Условные предложения. 11 класс.

11 class

CONDITIONALS

Conditional I

The Present Perfect may also be used in subordinate clause.

When I have read the book, you can have it. I will come as soon as I have finished.

Conditional II

In unreal conditionals, to talk about present or [ulure situations, use a past tense (either simple pr continuous) in the subordinate clause and would + bare infinitive in the main clause.

If my grandfather was/were still alive, he would be a hundred today.

If you were driving from London to Glasgow, which way would yow go?

I'd(would) offer to give you a lift if I had my car here.

Notice that we sometimes use if...were instead of if...was.

Conditional III

When we talk about something that might have happened in the past, but didn’t, then we use if

+ Past Perfect in the subordinate clause and would have + participle II in the main clause.

If I had known how difficult the job was, I wouldn’t have taken it. If she hadn’t been ill, she would have gone to the concert.

In unreal conditionals, we can also use could/might/should (have) instead of would (have). If l lived out of town, I could take up gardening.

They might have found a better hotel if they had driven a few more kilometres.

In some unreal conditionals we use mixed tenses.

If Bob wasn't so lazy, he would have passed the exam easily.

If the doctor had been called earlier, she would still be alive today.

Task 1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.

1.       As soon as it                                     (stop) raining, I                          (leave).

2.       When we                     (arrive) in London tomorrow we             (go) straight to Oxford Street.

3.       They                                     (not speak) to you unless you                            (apologize).

4.        Don’t worry. Не                              (send) you а reply as soon as he                       (read) your mail.

5.       When I                                    (watch) the video, 1                             (give) it back to you, I promise!

6.       Let’s                             (take) some sandwiches with us in case we                          (get) hungry later.

7.        Your English                                  (get) any better unless you                                   (speak) more.

8.       You can take the dictionary back to the shop as long as you                                       (have) а receipt.

9.        If you                                 (not hurry) up, we                            (not be able) to watch the beginning of the

match.