WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU
WON THE LOTTERY?
SO…
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE
LOTTERY!?
Irene would buy a new house for
herself and her parents if she won the
lottery.
If Paul won the lottery, he’d take
a trip around the world.
John and his wife would buy a
piano if they became rich.
WE USE UNREAL CONDITIONALS IN
ENGLISH TO TALK ABOUT:
A SITUATION THAT IS NOT REAL, BUT THAT WE IMAGINE . . .
If I had a million dollars . . . I would …
If I lived in Italy . . . I would . . .
If I got a job as a chef . . . I would . . .
Are these real situations?
 Do I really have a million dollars?
 Do I really live in Italy?
 Do I really work as a chef?
HOW
DO WE MAKE THIS TYPE OF CONDITIONAL
GRAMMAR?
1.
LOOK
AT THESE EXAMPLES:
If
my friend asked me for money, I would lend
it to her.
2. Tomas would be happier
stressful job.
if he got a less
3. Speaking in English would be easier
practiced more frequently.
if you
After the IF, use ______________________ tense.
In the other clause, use __________________.
FORM & MEANING:
When you imagine a future happening like
this, you use a past tense form after IF;
However, the meaning is NOT past.
Ex. If I moved to a big city, I’d sell my
car.
The meaning here is NOT past tense . . .
I didn’t move away and I didn’t sell my car.
I’m imagining a
future possibility.
NOTICE
THAT YOU CAN START THESE
SENTENCES WITH THE
THE
WOULD-CLAUSE:
IF-CLAUSE
OR WITH
If Marta moved abroad, she would learn another
language.
Marta would learn another language if she moved
abroad.
TRY
THESE EXAMPLES:
1. If we ____________ (have) more time
and money, we ________________ (take) a
vacation to Hawaii.
2. The world ______________
(be) a better place if everyone
______________ (help) others.
MORE PRACTICE . . .
3. If you ____________ (get) more exercise, I’m
sure you ________________ (feel) healthier
and happier.
4. Celia ______________ (do)
better in school if she
_____________ (sleep) more
each night.
IMPORTANT NOTE!
Formal grammar requires that when making these
kinds of conditional sentences, we use WERE for the
past tense of be for
all subjects (including I, he, she).
Ex.
-If I were you, I would buy that house.
-She would buy a mansion if she were
wealthy.
You will probably hear many native speakers of
English use WAS in these cases, and this is often
accepted in spoken, less formal situations.
Fill in the gaps to complete the pattern:
with verb:
+ Verb 2
- Didn’t Verb 1
? Did Verb 1
with noun/adj:
Were
What would YOU do if . . .
 you
became rich?
 you found a wallet on the street?
 your house caught on fire?
 your best friend moved far away?
 your child failed a test?
 there were an earthquake in California?
 you saw a famous person on the street?
Share Your Responses with the class . . .
FOR
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
. . .
Go to the following website address. Write
down the web address for more practice.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzo
ne/410/grammar/2cond.htm