If conditionals ppt
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This document discusses the four main types of conditionals used in English: 1) First conditional deals with real possibilities involving the future using "if + present + future" form. 2) Second conditional involves not real possibilities using "if + past + would" form, like fantasizing. 3) Third conditional refers to impossible past events using "if + past perfect + would have" form. 4) Zero conditional always states scientific facts using simple present tense like "if + present, + present" form.
If conditionals ppt
- 2. Defining Conditionals • Conditionals are sentence structures that explain a particular situation or circumstance and its consequences. If this happens, then that happens. Conditionals are commonly referred to as "if sentence structures" because they often contain the word "if.“
- 3. There are four main conditionals that are commonly used in the English language • first conditional • second conditional • third conditional and • zero conditional.
- 4. First Conditional: Daily Considerations • The first conditional deals with issues that have a real possibility of occurring. • This conditional typically deals with future, real world events that are pondered on a daily basis. • When people make plans and suggest back up plans, they are utilizing the first conditional.
- 5. 1st Conditional Examples • If I can get the time off of work, then I will come visit you in Baton Rouge. • If we burn the dinner, we may have to order pizza. • I can work from home, if my Internet connection gets fixed. • If it rains tomorrow, I shall go to the movies.
- 6. 1st Conditional FORM • IF + Present simple + future simple ex. If it rains tomorrow, I will not go to school. or ex. I will not go to school if it rains tomorrow.
- 7. Second Conditional: Not Real Possibilities • The second conditional is a bit more tricky. In some ways it is similar to the first conditional. It utilizes the same if/then structure, but instead of using the words will, shall, can, or may, the second conditional uses would, could, or might. • The most significant difference between the second conditional and the first conditional, however, is that the second conditional deals with events that are not real possibilities. • In many cases, the events could happen; they are not physical impossibilities. However, they are not tangible events that are certain to impact daily life. • In many respects, the second conditional is what English speakers use when they are dreaming about something or fantasizing about a particular scenario.
- 8. 2nd Conditional Examples • If I had a million dollars, I might open an animal sanctuary. • If we lived in Spain, we would enjoy the siestas. • If I became president, I could do away with the penny.
- 9. 2nd Conditional Form • IF + past simple + would + base form of the verb ex. If were a bird, I would fly around the world. Or I would fly around the world if I were a bird.
- 10. Third Conditional: In the Past • The third conditional deals with the past. Specifically, the third conditional talks about events in the past and ponders the effects of those events not happening. • Because we can't go back in time, the third conditional deals with events that have no possibility of happening. The third conditional uses the words would have to convey these impossible events.
- 11. 3rd Conditional Examples • If Bobby Kennedy hadn't been assassinated, he would have made a great president. • If I had bet on the long shot, I would have made a killing. • If I had married her when I had the chance, I would have been happy.
- 12. 3rd Conditional Form • IF+ past perfect + would have + past participle ex. If I had seen him, I would have told him the truth. Or I would have told him the truth if I had seen him
- 13. Zero Conditional: Always True • The zero conditional deals with issues that are always true. They can often be thought of as stating a scientific fact.
- 14. Zero Conditional Examples • If you don't ever water your plants, they die. • If you jump in a lake, you get wet. • If it gets below freezing, water turns into ice. • If you stick your hand in a fire, it burns.