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    The document discusses different types of conditionals in English: [1] Present Real Conditionals which use "if/when" to talk about regular situations using the simple present tense; [2] Present Unreal Conditionals which use "if" to talk about hypothetical situations using "if/simple past/would"; and [3] how modal verbs like "can", "shall", "may" are used with conditionals. It provides examples and exceptions for using these conditional structures.

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    The document discusses different types of conditionals in English: [1] Present Real Conditionals which use "if/when" to talk about regular situations using the simple present tense; [2] Present Unreal Conditionals which use "if" to talk about hypothetical situations using "if/simple past/would"; and [3] how modal verbs like "can", "shall", "may" are used with conditionals. It provides examples and exceptions for using these conditional structures.

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    CONDITIONALS

    Knowing how to state Ifs When it Comes


    PRESENT REAL CONDITIONAL

    USE
    The P-R-C is used to talk about what
    you normally do in a given real-life
    situation.

    FORM
    IF/WHEN…[Simple Present]….,…
    EXAMPLE

    Jerry helps me with my homework


    when he has the time
    When I have a day off from work, I
    often go to the bookstore.
    I read when there is nothing on TV.
    When the weather is nice, he walks
    Reminder!!
    Both “IF” and “WHEN” are used in the Present Real
    Conditional [PRC].
    Using “IF” suggests that something happens less
    frequently. Using “WHEN” suggests that something
    happens with predictable regularity.

    “WHEN I have a day off from work, I usually go to


    the beach.
    “IF I have a day off from work, I usually go to the
    beach.”
    PRESENT UNREAL CONDITIONAL

    USE
    The Present Unreal Conditional is
    used when one speaks of what one
    would do in an imaginary or
    hypothetical situation.

    FORM
    [IF…Simple Past…,…WOULD +
    EXAMPLE

    If I owned a car, I would drive to work. But I don’t own


    a car.

    Mary would move to Japan if she spoke Japanese.

    She would travel around the world if she had more


    money. But she doesn’t have much to spend much
    money.
    Exceptions

    In the Present Unreal Conditional, the form “WAS” is not


    considered grammatically correct. However, since English is
    a fluid, living language, a lot of speakers often use “was”
    rather than the correct “were” in this given structure.

    RIGHT: “I would buy that computer if it were cheaper.”

    WRONG: “I would buy that computer if it was cheaper.”


    REMINDER:
    Only the word “IF” may be used for the
    Present Unreal Conditional because of its
    inherent implication of a hypothetical or
    imaginary situation or event. “WHEN”
    which assigns a sense of expectancy cannot
    be used.

    RIGHT: “I would buy that computer IF it were


    cheaper.”

    WRONG: “I would buy that computer WHEN


    it were cheaper.”
    Conditional + Modal Verbs

    Because the words [CAN / SHALL /


    MAY] cannot be used with
    “WOULD”, they form special
    conditions using these forms:

    WOULD + CAN = COULD


    WOULD + SHALL = SHOULD
    EXAMPLES
    WRONG:
    “If I went to Egypt, I WOULD CAN learn Arabic.”
    RIGHT:
    “If I went to Egypt, I COULD learn Arabic.”

    WRONG:
    “If she had time, she WOULD MAY go to the party.”
    RIGHT:
    “If she had time, she MIGHT go to the party.”
    PRACTICE DRILLS
    Using your NB, please try and
    answer the given exercise/ practice
    drills so that we may test your
    comprehension of the given topic.
    DIRECTIONS:
    Choose from the given set of choices
    the best answer that will complete
    the Conditional Statements below.
    Write the word/s on your NB.
    There must be no erasures in any of
    your answers.
    1. What would you do if it
    __________ on your
    wedding day?
    rained
    will rain
    would rain

    2. If she comes, I ________


    call you.
    will
    would
    would have
    3. My brother is only five feet tall. If he ______ a
    foot taller, he would be a great basketball player.
    was
    is
    were

    4. I am terribly afraid of heights. If I


    _____________ that tall tree in the front yard, I
    would die.
    climb
    climbed
    would climb
    5. Lin Manuel is a very smart lad. If he
    ________ to work hard, he is going to be the
    class valedictorian.
    continues
    continued
    will continue

    6. This is a perfect spring day. If it __________,


    I would stay home and study.
    rains
    will rain
    rained
    7. If I _______ enough money, I would get my
    brother's guitar out of the pawnshop for him.
    have
    had
    will have

    8. My brother pawned his guitar to pay his rent.


    If only I _______ enough money, I would have
    paid his rent for him.
    had had
    has had
    would have had
    9. Josie is a lousy cook. If Josie __________ her
    lasagna for her fiancé, he would get sick and not
    marry her.
    cook
    cooked
    Cooks

    10. Marina graduated from college last spring. If


    she ____________, I think her mother would
    have told her to leave the house.
    was not graduated
    is graduating
    had not graduated

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