1. Conditional Sentences Introduction Ron Cowan, Ph.D. PP Slides: Yuri Vedrashko November 2006

2. Translate these sentences into your L1 1.If you see my sister, you’ll know that she’s pregnant. 2.If you saw my sister, you’d know she’s pregnant. 3.If you had seen my sister, you would have known that she was pregnant.

3. If a gas is heated, it expands If she plays bridge with him, they always lose big. If we can save the bald eagle from extinction, we can certainly ensure the survival of all endangered species. If it’s snowing out there, my car must be completely covered. If he has an IQ of 182, then I’m another Einstein! You will miss your airplane if you don’t leave now. If you see him, don’t tell him anything. If I had enough money, I would go to Paris. Had I known you were coming, I would have done it.

4. If a gas is heated, it expands If she plays bridge with him, they always lose big. If we can save the bald eagle from extinction, we can certainly ensure the survival of all endangered species. If it’s snowing out there, my car must be completely covered. If he has an IQ of 182, then I’m another Einstein! You will miss your plane if you don’t leave now. If you see him, don’t tell him anything. I would go to Paris if I had enough money. Had I known you were coming, I would have done it.

5. Structure A conditional sentence has 2 clauses: A first clause may begin with if to express a contingency (possibility) A second clause may express a result that occurs if the contingency happens

6. General meaning If A occurs, then B happens

7. General types I.Factual conditionals II.Future conditionals III.Imaginative conditionals

8. I. Factual conditionals A. Timeless Generic Habitual B. Time-bound Implicit inference Explicit inference

9. II. Future conditionals A.Future result B.Future conditionals with Other Speech Acts

10. III. Imaginative conditionals A.Hypothetical B.Counterfactual

11. Typical mistakes: 1.a. If I had studied harder, I would pass. b. If I had studied harder, I would have passed. 2.a. If I had your problem, I will kill myself. b. If I had your problem, I would kill myself. 3.a. If I had stood closer, I will recognize you. b. If I had stood closer, I would have recognized you. 4.a. If I had bought that book, I can pass that test. b. If I had bought that book, I could have passed that test. 5.a. If I had bought the car back then, I would save some money. b. If I had bought the car back then, I would have saved some money.

12. General types I.Factual conditionals II.Future conditionals III.Imaginative conditionals

13. Click below for further exploration I.Factual conditionalsFactual conditionals II.Future conditionalsFuture conditionals III.Imaginative conditionalsImaginative conditionals