All conditionals
- C1
2 x 60-minute class
Let’s study all conditionals with Wyatt, my lovely dog assistant. If you think learning English with Wyatt could be fun, check out his Instagram :) link
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Exercise 1
Match sentences with their corresponding conditionals.
- If I give Wyatt a lot of treats, he always gets fat.
- If I give Wyatt a lot of treats, he will get fat soon.
- If I gave Wyatt a lot of treats now, he would get fat.
- If I had given Wyatt a lot of treats last month, he would have got fat then.
- If I had given Wyatt a lot of treats last month, he would be fat now.
- If Wyatt was fat, I would not have given him treats yesterday.
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a) hypothetical past
b) hypothetical present + effect in the past
c) hypothetical present
d) possible future
e) hypothetical past + effect in the present
f) present habits & general truths
Exercise 2
Familiarise yourself with the infographic and fill in the gaps in the transcripts. Watch the clips to check your answers.
A. possible future
If you … (not/find) the way, nobody ...
B. hypothetical present
You … (can/be) hot too if you … (make) any effort at all.
C. general truth
If I … (eat) too much sugar, it … (make) it a lot worse.
clips.twitch.tvSykkuno - Much worseWatch Sykkuno's clip titled "Much worse"D. hypothetical present
I … (lose) the tie if I … (be) you.
E. hypothetical past
I probably … (get expelled) if I … (let) it affect my grades.
F. possible future
If you … (be) wise, you … (leave) this place.
G. hypothetical present
If it … (be) Russia, everybody … (go) to one Santa.
H. hypothetical past + effect in the present
I led us across this bridge, thinking things could change. If I ... (not), your parents ... (still be) alive.
I. possible future
If you … (decide) to do this, we … (be) supportive like crazy.
J. general truth
If you … (not have) a blender, … (get) a hand blender.
K. hypothetical past
If they … (go) with Esposito’s actual name, the connection … (not be) clear to patrons.
L. hypothetical present + effect in the past
If I ... (can) go back in time, I never ... (hurt) you.
M. possible future
… you … (take) care of Edison while I’m in Antarctica if I … (freeze) and … (die) while I’m there?
N. hypothetical present
If you … (can be) any vacation, what … (be)?
O. possible future
I … if she … (do) 😈
P. hypothetical present
If you … (sign) it, then I … (can) go.
R. hypothetical past + effect in the present
If you ... (not read) the books, these movies ... (not make) much sense.
S. possible future
If we … (not get) this woman to a hospital she … (die).
T. hypothetical past+ effect in the present
… I ... (say) yes to formal chrysanthemums If I ... (not want to) get married?
*chrysanthemums are flowers
U. hypothetical present
W. hypothetical past + effect in the present
"You have a very important thing to do today."
"Like what?"
"If I ... (tell) you that, I ... (ruin) the rest of the story, wouldn't I?"
"I went looking for the troll. I thought I could handle it. But I was wrong. If Harry and Ron … (come) and … (find) me, I … probably … (be) dead.”
P. a challenge!
In this clip, there’s more to deduce than just the conditionals :)
"I have one video I wanna show you because I ... (have) the privilege over the years of talking to your old buddy, Leo and I asked him the question you all hate getting asked." "Ok, biggest movie controversy of all time. Could Jack ... fit on that door at/in the end of Titanic?" "Oh my gosh, I thought it. I remember ... (synonym for crying loudly) my eyes out when I was a girl" "I have no comment" "That's ... (showing what you think), I think" "Could you ... squeezed next to her?" "No comment" "What's your attitude about that silly question after all these years?" "I don't fucking know. That's the answer. It's that I don't fucking know. One thing I can honestly tell you. If you put two adults on a stand-up paddleboard, it ... (become) immediately unstable. I actually don't believe that we ... (would/survive) if we ... (both/get) on that door. It ... (would/not/be) a sustainable idea. So you heard it here for the first time. Yes, he ... (could/fit) on that door but it ... (would/not/stay) afloat.”