Remember: Conditional sentences iti actions or conditions. The real conicit GRAMMAR The unreal conditional rests of el condtions—condtion | If don’t use English in class, | Hare ordticel sentences describe the results of unreal conditions—conditions that con't ‘condition result (i it were true) B iflfound s walt inthe street, __I'd try to return it. (unreal: | haven't found one.) i Formation In the if clause, use the simple past tense. For the verb be, always use were. In the result clause, use would + a base form. unreal actic ‘condition result (if it were true) z if had to make ahard decision, I would try to do the right thing Be careful! she knew how to speak French, _ she'd help them. BE Mai te nine, Mfyou broke something ina store, would you pay for it? If knew his name, ‘Ifyou were Matt, what would you do? NOT If wauld-kro If were you, J wouldn't do that. Seneenntienen you weren't my friend, I wouldn't tell you what happened. Note: In real and unreal conditional sentences, the clauses can occur in either order. Use a comma if the if clause comes first. Expressing ethics and obligation: expansion ‘fT knew; | would tell you. OR | would tell you if | knew. Romine ‘* have to, must, be supposed to eerste =ieer peer eretrenresseretrnaers ‘A UNDERSTAND THE GRAMMAR Check the conditional sentences that describe an unreal condition, E11 ttwe ate in a restaurant, | would pay the bil. @S Ifl were you, I'd tell him the truth 0 2 Vllpay the bill if we eat in a restaurant, 116 If have problem with my office computer, 13 tyou get a haircut, you'll ook younger. | always ask my co-worker Jim to help. 124 His wife would worry if he came home 7 Ifthey sent me the wrong pants, | would really late. return them, 8 GRAMMAR PRACTICE Complete each unreal conditional sentence with the correct forms of the verbs. 1 ifthey ed. =~ the wrong price on the coat, ...e0l.d...... you ..PUY........ itwithout telling the clerk? = 21 Yald. sc if fm sure you \¢..5:24 something ifthe restaurant check ...\ . wrong, 7 *Pensive Pece of jewelry in a public bathroom and ..\¥e!d\0° find the owner, an not 4 YOU L066... friends with someone who did something wrong, something to him or her? z - two tickets, ., 6 What salen, iit: 7 They wa on al St th B Myou 65.0 a a) ae na ces often nati je-one you ordered, .wiosld you .. one a 9 Hthey asf 2 uT10 here, 1 ..isel Sil. them what happened,3 & 8 B Ee & 8 & S 8 3 3 8 8 2 & 8 B G