Conditional and Wish Clauses
Conditional and Wish Clauses
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
Conditional sentences are subordinate clauses introduced by a conditional particle ( if, unless, as long as, providing,
provided). They have two clauses the subordinate ( the one with the particle) and the main clause. We can change the order,
but if we start with the IF clause, both clauses are separated by a comma.
Both first and second conditionals have a present or future meaning. However, the third conditional has a past meaning
(you regret about something you did or didn’t in the past)
The second conditional expresses an hypothetical situation but the meaning is present or future. When the verb “to be” is used
were is used for all forms.
MIXED CONDITIONALS
It is possible to mix Conditionals 2 and 3 for past events which have a result in the present.
If you had saved some e money, you wouldn’t be in that situation now.
I WISH / IF ONLY CLAUSES In Spanish they mean ….. !ojalá…… / a él / ella le gustaría…. )
There are three possible ways:
I wish / If only +S+ Past simple When we wish something different to be in the present
Ex : I wish / If only I had a room of my own.
I wish / If only +S+ would + infinitive When something or someone’s behavior is annoying.
Ex: I wish John would stop insulting people.
I wish /If only +S+ Past Perfect To express regret that something happened or didn’t happen in the past.
Ex: I wish I hadn’t asked him for advice.
This time in six months I_______________(be) at university unless / if I____________(decide) to take a year off first.
You can watch the film as long as / in case you_______________(promise) to go straight to bed when it finishes.
We’d better leave early tomorrow unless /in case there _______________(be) a lot of traffic when we get to Dover.
Providing / If it __________________________(not stop) raining , we won’t play tennis.
I ____________________(give) you the money unless / as long as you promise not to harm Julia.
______________________(take) a sweater with you if / in case it ______________(get) cold tonight.
Provided / Supposing you____________(win) the lottery, What ______________you ___________(do)?
Unless / If you _______________(not follow) our instructions, we’ll kill Julia.
They ____________________(not trust ) you if / providing you _________________(keep) on telling lies.
1. They speak French to her, not English. So, her English doesn’t improve.
If I were _______________________________________________________________________________
2. He wasn’t looking where he was going . That’s why he was run over.
I would ________________________________________________________________________________
3. He can’t apply for that job because he can’t speak English.
He wishes______________________________________________________________________________
4. They weren’t wearing lifejackets; perhaps that’s why they were drowned.
We wouldn’t ____________________________________________________________________________
5. Don’t shout all the time, it’s so annoying!.
I wish _________________________________________________________________________________
6. Without his help, , I wouldn’t have been able to move the table.
I_____________________________________________________________________________________
7. I regret not visiting the Louvre the last time I was in Paris.
I wish __________________________________________________________________________________
8. I think you shouldn’t sell that old clock.
If I _________________________________________________________________________________
9. You press this button to stop the machine
If you ___________________________________________________________________________________
10. I don’t like being so tall
If only I ________________________________________________________________________________