Conditional SentencesПридаточные условные
предложения
Состоит из 2 предложений :
If-clause + Main Clause
Example :
If it rains tomorrow, we will not come.
If-clause Main Clause
Conditional Sentences. Type 0
Когда мы говорим об обычных вещах
Present tense в обоих предложениях
Example :
If you heat water to 100°C, it boils.
Present Tense Present Tense
Conditional Sentences. Type 1
маловероятные события
If-clause ~ Present TenseMain Clause ~ Future Tense
Example :
If I feel sick, I will not go to school.Present Tense Future Tense
If it rains tomorrow, the match will be cancelled.
Exercise One
1. If you ___________________ (not come), You ________________ (miss ) the show.
do not come
will miss
2. John __________________ (buy) a car if he
_____________ (get) a job.
will buy
gets
3. Mary ________________(get) a toothache if
she_________________ (eat) too many sweets.
gets
eats
Conditional Sentences. Type 2
почти нереальные события. Сам говорящий не рассматривает событие в реальной
плоскости, а просто предполагает, что было "бы" если "бы". If-clause ~ Past Tense
Main Clause ~ would + an infinitive
Example :
If he were a bird, he would fly across the harbour.
Past Tense Would + infinitive
If I had $200,000 now, I would buy a car.
Использование глагола to be
В придаточных условных предложениях 2 типа мы используем were для всех местоимений
I were You wereHe, she, it
were
We wereThey were
If I were you, I would buy that house.
She would buy a big house if she were wealthy.
Conditional Sentences
Variations:Type 1 :If you see John, ask him to come and see me.Should you see John, ask him to come and see me.
SHOULD may replace IF in type 1
Type 2 :
If I were an aeroplane, I could fly in the sky.Were I an aeroplane, I could fly in the sky.
COULD or MIGHT may replace WOULD
WERE may replace IF in an inversion
If only
If only I were you!If only he were born in the USA!
(He was not born in USA)
Type 2
Type 2
What would YOU do if . . .
you became rich?you found a wallet on the street?your house caught on fire?your best friend moved far
away?there were an earthquake in
your country?an animal came to your house?
Test. Conditional mood1. It might have been somebody he knew and wasn’t afraid
of, otherwise he ..... unawares, would he? a) wouldn’t have been caught b) wouldn’t be caught c) shouldn’t have
been caught 2. Old age is difficult to bear. Oh, that I ..... young again! a) were b) be c) had been 3. I’d love to visit London. Oh, if I ..... this chance! a) have b) had c) had had 4. Jeremy suggested they ..... sightseeing on the very first
day of their arrival in Tokyo. a) went b) should go c) could go 5. You’d better ..... this water; it might be infected. a) not drink b) don’t drink c) not to drink
6. He looked at his watch and decided that it was time ..... another phone call.
a) he made b) he make c) he would make 7. If you really ..... me, you would try to overcome all the
obstacles. a) love b) loved c) had loved 8. Cora called me yesterday. She sounded as though
she ..... in a panic. a) were b) had been c) would be 9. The flowers would grow much better if you ..... them
regularly. a) watered b) water c) had watered 10. I came out onto the porch to face a terrible destruction
and I felt as if I ..... . a) went mad b) had gone mad c) would have gone mad11. My husband would have been mad at me if I ..... his tools
in their proper place. a) wouldn’t have put b) hadn’t put c) didn’t put
11. My husband would have been mad at me if I ..... his tools in their proper place.
a) wouldn’t have put b) hadn’t put c) didn’t put12. The other day I watched a dog dance in the middle of
the square. If I ..... it with my own eyes, I would have never believed it.
a) didn’t see b) hadn’t seen c) wouldn’t have seen 13. ..... you care for a full explanation, you may call any
day between 10 and 11 a.m. a) Should b)Would c) Could 14. If Rita hadn’t immigrated to Canada, she ..... my next
door neighbor. a) would still be b) should still be c) would have still been 15. We wouldn’t have gone to that restaurant if we ..... its
prices. a) had known b) knew c) know
Answers:1. wouldn’t have
been caught2. Were3. had 4. should go5. not drink6. he made 7. loved
8. were9. watered10. had gone mad11. hadn’t put12. hadn’t seen13. Should14. would still be15. had known
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