To start, let's have this activity
f condition result
Past Perfect would have + past participle
If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a car.
If I had had enough money, I would have gone to Japan.
If I had enough money, I would go to Japan.
Notice that we are thinking about the future condition.
We use the PAST simple tense to talk about the future condiiton.
Would + base form of the verb to talk about future result or outcome.
The thing about this is that there is an UNREAL possibility that the conditional
will happen.
We use first if there is a real possibility that this condition will happen, or
pwede mangyari
We use the simple present verb in if clause, and will + base form of the verb in
the main clause.
When we talk about BASE FORM OF THE VERB, this is the simplest form of the verb na
walang ending. Walang s, ing, d, or ed.
These are the verbs or words that we usually see in the dictionary..
In 2nd degree conditionals, we use it to talk about the impossible...
What would you do if you
WHY? You're probably not going to have such amount of money. It's not real, just
imaginary.
This is in the first conditional, this is MUCH possible to happen. It's more liely
that you have a money to buy the new shoes.
Ginagamit
What is the memorable nagging did your family give you? I'm sure your family has
given you some reminders. Perhaps, you have heard of nuggests of advice which made
an impression on you.
Meanwhile, let's take a look at this sentence
What do you notice about these sentences?
Yes, all these sentences start with the word if and are composed of two clauses.
All of them are conditional sentences.
The question is: what makes it different from the other conditional sentences that
we have discussed before?
We talk about the PAST. We talk about the condition in the PAST that DID NOT HAPPEN
that is why there is no possiblility to happen. Sabi nga nila, we can't change the
past.
The third conditional is just like a dream but with no possibility of the dream
coming true.
I do NOT mean to disrespect singers/artists/song writers NOR question their poetic
license. I'm simply exercising my academic freedom, teaching a lesson in a
language.
Were you able to identify which part of that song was actually grammatically
questionable?
Hmmm, this is a good question, Michelle!
Must is a much more definite modal verb than the others. It is a helping verb that
adds the meaning that something is required or necessary, that something is likely,
or that someone should do something. It doesn’t fit in this conditional sentence.
This is an unreal conditional, meaning you are imagining that a past situation was
different.
“If it had not been for the English oak, England could not have ruled colonies in
the world.”
We know that English ruled colonies around the world. We are imagining what might
have stopped England from ruling colonies all over the world. Must isn’t used to
express that.
Must isn’t used in the third conditional.
This conditional is used to talk about the unreal possibility or impossible events.
They establish the course of action that would follow, where something to happen is
either hypothetical or surreal
Nature: unreal (impossible) or improbable situations.
Time: present; the TENSE is past, but we are talking about the present, now.
e.g. If I knew her name, I would tell you.
If I were you, I would tell my father.
This conditional talks about the past, unlike the first and second which discusses
events in the real or unreal future. These conditions, too, are therefore
impossible, because they have either already occurred or might have occurred but
won’t anymore. For example:
Nature: unreal
Time: Past (so we are talking about a situation that was not so in the past.)
e.g. If you had warned me, I would not have told your father about that party.(But
you didn't, and I have).
I would tell them that second-degree conditionals are used to describe hypothetical
and unlikely situations that expresses the wish of a different present. Third-
degree conditionals, however, are used to describe a different past than the one
that had happened.
Present Unreal conditionals is used to talk about what you would generally do in
imaginary situations
Note: You can also use might, could, should, instead of would to show.
Never use when instead of if in unreal or imaginary conditions.
If I knew how to drive a car, I would go office by car. (But I don't know how to
drive a car)
If the student had discussed the topic more in his essay, the text would have been
stronger.
If this information had been taught years ago, we would not have had so many
problems.
The past unreal is formed as follows.
If I had read the privacy policies on the website carefully, I would have avoided
the problem.
Use:
If she had used separate accounts for work and personal email, she would have
avoided the trouble.
(Real situation: She used the same email account for personal and work email. She
got in trouble)
If he hadn't made his passwords difficult, the thieves would have been able to
access his accounts.
(Real situation: His passwords were difficult. The thieves did not access his
accounts)
Describe mistakes or regrets you or someone you know have made and ways that
you/they could have avoided making the mistakes.
Someone stole the vendor's phone and wallet containing 30k amount of cash which she
earned from selling plants. She laid her belongings on the ground. If she hadn't
put them on the ground, no one would have stolen it. If she had put her purse and
phone closer to her, she'd still have them.
