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L2-CND-02 · If / when with たら

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L2-CND-02Level 2 GrammarConditions

Using たら to say if or when something happens

Use this when one event depends on another or when you want to talk about what you will do if something happens.

plain past + ら

Warm-up

Read and notice

  1. じかん が あったら、ともだち と あそびます。If I have time, I will hang out with friends.
  2. にほん へ 行ったら、おこのみやき を たべたい です。When I go to Japan, I want to eat okonomiyaki.

Structure drill

Rebuild the pattern

  1. First eventPut the first condition into plain past form.
  2. らAdd ら to create the if / when link.
  3. Next ideaSay what will happen if that condition is met.

Controlled practice

Use the lesson frames

  1. Rewrite this frame with your own class topic: If I have time, I will hang out with friends.じかん が あったら、ともだち と あそびます。
  2. Underline the grammar chunk you must keep unchanged in this pattern, then adapt the rest.にほん へ 行ったら、おこのみやき を たべたい です。

Comic strip response

Explain the conversation

  1. Weekend planじかん が あったら、なに を しますか。うみ に 行きます。
  2. Japan dreamにほん へ 行ったら、なに を したい ですか。しんかんせん に のりたい です。

Independent output

Make it your own

  1. Write one sentence about your own life using L2-CND-02.
  2. Write one sentence linked to class topic work.
  3. Circle the watch-out you need to check most carefully.
    • The verb before ら needs the plain past form.
    • Use たら for conditional ideas, not for every sequence sentence.

Success check

Mastery tick-off