CONDITIONALS
=FRASI IPOTETICHE
SECOND or THIRD CONDITIONAL?
I can’t speak any German but if I …………
could (can),
I …………………
(move) to Berlin.
would move
The passengers at the front of the plane were all killed, but
Alice, who was sitting at the back, survived. If she
had sat
.....................
(sit) at the front, she
................................
(die).
would
have died
SECOND or THIRD CONDITIONAL?
I met my wife when I was on a cruise. Just think! If I
hadn’t gone
............................
(not go) on that cruise, I
.............................................
(not marry) her.
wouldn’t have married
I haven’t got a car, but if I ............
had (have) one,
I ......................
(be) able to drive into the country at the
would be
weekend.
SECOND and THIRD CONDITIONAL
Nella frase principale in alternativa a WOULD si
possono trovare altri verbi modali come.....
SHOULD
COULD
MIGHT
If you won the race, you SHOULD thank your trainer.
Se vincessi la gara, dovresti ringraziare il tuo allenatore.
If he had taken his guitar, he COULD have played with the band.
Se avesse portato la chitarra, avrebbe potuto suonare con il gruppo.
If she had taken a taxi, she MIGHT have arrived on time.
Se avesse preso un taxi, sarebbe potuta arrivare in orario.
MIXED CONDITIONALS
Se non avessi mangiato troppo ieri, staresti bene ora.
If you hadn’t eaten too much yesterday, you would feel ok now.
Se avessi seguito i tuoi consigli, non sarei al verde ora.
If it had followed your advice, I wouldn’t be broke now.
Frase subordinata
PAST
PERFECT
3rd conditional
Frase principale
WOULD +
BASE FORM
2nd conditional
L’ipotesi è riferita al passato, ma il risultato è
riferito al presente.
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS PERSONALLY
What would you do if you won € 1,000,000?
What would you buy if you went shopping now?
Where would you go if you could go on holiday?
What would you do if there were an earthquake?
If you could listen to music now, what kind would you
choose?
WRITING – PART 1
ESSAY
All teenagers should learn how to cook.
Do you agree?
If teenagers were less lazy, they could cook excellent meals.
If they enjoyed cooking, they would help their parents without
making an effort.
If Italian parents did not spoil their children, they would learn
how to cook at an early age.