​we'll start with conditionals

​

What were those?

​Sometimes we call them 'if clauses'. 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 are made using different English verb tenses.

What are the four main kinds of conditionals?​

We can use it to talk about things that are possible and/or likely in the future

• If it rains later, we'll stay at home.​

​FIRST CONDITIONAL

It is used to talk about general truths and facts.

• If you add two and two, you get four.​

​ZERO CONDITIONAL

​CONDITIONALS

What tenses are we using in each case?​

Things that didn't happen in the past and their imaginary results.

• If I had studied harder, I would have passed.

​THIRD CONDITIONAL

Things that are impossible in the present or likely in the future. (Hypothetical situations)​

• ​If I won the lottery, I would sail arund the world.

​SECOND CONDITIONAL

​CONDITIONALS

SoWhat tenses do we use in each case?

• I'd rather have a small bedroom on my own than a large one with my sister.

• I'd rather not travel late at night.​

​i'd rather

• If only it wasn't raining!

• ​If only I could understand Italian better!

• I wish those kids wouldn't scream so loud.​

• I wish I'd packed my shoes.​

​i wish/if only

​how to talk about wishes and preferences

What are we wishing for in each case? What tenses do we use?

​Now we're off to the passive voice

Some text here about the topic of discussion

​The passive voice

Remember that the sentence order in English is Subject - Verb - Object. In the passive voice, the object takes subject position, and the actual doer of the action becomes the agent. We always use the verb to be to form the PV, and in informal language we can use get.

• The house was bought by the teacher.

• ​She got caught stealing nail polish.

Subject | Subject

Don't steal nail polish. If you do, don't get caught.​