Speaking: Grammar in Speaking B1 - Lesson 4: Using 1st & 2nd Conditionals

Speaking B1

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1st & 2nd Conditionals

លក្ខខណ្ឌទី១ និងទី២

Let's talk about real possibilities in the future, and imaginary dreams in the present!

តោះនិយាយអំពីការពិតដែលអាចកើតមាននៅអនាគត (លក្ខខណ្ឌទី១) និងការស្រមើស្រមៃដែលមិនអាចកើតមាននៅបច្ចុប្បន្ន (លក្ខខណ្ឌទី២)!

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1st Conditional (Real)

លក្ខខណ្ឌទី១ (ការពិត ឬអាចកើតមាន)

If + Present , will + Verb

If I have time, I will help you. បើខ្ញុំមានពេល ខ្ញុំនឹងជួយអ្នក។

If she studies hard, she will pass. បើនាងខំរៀន នាងនឹងប្រឡងជាប់។

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2nd Conditional (Dream)

លក្ខខណ្ឌទី២ (ការស្រមើស្រមៃ)

If + Past , would + Verb

If I had a million dollars, I would travel the world. បើខ្ញុំមានលុយមួយលានដុល្លារ ខ្ញុំនឹងដើរលេងជុំវិញពិភពលោក។

If I lived in Japan, I would eat sushi every day. បើខ្ញុំរស់នៅប្រទេសជប៉ុន ខ្ញុំនឹងញ៉ាំស៊ូស៊ីរាល់ថ្ងៃ។

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Speaking Tip: Contractions

ការបង្រួញពាក្យក្នុងការនិយាយ

Native speakers rarely say "I will" or "I would".

I will → I'll If I go, I'll call you.

I would → I'd If I went, I'd call you.

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Giving Advice

ការផ្តល់ដំបូន្មាន (ដោយប្រើលក្ខខណ្ឌទី២)

"If I were you..."

យើងប្រើ "were" ជំនួសឲ្យ "was" សម្រាប់គ្រប់ប្រធានទាំងអស់ ក្នុងលក្ខខណ្ឌទី២ដែលជាការស្រមើស្រមៃ។

If I were you, I'd talk to her. បើខ្ញុំជាអ្នក ខ្ញុំនឹងនិយាយជាមួយនាង។

If I were you, I wouldn't buy that. បើខ្ញុំជាអ្នក ខ្ញុំនឹងមិនទិញវាទេ។

warning The Tense Trap!

Don't mix Real and Dream rules!

(កុំប្រើកិរិយាសព្ទអតីតកាល (Past) ជាមួយ 'will' ឲ្យសោះ!)

If I won the lottery, I will buy a car. cancel

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Speaking Conditionals movie

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to pronounce these conditionals naturally. Listen closely to the contractions!

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Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

1st Conditional (Real)

If it rains tomorrow, we ___ at home.

(បើសិនជាថ្ងៃស្អែកមានភ្លៀង ពួកយើងនឹងស្នាក់នៅផ្ទះ។)

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2nd Conditional (Dream)

If I had wings, I ___ everywhere.

(បើខ្ញុំមានស្លាប ខ្ញុំនឹងហោះហើរទៅគ្រប់ទីកន្លែង។)

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Contractions

What does I'd stand for?

(តើ I'd មកពីពាក្យពេញអ្វី?)

error GRAMMAR TRAP!

Which sentence is WRONG?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាខុស?)

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

auto_awesome Big Dreams Write down: What would you do if you could speak perfect English right now? (e.g., "If I spoke perfect English, I'd...")

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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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Ask a Question front_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Nita 2 hours ago

Teacher, can I say "If I was you"? I heard it in a movie.

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Nita! Yes, in casual, everyday speaking, many native speakers say "If I was you". However, in formal English and exams, "If I were you" is the correct grammatical form for the 2nd Conditional. It's best to learn and use "were"! school