This document discusses the three types of conditionals in English: 1) The first conditional refers to possible real events and uses the structure "If + present, will/can + infinitive". 2) The second conditional refers to hypothetical or unlikely events and uses the structure "If + past tense, would + infinitive". 3) The third conditional refers to hypothetical events in the past and uses the structure "If + past perfect, would have + past participle". Examples are provided for each conditional along with exercises for the reader. The document concludes with a brief overview of the three conditionals.

1. The Conditionals
By Mark

2. Introduction
 What are the conditionals, and why the
gobbledygook?
 First Conditional
 Your turn!
 Second Conditional
 Have a go!
 Third Conditional
 Try and think of examples.
 Conclusion
 The gobbledygook

3. What are the Conditionals?
Basically they are the heart of ‘LIFE’.
‘If’ statements are Conditionals. Conditional
meaning ‘on condition you do this, I will do
that’, a bit like negotiating. The one
difference is there are real and hypothetical,
imaginary. Only the first one is real, the
others are daydreamers words 

4. The first conditional (drum roll!)
You mean all that just for the word ‘if’ 
 If I study hard, there is a good chance I will get
an A in this exam.
 If you leave now, you can get the last train.
 If you don’t leave now, you will have to walk
home.
 If Dave calls again, tell him I am out!
 If we finish this today, we won’t have to do it next
week.

5. Your turn!
 Think what things you can say with the
word if, similar to the sentences on the last
slide.
 Remember: If…then…
 Try and write two sentences and share
with your friend, or read them out loud.

6. The second conditional (drum roll)
What all that again for if I do that! I don’t know 
 If I saved all my money I could buy that
new digital camera by the end of the
month
 If I finished my work early today, I would
be home in time for the football.
 I would beat the rush hour traffic, if I left
now.
 You wouldn’t be too upset, if we didn’t see
the movie this weekend?

7. Have a go!
 This is more difficult, because it is
imagining rather than happening, by using
these words you are using your
imagination to look into the future by
changing something in the present 
 Try and write two things with if then would
 Remember: If.. then would… (imaginary)

8. The third conditional (drum roll)
Now, that is more difficult isn’t it? 
 If I had know that, I wouldn’t have bought the
thing in the first place!
 If only I had worked harder before the test, now
it’s too late to try again.
 If you had done that yesterday, you wouldn’t be
moaning about it today.
 If we had looked through this paperwork last
month, we could have cleared this mess up by
now, couldn’t we?

9. Try and think of some examples
 This is much more difficult because it isn’t
only imaginary, it is imaginary in hindsight,
that is in the past, trying to change
something that it is too late to change,
normally with regret.
 Try and think of one or two examples and
share with a friend, or read them out loud.
 Remember: If I had… then I would have…

10. Conclusion
We have talked about:
 The first conditional with examples
 The second conditional with examples
 The third conditional with examples.
 I have added a page of gobbledygook at
the end for those interested in the
language of grammar.

11. The gobbledygook
 The first conditional (type 1)
If + present tense.. will + inf, present tense,
imperative.
 The second conditional (type 2)
If + past tense… would inf
 The third conditional (type 3)
If + past perfect… would have+ past participle