8 1st...l2 conditional sentences - copy

1. Activity 11: ON ONE
CONDITION…

2. ..I would express my
admiration for him.
1.a. If I could talk to
the son…

3. ..I would
congratulate her on
having a son like
him.
1.b. If I could talk to
the mother…

4. ..then she would
have died.
2. If the son had left
his mother in the
mountain…

5. ..would you also save
your mother?
3. If you were the
son…

6. ..if I will meet one.
4. I will express my
admiration to
people who do
good despite of
the difficulty…

7. Some of the Most
Common Uses of
Conditional
Sentences

8. 1. Uncertain events &
situations - We use
conditional
sentences to talk
about uncertain
events and
situations.

9. Example:
*Ask Mark if he is
staying tonight. (He may
or may not be staying)
*If I see Nicky, I will
convey your message. (I
may or may not see
Nicky)

10. 2. Conditions - An if-
clause can also refer
to a condition –
something which
must happen first, so
something else can
happen.

11. Example:
*If we can get there
by tomorrow morning,
we can have breakfast
at Mark’s place.
*I will go to market
tomorrow if I am able
to repair my car today.

12. 3. If…then - We
sometimes construct
sentences with if…then
to emphasize that one
thing depends on
another. But note that
we do not use if…so in
this way.

13. Example:
*If he cannot walk, then
she will have to help
him. (NOT …so we will
have to go and see her)
*If Jennifer has no
enough money, then we
have to lend her some
money.

14. 4. If meaning “if it is
true” - Another
common use of if is
to mean “if it is true
that” or if it is the
case that”.

15. Example:
*If you were in New
York, why didn’t you
come and see us?
*If it will help you, I
will lend you some
money .

16. 5. Unlikely, imaginary or
untrue situations - Past
(or special) tenses can
be used to give the idea
that something is
unlikely, imaginary or
untrue.

17. Example:
*If I married you,
we would both be
unhappy. (Past
tense used to talk
about an imaginary
future situation).

18. Exercise A –
COMPLETE THE
LINE with the most
appropriate
conditional statement
or “if” statement.

19. 1. Ko Ngai would not die a
tragic death
______________________
______________________
__.

20. 2. ____________________
would you also jump into
the boiling metal?

21. 3. The farmer’s mother
would die,___________.

22. 4. _____________________,
the custom of abandoning
aged people would have
continued.

23. 5.____________________,
their parents would be
very happy.