Alright, everyone! Open your books to page 34. Today we'll study the conditionals. Yay
we're gonna learn something new today! Yeah and it's gonna be boring as hell.
And i'm the one saying this. Don't pay attention to him. How bad can it be?
We have the zero conditional, the first conditional, the second conditional,
the third conditional... If only there was a fun, entertaining and useful way to learn
about this! If you are already a RealLifer, you know that there is! If you are new here,
you'll see that learning English does not have to be boring! As you just saw, conditionals can be
a bit tricky to learn. There are so many of them and too many details to remember. But don't worry,
even if you have not formally studied them, you have most certainly heard them being used in
conversation and you've probably even used them yourself. Let's check out how much you remember.
Yeah this is an example of the Zero Conditional! So in today's lesson, I'm going to help you to
review and understand the English Conditionals so that you can use them in your daily conversations.
To make it even more meaningful, you'll see them being used in natural conversations with our
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Let's get started with the basics. So what is a conditional sentence?
That's easy. Now, conditionals are sentences in which one thing can only happen
if, when or as long as a certain stipulation occurs. Look at how Emma used a conditional
sentence to express the relation between one's learning and their comfort zone.
This is another example of the zero conditional like the one that we saw at the beginning.
Now let me ask you: Conditional sentences are divided into two parts, true or false?
This is true. To experience learning (the results) can only happen if you
step out there and feel uncomfortable (the condition).
If you don't step out there into that space you don't get to have that experience. We have the
IF-clause that tells us what's needed (the condition), and the Result-clause tells us
the action. Try to identify the IF-clause and the Result-clause in these sentences.
There are four basic types of Conditionals in English. Zero: If you stop growing, you start
dying. First: If you don't go through the moments of boredom, you're not going to be able to learn
the language. Second: If you could create a video for english learners, what topic would you choose?
Third: If i hadn't practiced day after day, my English wouldn't have improved so much. Now
you may be asking yourself: But how do I use them in real life?
First you need to understand which ideas they express and then how they are formed.
So let's start with the Zero Conditional. If you stop growing, you start dying.
A future possibility? A fact, something obvious?
A hypothetical future situation? A regret or past consequence?
So, Zero Conditionals basically work like this: when A happens,
B happens. That's it, you can use it when talking about facts or general truths. For
that reason you're going to use the present simple for the two parts. Give it a try:
How would you complete this sentence using the simple present of the verbs in brackets?
Bonus question: Can we change the order of the IF-clause and say "you start dying if you stop
growing?" Yes! It doesn't change the meaning at all. However you do need to pay attention. If
you're writing the IF-clause at the end, then you have to remove the comma. Another example of the
Zero Conditional is something that we always say here at RealLife: If you don't use it, you lose
it. We believe so much in it that we've built the RealLife App for you to connect with learners from
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Now let's move on to the First Conditional. Take a look: So we use it to talk about a real
future possibility, to make a suggestion or to discuss future plans.
We call it Possible Conditional because there are real chances of the action happening. So
the IF-clause will be in the Present Simple and the Result-clause will be in the Future.
Now it's your turn, try to organize this conditional sentence using the words from the box.
If I find a teacher and i pay them money, they will teach me. Now here's a bonus tip for you.
There are many ways to refer to the future in English such as using will, the Present Simple,
going to, may or might and so much more. Now let's take a look at the Second Conditional.
Is this question asking about an imaginary future situation or a past consequence of an action?
Now if you answered an Imaginary Future Situation,
you're right! The second conditionals are Improbable Conditional
and they are all about imagining a present or future that you think is unreal or improbable.
That's why we use would for the Result-clause and the Past Simple for the IF-clause.
Look at this simplified version of the question and answer to better understand the structure:
That's right! Notice we often contract the word would to just apostrophe D when
it comes after a pronoun like "I". See how Jack pronounces it here:
Now it's your turn to practice using the Second Conditional. So let me know in the comments below:
if you could create a video for english learners, what topic would you choose? So
now pause the video for a second and complete the sentence: If i could create a video for
english learners, i'd talk about... Moving on to the Third Conditional.
So take a look at this sentence: If i hadn't moved to Spain, I would have moved to an Asian country.
So this is the Impossible Conditional and we're going to use a Third Conditional sentence to
refer to something that didn't happen in the past and speculate the consequences of it.
So to form a Third Conditional sentence, you'll use the Past Perfect with the IF-clause
and would or might plus the Present Perfect for the Result.
So let's take a look at how I used it here when asking Anna about a past opportunity that she had.
Alright, now choose the correct alternative to complete these Third Conditional sentences.
Now that we've seen all of the main conditionals,
let's recap using Leo's advice from the beginning of the video.
Alright so Zero is to talk about facts, we use the Present Simple and Present Simple.
First: to talk about possibilities. The Present Simple and Future.
Second: to talk about improbabilities. Past Simple and then would plus a verb.
Then the Third: impossibilities. The Past Perfect and would or might and the Present Perfect.
Now, before we practice them a little bit more, I want to invite you to pay attention
to how conditionals are being used when you are watching a TV series or video or maybe listening
to a podcast or even speaking with a friend. Take a moment to observe how they are used in real life
and don't be afraid to even pause and listen to it a couple of times if you need to. Don't forget
to like this lesson so that you can easily come back to it and redo the activities. Ah! And let
me know in the comments down below if you would like a lesson on Mixed Conditionals. Ah yeah!
Which conditional is this?
What do you hear?
You don't have to use IF in the IF-clause true or false?
For example, when the pandemic is over i'll travel to Argentina.
Complete these conditional sentences with your own ideas
and make sure that you comment something positive on other people's ideas.