Unit 2 Conditional Sentences

Do these sentences express things that are certain and likely to happen, or things that are uncertain and unlikely to happen?

• Certain and likely to happen

• Uncertain and unlikely to happen

• Based on past events

• Predictions with no conditions

What similar patterns do you notice in this set of sentences?

• They all use the future tense.

• They all start with the word "If."

• They all describe past events.

• They all use the present continuous tense.

Reread the bolded verbs in the first clause. What verb tense is used: past, present, or future?

• Past

• Present

• Future

• Present perfect

What do conditional sentences express?

• Situations that are certain and have already happened

• Situations that are uncertain, haven't happened yet, or depend on something else happening

• Only past events that are impossible to change

• Future events that are planned and definite

Which verb tenses do conditional sentences use to show what is uncertain or possible?

• Always future tense

• Always present tense

• Different verb tenses

• Only past perfect tense

What do second conditional sentences express?

• Outcomes that are realistic and likely to happen in the future

• Outcomes that are unrealistic or unlikely to happen in the future

• Outcomes that have already happened in the past

• Outcomes that are happening in the present

What is the structure of a second conditional sentence?

• If + present tense, then + future tense

• If + past tense, then + would/could/should/might

• If + future tense, then + present tense

• If + past perfect tense, then + would have/could have/should have/might have

What tense is used in the if-clause of a second conditional sentence?

• Present tense

• Past tense

• Future tense

• Present perfect tense

Which auxiliary verbs might be used in the main clause of a second conditional sentence to express possibility or unlikely result?

• Will, shall, can

• Would, could, should, might

• Has, have, had

• Do, does, did

If I ______ more talented, I would open an online shop.

• would be

• were

• was