3º E.S.O Unit 8
Second conditional
Verb + ing / to infinitive
can , could , be able to
CONDITIONALS
• What are conditionals in English grammar?
If you study You will pass
She will get that new mobile If she works hard
They won’t travel abroad this summer
if they don't have money
– They describe the result of something that might
happen (in the present or future) or might have
happened but didn't (in the past). They can be: real
and unreal
CONDITIONALS
• We studied those related to real or possible
situations first -. FIRST CONDITIONAL
• IF PRESENT SIMPLE / WILL+ INFINITIVE
IFSUBJECT
+ PRESENT
+ WILL/WON’T
SIMPLE
+ INFINITIVE SUBJECT +IFWILL/WON’T
+ PRESENT SIMPLE
+ INFINITVE
REMEMBER THAT THE ORDER IS NOT FIXED
IfI won't
it rainsgo to the park
IfI'llI study
go to the
today
party tonight
IfI'llI have
buy some
enough
new
money
shoes
ifShe'll
the train
be late
is delayed
ifShe'll
she doesn't
miss theleave
bus soon
IfI'llI see
tell her
IIfwon't
it rains
go to the park
I'll
If Igo
study
to the
today
party tonight
I'll
If Ibuy
have
some
enough
newmoney
shoes
She'll
if the be
train
lateis delayed
She'll
if shemiss
doesn't
the leave
bus soon
I'll
If Itell
seeher
her
• Now you will see those talking about
imagined, impossible or unreal future
stuations.
• It uses the ‘simple past’ with ‘modal + base
verb’
‘If I won the lottery, I would buy a house
'If you met Mario Casas what would you ask
him?’
'If you met Scarlet Johanson what would you ask
her?’
I WOULD…
• What would you do if you could be invisible for
a day?
• What would you do if you had 1 million
dolars?
• What would you do if you could fly?
• Where would you go if you could go
anywhere?
• Who would you meet if you could met
anyone?
IfWhat
I livedwould
to be ayou
hundred
ten,
I'd have
a big
do if and
these
things
happened
birthday party.
to you?
• 1. If I went to New
York, …….
Complete
the sentences
• 2. If I found a rare animal, ….
• 3. If I forgot to do my homework, …
• 4. If I saw a bank robber, …..
• 5. If I met somebody famous, ….
• 6. If I found a dinosaur's egg, ….
• 7. If I forgot my best friend's birthday, …
• 8. If I won a lot of money, ….
• 9. If I lost my friend's favourite book, …
• 10. If I became President, ….
•
http://www.autoenglish.org/tenses/gr.con2.pdf
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammarchalle
nge/pdfs/gc_38_2nd_conditional_quizzes.pdf
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/verbs-second-conditional1.pdf
http://spol.unica.it/didattica/Giordano/Lingua%20Inglese%201/Grammar/
Second%20Conditional%20_1.pdf
http://learnwithsofa.com/grammar/ilc6/the_second_conditional.pdf
http://www.globalenglish.com/custom/courses/pdf/sample%20c%20_%20the%20second%2
0conditional.pdf
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/snapshot/pdfs/second_conditional.pdf
Verb + ing / to infinitive
When one verb is followed by another, the second
verb can be either an infinitive or an –ing form.
Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive,
or an –ing form but with a change in meaning.
These are some of the most common ones.
I like watching old films on TV.
Something you
love, your hobbie ,
for example
She
to go toup
theas
swimming
on Monday
I likelikes
to wash
soon aspool
I finish
eating, she can’t
go on Saturday
Something you want to do , a plan
•
•
•
•
They express liking if they are followed
LIKE
by a gerund
HATE
If they are followed by an infinitive they
LOVE
express wishes ( deseos)
PREFER
– I like getting up early in summer
– I hate dancing, so don't ask me to
– I prefer walking to taking the bus
– Would you like to come with me?
– I love to take part in a musical
COULD / CAN / BE ABLE TO
• •We
have studied
MODAL
VERBS that modal verb CAN is used
the present
tense towithout
talk about
•in-Followed
by infinitive
TO abilities
we have nowadays or things we can do now.
• - Don’t change
- Their negative form is made with NOT
My friend Guylene can sing very well, she
- - (Exception: HAVE TO/ DON’T HAVE TO)
has a beautiful voice
• ..\..\SHORT VIDEOS\can\Worst Singer Ever.avi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXvqM4xXe-U
• She has a brother who is 20 years now, but
when he was 5 he COULD play the drums very
well
• ..\..\SHORT VIDEOS\can\System of a DownToxicity, Drum Cover, 5 Year Old Drummer,
Jonah Rocks.avi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z4PKBNzmuo
• I love music and I think that I WILL BE ABLE TO
play like him in a the future.
• ..\..\SHORT VIDEOS\can\Grandma
Drummer.avi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRhoHN8x_00
PAST
PRESENT FUTURE
COULD
CAN
I COULD N’T read when I was
3 years old
WILL BE ABLE TO
Will you be able to fix the car
tomorrow? No , I won’t be able to
fix it tomorrow
She can’t believe she is going to NY
What could you do when you were
a child?
What can you do now?
What will you be able to do in the
future?