3 Virtual Reality
First Conditional
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We won't go if it rains.
If you tell me some titles عنوانين , I'll look for them in the library.
Read these two sentences. Are they used to talk about :
a) unlikely situations in the future?
b) possible situations in the future?
The answer is b
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will + infinitive |
if + present tense |
First Conditional
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if + simple present, will +infinitive: We use this condition to talk about possible future events which depend on other future events. e.g., If you go to the Science Museum, you will see a lot of interesting exhibitions. نسبة حدوث الذهاب ممكنة -أي تتوفر لك إمكانية الذهاب لزيارة المتحف العلمي. |
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More examples: If you study , you will pass your tests. متوقع منك أن تدرس If you telephone me, I 'll give you all the information you need. لديك إمكانية الاتصال بي ومتوقع منك أن تتصل My sister won't go to Spain if she does not pass her exams. |
Second Conditional
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If you studied, you would pass all your tests.
If they invented virtual reality holidays, I'd go on a world tour.
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would+ infinitive |
if + past tense |
Second Conditional
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if + simple past, would +infinitive: We use this condition to talk about imagined, unlikely or sometimes impossible events in the future e.g., If you studied , you would pass all your tests. غير متوقع منك أن تدرس If you telephoned me. I would give you all the information you need. غير متوقع منك أن تتصل بي If I had wings. I would fly around you. هنا أتخيل أنني أمتلك جناحين |
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Write about your ideal future. Think about your home, job, family, etc. Write conditional sentences to explain why you would like this kind of life: |
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I 'd like to be a teacher of English in the future. If I was a teacher, I would speak in English most of the time. I would also love my students and help them be fluent speakers in English. I would raise a lot of money to buy a big house. If I were 28, I would get married and if I get married, I would have 3 kids and I would raise them to be useful elements عناصر مفيدة in the society. |