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Present Unreal Conditionals

Present Unreal Conditionals. If Vicki weren’t such a boring teacher, I wouldn’t sleep during class. Present Unreal Conditionals. Present unreal conditionals have two clauses A clause is a group of words that have a subject and verb. Two Clauses If clause -states the condition

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Present Unreal Conditionals

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  1. Present Unreal Conditionals If Vicki weren’t such a boring teacher, I wouldn’t sleep during class.

  2. Present Unreal Conditionals • Present unreal conditionals have two clauses • A clause is a group of words that have a subject and verb. • Two Clauses • If clause-states the condition • Result clause-states the result

  3. Try it Out! • How many clauses do present unreal conditional statements have? • What is a clause? • Name the two clauses in a present unreal conditional.

  4. How do you form Present Unreal Conditionals? • If clause- If + Subject + past form of verb • Ex. If Abraham didn’t ignore Vicki, • Result clause- Subject + would + base form of verb • Ex. he would understand present unreal conditionals. • If Abraham didn’t ignore Vicki, he would understand present unreal conditionals.

  5. Try it Out? • How do you form the if clause? • How do you form the result clause? • What is the if clause in this sentence? • What is the result clause in this sentence? • Ex. Maren would make a wonderful teacher if she had more patience.

  6. Meaning of Present Unreal Conditionals • Present unreal conditionals talk about something that is untrue, impossible, or imagined. • They describe the opposite of what is true. • If teenagers went to sleep before 10:00 PM, they would be more awake in school.

  7. Try it Out! • What do present unreal conditionals describe? • Somethings that is…….. • The opp…………

  8. Would Vs. Might or Could • Use would + base form of verb to describe a definite result • Ex. If Nimfa didn’t have such a hectic lifestyle, she would sleep better. • Use might or could to describe a possible result • Ex. If students knew about the dangers of sleep-derivation, they might take their sleep habits more seriously.

  9. Try it Out! • Why do we use “would” in a present unreal conditional? • Why do we use “might” or “could” in a present unreal conditional?

  10. Questions • To make a question, use question word order in the main clause • Ex. If you were sleep-deprived, would you be able to tell? • The if clause is not needed if the condition is understood by the listener. • How would you be able to tell?

  11. Try it Out! • How do you make a question using the present unreal conditional? • Make an example question present unreal conditional.

  12. To Be • For the verb to be, use “were” for all subjects • Examples: • If I were rich, I would open my own school. • If she were rich, she would buy a new BMW. • If you were rich, what would you do? • If Ohlone College were the best school in the bay area,many students would want to go there.

  13. Try it Out! • Write a present unreal conditional sentence using the verb to be. • Write a present unreal conditional using a question. • Write a present unreal conditional using would. • Write a present unreal conditional using might.

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