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Present and past hypothetical conditionals

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We use the second conditional (if + past , would + verb) to talk hypothetically about past situation.

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We use the third conditional (if + past perfect, would have + PP) to talk hypothetically about past situation.

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if + past simple/continuous, + subject + would/could/may/might + verb (base form)
we use this structure to express hypothetical situations in the present and future
if + past perfect, + subject + would/could/may/might + have + PP
we use this structure to express hypothetical situations in the past
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This is the structure for present unreal conditionals:
If + subject + _______ , subject + _______ + verb +.
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This is the structure for present unreal conditionals:
If + subject + _______ , subject + _______ + _______ + PP.
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In present unreal conditionals, we use __________ in the consequence or result clause.
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In past unreal conditionals, we use __________ in the consequence or result clause.
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In preset unreal conditionals, we use __________ in the condition or if clause.
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In past unreal conditionals, we use __________ in the condition or if clause.
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Perfect modals are formed by using _______ followed by '_______ ' we must always use the _______ form of verbs. this combination always goes together to refer to past situations.
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Past perfect is formed by using _______ (with all subjects) followed by the _______ form of verbs.
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  • If I had studied more, I would have been accepted to Yale University.
  • You wouldn’t have overslept if you had gone to bed earlier.
  • Julie would move to New York City if she knew how to speak English.
  • If it hadn’t rained all week, we would have gone to the beach on the weekend.
  • If you had called me earlier, I would have picked you up at the airport.
  • If I won the lottery, I would quit my job.
  • I wouldn’t go back to your ex-husband if I were you.
  • Mary would have gone to the party if her car hadn’t broken down.
  • If I knew how to drive, I would go on a road trip across the USA.
  • If I had a lot of money, I would buy an apartment.
  • If she were my sister, I would not let her travel by herself.
  • My dad would have traveled to Argentina with me if he hadn’t lost his passport.
  • present unreal conditional
  • past unreal conditional
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Complete the text using only second conditional structures (Present unreal Conditional).

If I Won The Lottery
I can imagine what my life __________ like if I __________ the lottery. Wow! I __________ so many things, and my life would be so different. I would love the chance to change my life with the money. The first thing I would do is buy a big, new house. I live in a small apartment, and I have always dreamed of living in a big house in the country. With all that money, I could buy anything I wanted. I don’t have a car right now, so I would buy a new car. Or, I might even __________ a new motorcycle. I like motorcycles, and I can imagine myself driving down the highway with the wind in my hair.
Of course, I if I won the lottery, I should give some of the money to charity. I __________ my money to a charity that helps sick children. Also, if any of my friends __________ anything, I could help them pay for it.  I know many people that have student loans, and I could help them pay the loans back. That __________ them very happy. Plus, if I won a lot of money, I would certainly save some of it in the bank.
Also, I think that if I won a huge amount of money, I would __________ a business. I love to cook, and I have always wanted to open a restaurant. With all that money I could open a fancy restaurant.
However, I know one thing I would not do is travel. I have a friend who won $100, 000 in the lottery three years ago. She took the money and travelled for three months. I think she is crazy. Travelling is nice, but then she had nothing left after her vacation.
I think, however, that the only problem with dreaming about the money I could win is that I have never even played the lottery before. As they say: “You can’t win if you don’t play.”
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Complete the following text using the structres for Past Unreal Conditionals (third conditional)

If I had known… If I _______ (know) that my grandmother was going to die young, I _______ (plan) a special trip for the two of us. If she had said no to the trip, I _______ (insist). If we _______ (go) on our weekend away, I _______ (take) lots of pictures. I would have taken her to a nice restaurant on an island somewhere and I _______ (ask) her all about her favourite memories with my mother. If I had known that she was going to die early and that I was going to inherit her sewing machine, I would have asked her to teach me how to quilt. If my grandfather _______ (die) shortly after her, I _______ (visit) him regularly. I’m sure he _______ (stay) with us in the summer months. If I had known that my grandfather would die a few weeks after her, I would have asked him to go on a trip, too. I would have asked him to write me one last letter. If I had known that my grandparents were going to die a few weeks apart, I would have taken some videos of them with my kids. I _______ (told) them how much they meant to me. If only I had known…