If I had a Million Dollars....

This was one of the most popular songs when I was a teen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXdFTh1yX2c

The conditional tense is one of my most favourite tenses to use in writing!   It is full of possibility!   “A conditional sentence expresses a condition that leads to, or does not lead to, a specific result.” (Gallagher, 2009, p.116).  The way I like to think of the conditional sentence is this; If _____, then _____ will (or will not) happen.

The conditional sentence follows the basic structure of subordinator + subject+ verb (+rest of clause).  It is good to remember that “different types of conditional sentences express differences in time (present, future, past) and differences in degree of reality or truth” (Gallagher, 2009, p.116).

I am finding in writing,  some students are having some difficulty using the conditional tense.   Please review these little exercises and try the quiz.   We will have our own little quiz at the end of this week (hint!  hint!)
Remember:

If you study, you will do well!
Don't be the one to say:

If I had studied,  I would have gotten a perfect mark!  

Give these exercises a try:

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional-exercise-1.html

What would YOU do with a million dollars??