . would have + past participle. . . if. . . Past Perfect. . . ] n If I had owned a car, I would have driven to work. But I didn't own one, so I took the bus.

+ Past Unreal Conditional n MEANING n The Past Unreal Conditional is used to

+ Past Unreal Conditional n MEANING n The Past Unreal Conditional is used to talk about imaginary situations in the past. n You can describe what you would have done differently or how something could have happened differently if circumstances had been different. n A: What would you have done if you had won the lottery last week? n B: I would have bought a house.

+ Past Unreal Conditional n IMPORTANT Only use "If” n Only the word "if"

+ Past Unreal Conditional n IMPORTANT Only use "If” n Only the word "if" is used with the Past Unreal Conditional because you are discussing imaginary situations. "When" cannot be used. n I would have bought that computer when it had been cheaper. Not Correct n I would have bought that computer if it had been cheaper. Correct

+ EXERCISE 1 Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in the

+ EXERCISE 1 Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

+ n Clarence: Mary, have you ever had a teacher who changed your life

+ n Clarence: Mary, have you ever had a teacher who changed your life or influenced you greatly? n Mary: Yes. But the teacher influenced me in a very negative way. I have always had problems with math, and I think it comes from my seventh grade math teacher, Mr. Harris. He thought girls couldn't do math. When any girl asked _____(ask) a question, he always sighed _____(sigh) and said _____ (say) , "Girls can't do asked math. It's a well-known fact. " When a boy _____ (ask) a question, he _____ would smile (smile) and would ask _____ (ask) for his answer. n Clarence: That's terrible! Your teacher actually said that to you? n Mary: Yes. If he ever did let me answer a question, and I actually got it right, he always_____ (say) that it said was a lucky guess.

+ should have done (should, do) Clarence: Your parents _____ something about him. They

+ should have done (should, do) Clarence: Your parents _____ something about him. They _____ could have gone (could, go) to the principle of the school and complained about the way Mr. Harris treated the girls. If you_____ (be) my child, I had been would have demanded _____ (demand) that such an irresponsible teacher be fired. n n had forced Mary: You're right! If somebody _____ (force) Mr. Harris to treat the children equally, I _____ (become) would have become have affected more confident in math. His behavior _____ might (might, affect) every girl in that class. n Clarence: It might have. I'm glad our children don't have teachers like that!

+ EXERCISE 2 Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in the

+ EXERCISE 2 Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

+ n 1. If I _____ had (have) enough money, I _____ would backpack

+ n 1. If I _____ had (have) enough money, I _____ would backpack (backpack) around Europe. But, unfortunately, I am broke. had (have) enough money in my If I_____ twenties, I _____ (backpack) would have backpacked around Europe. But, unfortunately, I was broke. n 2. n 3. She would have been here earlier if hadn’t missed she_____ (miss, not) the train. n 4. Thank you for helping me study. If you hadn't would have failed (fail) the test. tutored me, I _____ would be If I exercised more, I _____ (be) much more fit and I _____ (have, not) so would not have many health problems. n 5.

too bad Frank isn't with us. If he _____ (be) were +n 6. It'scould

too bad Frank isn't with us. If he _____ (be) were +n 6. It'scould translate he _____ here, (can, translate) the letter for us. n 7. Stop asking me what Joe bought you for your birthday. Even knew (know) what he bought you, I if I __________ wouldn’t tell (tell, not) you. n 8. My business trip to California was only two days. If the trip had been (be) longer, I _____ would have visited _____ (visit) my friends in Los Angeles. n 9. I'm sorry, I didn't know you were allergic to chocolate. If I had known would have made _____ (know) , I _____ (make) you a vanilla birthday cake. n 10. Did you hear that Margaret won $2, 000 in Las Vegas, and she used the money to buy a new washing machine and dryer? How boring! If I _____ (win) that much won would go money, I _____ (go) to Tahiti for a couple of weeks.