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Grammar Blueprint L1 • Standard Conditionals
Type I: Le Réel / Le Probable
Si + Présent ➔ Futur Simple / Impératif
Used for events that are likely to happen or general truths.
Exemple: Si tu étudies bien, tu réussiras l'examen.
Exemple: Si vous avez faim, mangez quelque chose !
Type II: L'Imaginaire / L'Improbable
Si + Imparfait ➔ Conditionnel Présent
Used for hypothetical situations in the present or unlikely future events.
Exemple: Si j'avais un milliard d'euros, j'achèterais une île.
Exemple: S'il faisait beau, nous partirions en randonnée.
Rapid-Fire Scenarios
1
Tu gagnes à la loterie demain... (Conditionnel)
Si je gagnais...
2
Il pleut ce soir... (Futur)
S'il pleut...
3
Tu es le président... (Conditionnel)
Si j'étais...
© PARALLEL PATHS: FRENCH HYPOTHETICALS
REF: 12.FR.HYP.01.SL
Chain Reaction
Activity: Interactive Hypotheticals
NOM: _________________________
DATE: _________________________
Instructions
Start with the initial condition. For each step, turn the previous result into a new condition . Choose the correct tense structure based on whether you want the scenario to be likely (Type I) or imaginary (Type II) .
1
Start (Type I)
Si je gagne ce match de tennis...
Write the result (Futur Simple)...
2
Link (Type I)
Si
,
3
Transition to Imaginary (Type II)
Now make the scenario imaginary! Si + Imparfait ➔ Conditionnel Présent
Si
,
4
Final Result (Type II)
Si
,
Short Reflection
Imagine your life in 5 years if you follow your current path. Use 3 'Si' sentences (at least one of each type).
Possible Probable Instructional Slides Le Réel vs. L'Imaginaire
Mastering Types I and II Conditionals
Unité 1.1
Parallel Paths
Type I: Le Réel
Situations that are likely, possible, or general truths.
La Condition
Si + Présent
Le Résultat
Futur Simple
"Si tu finis tes devoirs, nous irons au cinéma."
Note: Impératif
Use for commands:
Note: Présent
Use for facts:
Type II: L'Imaginaire
Situations that are hypothetical, unlikely, or contrary to present fact.
"Si j'étais riche, j'achèterais un château."
Fact: I am not rich. Result: No castle (currently).
Quand l'utiliser ?
Dreams and wishes
Unlikely future events
Advice (Si j'étais toi...)
La Condition
Si + Imparfait
Le Résultat
Cond. Présent
La Réaction en Chaîne
Let's build a path. The RESULT of one student becomes the CONDITION for the next.
Step 1: Type I
"Si on étudie sérieusement..."
"...on [FUTUR SIMPLE]"
PRÉPAREZ VOS FEUILLES !
Impossible Past Instructional Slides L'Impossible Passé
Regret, History, and Alternate Realities
Si + Plus-que-parfait
Cond. Passé
Le Regret Total
Type III: Events that didn't happen in the past.
Condition (Non-réalisée)
Si + PQP
"Si j'avais su..."
Résultat (Impairé)
Cond. Passé
"...je serais venu."
Conjugation Check!
Plus-que-parfait
Avais/Étais + Participe Passé
Conditionnel Passé
Aurais/Serais + Participe Passé
"Note: Both require auxiliary verbs and the past participle. Watch out for agreement with 'être'!"
Mission: Effet Papillon
Imagine you could go back in time to change one detail in a movie plot.
Exemple: Titanic
"Si le capitaine avait vu l'iceberg plus tôt, le paquebot n'aurait pas coulé."
Fact 1 (Action)
He didn't see the iceberg early.
Fact 2 (Result)
The ship sank.
Le Labo de Logique
La Réalité (Passé)
Je n'ai pas étudié.
J'ai raté l'examen.
L'Hypothèse (Type III)
"Si j'avais étudié, j'aurais réussi l'examen."
Your Turn!
Translate these regrets in your head:
"If we had left earlier, we wouldn't have missed the train."
"If they had known about the party, they would have come."
Watch out for reflexives! (S'être amusé...)
Alternate History Activity Worksheet Alternate Realities
Activity: Historical Speculation
Dossier: 12.FR.HYP.02.WS
NOM: _________________________
Directives
In this exercise, you will rewrite history. Use the Type III Conditional structure (Si + Plus-que-parfait ➔ Conditionnel Passé) to describe what would have happened if key events had gone differently. Focus on subject-verb agreement and auxiliary choice (avoir vs. être).
1
L'Invention du Web (1989)
Fact: Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. Our lives changed forever.
Scenario A: If he hadn't invented the web...
Si _____________________________________________________________________________,
nous _____________________________________________________________________________.
2
La Révolution Française (1789)
Fact: King Louis XVI was executed. The monarchy was abolished.
Scenario B: If the King had escaped to Austria...
Si _____________________________________________________________________________,
l'histoire de France ____________________________________________________________.
3
La Mission Apollo 11 (1969)
Fact: Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. The mission was a success.
Scenario C: If the lunar module had crashed...
Si _____________________________________________________________________________,
les États-Unis ____________________________________________________________________.
Ma Ligne de Temps Personnelle
Reflect on your own life. Think of three significant decisions or events from your past. How would your present life be different today if those events had never happened?
Rappel: Use "Si + Plus-que-parfait" for the past condition and "Conditionnel Passé" for the past result.
Événement 1
Si j'avais...
j'aurais...
Événement 2
Si nous étions...
nous aurions...
Événement 3
Si mes parents...
ma vie aurait...
Chasse aux Erreurs !
One sentence in this pair is grammatically INCORRECT . Circle the correct one and explain why the other is wrong.
A) Si j'avais étudié, j'aurais passé l'examen.
B) Si j'aurais étudié, j'avais passé l'examen.
Explication:
