In all these sentences, the speaker feels that the situation in the if-part of the sentence (If you want to visit this country…, etc.) is real or possible. Form Conditional sentences have two parts: if-clause main clause If it rains tomorrow, we’ll stay at home. You can reverse the two parts. In this case you don’t usually write a comma (,). main clause if-clause We’ll stay at home if it rains tomorrow. Practice Circle the correct form of the verb. 1 Can you give me your mobile number? I call / ’ll call you if I need / ’ll need some help. 2 Don’t worry if I ’m / ’ll be late home tonight. I’ve got loads of work at the office. 3 You’ve worked really hard. I ’ll be / ’m very surprised if you don’t / won’t pass the exam. 4 If you come / ’ll come to Sao Paulo again, you come / must come and see us. 5 If you ’re / ’ll be interested in old gadgets, you love / ’ll love this museum. 6 If there ’s / ’ll be a lot of traffic tomorrow, we leave / ’ll leave home early. 7 If you go / ’ll go to the shops later, do / will you get me a paper? 8 You leave / should leave now if you don’t / won’t want to be late. Unit 5 Real and unreal conditionals Meaning You use real conditionals when you feel that the situation in the if-part of the sentence is real or possible (see Grammar reference for Unit 4, p. 151). If I see Jeff tomorrow, I’ll give him your phone number. You can use unreal conditionals to talk about situations which are imaginary and probably won’t happen. Real situation Not many people drive electric cars. I don’t have a lot of money. Imaginary situation If everyone drove electric cars, the air would be cleaner. If I had a lot of money, I’d buy a big house in the country. These sentences use past verbs (drove, had, etc.), but they are not about the past. They’re about the present or future. Form Real conditionals See Grammar reference for Unit 4, p. 152. Unreal conditionals If + past simple, would + infinitive If everyone drove electric cars, the air would be cleaner. If everyone drove electric cars, the air wouldn’t be so polluted. You can change the order of the clauses. When the if-clause comes second, you don’t need a comma. would + infinitive if + past simple The air would be cleaner if everyone drove electric cars. The air wouldn’t be so polluted if everyone drove electric cars. In unreal conditionals, you can use was or were after I, he, she or it. If it was /were warmer, we’d have the party in our garden. If I was /were a university student, I’d study business or law. Practice Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets to make unreal conditional sentences. 1 If we solar power, it a lot of money. (use, save) 2 If I a bit of money, I a second-hand motorbike. (have, buy) 3 If she John, I’m sure she him. (meet, like) 4 I for a new mobile if I more time. (look, have) 5 I walking in the mountains if I work tomorrow. (go, not have to) 6 It easier to pay our bills if we internet banking. (be, use) 7 If I the chance, I to a different country. (have, move) 8 If I closer to school, my life a lot easier. (live, be) 9 I a lot healthier if I so many sweets and biscuits. (be, not eat) 152 G Grammar reference and practice Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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