Conditionals
Type |
1: REAL PRESENT |
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If - clause |
Main clause |
Use |
If + Present Simple Unless (if not) |
Imperative Future Present Simple Can/may/must+V |
Real or very probable situation in the present or future |
Type |
2: UNREAL PRESESENT |
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If + Past Simple If I were you… |
Would Could might |
Improbable situation in the present or future; advice |
Type |
3: UNREAL PAST |
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If + Past Perfect |
Would Could + have V3 might |
Unreal or improbable situation in the past; regrets and criticism |
Complete the sentences below and appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. If I have time, I _______ (write) to him.
2. If today _______ (be) Sunday, we could go to the beach.
3. If I didn’t have to study, we _______ (go out) tonight.
4. If it hadn’t snowed, we _______ (leave) yesterday.
5. If you are in Paris, _______ (call) me.
6. She would have sold the house, if she _______ (find) the right buyer.
7. If I have time, I usually _______ (walk) to work.
8. If you _______ (go) to the post office, please mail this letter for me.
9. If I finished the dress before Sunday, I _______ (give) it to my sister for her birthday.
10. If I had seen the movie, I _______ (tell) you about it last night.
11. He would give you the money, if he _______ (have) any.
12. She _______ (call) you, if she had needed your help.
13. We could go for a drive if today _______ (be) Friday.
14. I _______ (accept) if they invite me to the party.
15. If they had known him, they _______ (talk) to him.
16. If I heard form Jane, I _______ (call) you.
17. If I _______ (hear) from Jane, I would have called you.
18. We would have arrived sooner, if we _______ (lose) our way.
19. If I _______ (be) you, I _______ (spend) the week-end in London.
20. If Terry _______ (like) coffee, he _______ (go) to the coffee shop every day.
Речення з дієсловом TO WISH
Форма |
Уживання |
Приклад |
I wish + subject + Past Simple (If only = “I wish” but more emphatic) |
We express a wish about a present situation which we want to be different. |
I wish he were with us now. Шкода, що він не з нами зараз. If only he were with us! Якби тільки він був зараз із нами! |
I wish + subject + would V (if only) Note. We never say: I wish I would |
We express a wish for a change in a future. |
I wish she would ever stop smoking. Шкода, що вона ніколи не припинить палити. |
I wish + Past Perfect (if only) |
We express a regret or a wish that something happened or didn’t happen in the past. |
I wish he hadn’t failed his test last term. Шкода, що він не склав цей іспит у минулому семестрі. |
Complete the sentences below and appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets.
1. I wish _______ (meet) with you when you were in town.
2. Jack wishes he _______ (send) the letter yesterday.
3. If only people _______ (fly).
4. Jane wishes she _______ (go) to London, but she has to work.
5. I wish your brother _______ (stop) drinking.
6. I wish it _______ (be) so cold now.
7. Paula wishes Jack _______ (talk) so much yesterday.
8. I wish you _______ (not be) so lazy.
9. Kate wishes you _______ (type) faster.
10. Mr. Brown wishes his students _______ (work) better last term.
11. If only it _______ (be) Indian summer now.
12. Melanie wished she _______ (not mention) Patrick’s name in the conversation.
13. Now Dan wished he _______ (study) harder at school.
14. I wish I _______ (know) the answer to this question.
15. The Davises wished they never _______ (board) that plane.
16. We wish your cat _______ (not leave) mice at our door.
17. My brother wished he _______ (not go) to college that day. He got an F!
18. I wish I _______ (be) Sherlock Holmes and _______ (can) solve the mystery.
19. Thousands of people wish the volcano eruption _______ (not start) yet.
20. The police inspector wished there _______ (be) more witness to the crime.