What would you do if

you won the lottery?

This presentation will

provide explanation and
practice for:
 So…
What would you do if you
won the lottery!?
1. Martina would buy a new
house for herself and her
parents if she won the
lottery.
2. If Henry won the lottery,
he’d take a trip around
the world.
3. Francisco and Gabina
would buy a piano if they
became rich.
We use unreal conditionals
(also called second conditionals) in

English to talk about: A

situation that is not real, but that we
imagine
If I had a. million
.. dollars . . . I would …
If I lived in Italy . . . I would . . .
If I got a job as a chef . . . I would . . .
Are these real situations?
• Do I really have a million dollars?
• Do I really live in Italy?
• Do I really work as a chef?
 How do we make this type of
conditional grammar? Look at
these examples:
1. If my friend asked me for money, I
would lend it to her.
2. Tomas would be happier if he got a
less stressful job.
3. Speaking in English would be easier
if you practiced more frequently.

After the IF, use ______________________

tense.
In the other clause, use
_____________________.
 Form & Meaning:
When you imagine a future happening
like this, you use a past tense form after
IF;

However, the meaning is NOT past.

Ex. If I moved to a big city, I’d sell my car.

The meaning here is NOT past tense — I

didn’t move away and I didn’t sell my
car.
I’m imagining a future possibility.
 Notice that you can start these
sentences with the If-clause or
with the Would-clause:
If Marta moved abroad, she would
learn another language.
Marta would learn another
language if she moved abroad.
 Try these examples:
1. If we ____________ (have) more time
and money, we ________________ (take)
a vacation to Hawaii.

2. The world ______________ (be) a

better place if everyone
________________ (pitch) in to help
others.
 More Practice . . .
3. If you ____________ (get) more
exercise, I’m sure you ________________
(feel) healthier and happier.

4. Celia ______________ (do)

better in school if she
_____________ (sleep) more
each night.
 Important Note!
Formal grammar requires that when
making these kinds of conditional
sentences, we use WERE for the past
tense of be for all subjects (including I,
he, she).

Ex. If I were you, I would buy that

house.
She would buy a mansion if she were
wealthy.
You will probably hear many
native speakers of English use
WAS in these cases, and this is
often accepted in spoken, less
formal situations.
What would YOU do if . . .

• you became rich?

• you found a wallet on the street?
• your house caught on fire?
• your best friend moved far away?
• your child failed a test?
• there were an earthquake in
California?
• you saw a famous person on the
street?
Student Responses
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 For additional practice . . .

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