1. Second conditional
Verb + ing / to infinitive
can , could , be able to
3º E.S.O Unit 8

2. CONDITIONALS
• What are conditionals in English grammar?
If you study
She will get that new mobile
They won’t travel abroad this summer
– They describe the result of something that might
happen (in the present or future) or might have
happened but didn't (in the past). They can be: real
and unreal
You will pass
If she works hard
if they don't have money

3. CONDITIONALS
• We studied those related to real or possible
situations first -. FIRST CONDITIONAL
• IF PRESENT SIMPLE / WILL+ INFINITIVE
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE SUBJECT + WILL/WON’T + INFINITVE
If it rains
If I study today
If I have enough money
if the train is delayed
if she doesn't leave soon
If I see her
I won't go to the park
I'll go to the party tonight
I'll buy some new shoes
She'll be late
She'll miss the bus
I'll tell her
REMEMBER THAT THE ORDER IS NOT FIXED
SUBJECT + WILL/WON’T + INFINITIVE IF + PRESENT SIMPLE
I won't go to the park
I'll go to the party tonight
I'll buy some new shoes
She'll be late
She'll miss the bus
I'll tell her
If it rains
If I study today
If I have enough money
if the train is delayed
if she doesn't leave soon
If I see her

4. • Now you will see those talking about
imagined, impossible or unreal future
stuations.
• It uses the ‘simple past’ with ‘modal + base
verb’
‘If I won the lottery, I would buy a house
'If you met Mario Casas what would you ask
him?’
'If you met Scarlet Johanson what would you ask
her?’

6. I WOULD…
• What would you do if you could be invisible for
a day?
• What would you do if you had 1 million
dolars?
• What would you do if you could fly?
• Where would you go if you could go
anywhere?
• Who would you meet if you could met
anyone?

7. What would you do if these things happened
to you?
Complete the sentences
If I lived to be a hundred and ten, I'd have a big
birthday party.
• 1. If I went to New York, …….
• 2. If I found a rare animal, ….
• 3. If I forgot to do my homework, …
• 4. If I saw a bank robber, …..
• 5. If I met somebody famous, ….
• 6. If I found a dinosaur's egg, ….
• 7. If I forgot my best friend's birthday, …
• 8. If I won a lot of money, ….
• 9. If I lost my friend's favourite book, …
• 10. If I became President, ….

8. •
http://www.autoenglish.org/tenses/gr.con2.pdf
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammarchalle
nge/pdfs/gc_38_2nd_conditional_quizzes.pdf
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http://spol.unica.it/didattica/Giordano/Lingua%20Inglese%201/Grammar/
Second%20Conditional%20_1.pdf
http://learnwithsofa.com/grammar/ilc6/the_second_conditional.pdf
http://www.global-
english.com/custom/courses/pdf/sample%20c%20_%20the%20second%2
0conditional.pdf
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/snapshot/pdfs/second_conditional.pdf

9. Verb + ing / to infinitive
When one verb is followed by another, the second
verb can be either an infinitive or an –ing form.
Some verbs can be followed by either an
infinitive, or an –ing form but with a change in
meaning.
These are some of the most common ones.
I like watching old films on TV.
I like to wash up as soon as I finish eating
Something you
love, your hobbie
, for example
Something you want to do , a plan
She likes to go to the swimming pool on Monday , she can’t
go on Saturday

10. • LIKE
• HATE
• LOVE
• PREFER
–I like getting up early in summer
–I hate dancing, so don't ask me to
–I prefer walking to taking the bus
–Would you like to come with me?
–I love to take part in a musical
They express liking if they are followed
by a gerund
If they are followed by an infinitive they
express wishes ( deseos)

12. COULD / CAN / BE ABLE TO
• We have studied that modal verb CAN is used
in the present tense to talk about abilities
we have nowadays or things we can do now.
My friend Guylene can sing very well, she
has a beautiful voice
• ....SHORT VIDEOScanWorst Singer Ever.avi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXvqM4xXe-U
• MODAL VERBS
• -Followed by infinitive without TO
• - Don’t change
- Their negative form is made with NOT
- - (Exception: HAVE TO/ DON’T HAVE TO)

13. • She has a brother who is 20 years now, but
when he was 5 he COULD play the drums very
well
• ....SHORT VIDEOScanSystem of a Down-
Toxicity, Drum Cover, 5 Year Old Drummer,
Jonah Rocks.avi
• I love music and I think that I WILL BE ABLE TO
play like him in a the future.
• ....SHORT VIDEOScanGrandma
Drummer.avi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z4PKBNzmuo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRhoHN8x_00

14. PAST PRESENT FUTURE
COULD CAN WILL BE ABLE TO
I COULD N’T read when I was
3 years old
She can’t believe she is going to NY
Will you be able to fix the car
tomorrow? No , I won’t be able to
fix it tomorrow

15. What could you do when you were
a child?

16. What can you do now?

17. What will you be able to do in the
future?