Conditionals

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THE CONDITIONAL CLAUSES.

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. GIVE AT LEAST TWO ANSWERS FOR EACH ONE.

  1. IF I WERE/was A BOY/GIRL

  2. IF I WERE A TEACHER

  3. IF I WERE MY MOTHER/FATHER,

  4. IF I'D BEEN BORN IN AFRICA,

  5. UNLESS I HAD LOTS OF MONEY,

What is a conditional? what is the structure?

__________________________________ , __________________________________

How many conditionals are there?

1. 0 CONDITIONAL 4.

2. 5.

3. 6.

(also, modals and imperatives can be used within the conditional. See grammar base here.)

Practice all conditionals here. https://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditional12.htm

Explain the following particles and/or uses of the conditional:

  • if

  • unless

  • I wish... // if only...

  • Had I...

time clauses:

  • when

  • as soon as

  • as long as

  • provided that

  • when, until, by the time, etc.

Practice these particles here. https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/unless-even-if-provided-as-long-conditionals/test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/unless-even-if-provided-as-long-conditionals/

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Game: http://eslgamesworld.com/members/games/ClassroomGames/Billionaire/Conditionals%20Billionaire%20Game/index.html


I WISH / IF ONLY

Wishes (From britishcouncil.org)

We use past tense forms to talk about wishes:

  • We use past tense modals would and could to talk about wishes for the future:

I don’t like my work. I wish I could get a better job.

That’s a dreadful noise. I wish it would stop.

I always have to get home early. I wish my parents would let me stay out later.

  • We use past tense forms to talk about wishes for the present:

I don’t like this place. I wish I lived somewhere more interesting.

These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we were travelling first class.

Everyone wishes they had more free time.

John wishes he wasn’t so busy.

I wish it wasn’t so cold.

  • We use the past perfect to talk about wishes for the past:

I wish I had worked harder when I was at school.

Mary wishes she had listened to what her mother told her.

I wish I hadn’t spent so much money last month.

Practice here. https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/wish_if_only.htm


IF ONLY / I WISH

+ WOULD If only I could see her one more time // if only my neighbour would stop feeding street cats...

+ PAST SIMPLE I wish you didn't do that again // I wish she came home soon


+ PAST PERFECT If only I hadn't started smoking // he wishes you had called him

HAD I....

Had I known the answer, I would have passed the exam...

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