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| | Condon wihoutif [twere you Conditional 3:if -epastpefect+ would have Modalsin conditional Unit 13 Conditionals: 2 and 3 Explanations Conditional sentences usually begin with j, However in everyday speech, we often use imagine or supposing. Imagine yousate «snake, whet would you do? Supposing you owned a helicopter, what would you use it fort ‘We ean give advice by using a Conditional 2 sentence beginning fT were you. If wereyou, I'd spend more time on your written work, Ilrwere you, wouldn't cat so much chocolate! Itisalso possible to putthe clause at the end. Td be more carfu, if were you. ‘© Thistype ofsentenceis sometimes called an Impossible Condition Ie refers to thingsin the past, and itis impossible to change things that happened in the past. «Situation: You went for long walk, but you did not take your umbrella. It rained, and you got wet. If bad taken my umbrella, Pwouldn’thave got wet. If beard the weather forcast, Iwouldh’thave gone ont '* We often use might and could in conditional sentences, We use might or could when we are not certain about the results. Wealso use could to describe ability. We use could have (done) or might have (done) in Conditional3 sentences. Conditional ifyoucarytoomany bags, you might drop the eggs. (uncertain) Conditional? ifanyone believed my story, Ieould become famont! (uncertain) Conditional if had taken some money with me, [could have taken a (ability) ‘© See Units 17 and 18 for moreinformation about modal susiliaries. s Rewrite each beginning ss shown, 2 Choose the correct word or phrase underlined in cach sentence, Practice 8) Supposing you had wings, what would you do? What .airalduonaifyen bags? 6) Why don't you leave novr? That's what Pd do, It. ©) Imagine you were ich. What would you do? What enn Z 4) Supposing Jim ame with us, what would yousay? What on. ¥e you owneda robot. What would youdo? ne yesterday, had givensSTRVE REED you ») Hyoutook/would hivetaken more exercise, you might feldhad els beter ©) UTimdeausdhad driven more carefully, he waulda’thavecrashed/ide't stash, ©) Wyouhadome/camet0 se thei, you wou has nye envied °) "leno would know ie was your binhday,T wouldscnd/auld have sent yous card, 1) Mpeople helped/had helped one another more often, the world might beasa better place. 8) our team hal scored/scored more gol, it had won/coud have won, 5) Mya would hive wora/sore coat, you wouldn't get/ddn's get wer, 4 ‘Completethe sentence for cach Unit 13 Conditionelt:? 2nd 3 2) Helen did't leave erly, and so she missed the bus Felon. padlftaes.,she.xreldet harmed on the BS: 8) Téida'tbuy more milk so dda’ thave enough for breakfast. KT. breakfast. ©) Weforgot to tke map, s0 we got ost inthe mountains enough for To We wn See inthe mountains 4) Ididn’t go to bed early, so I didn't wake up at 7.00. Il. nen 887.0. ©) Mike dida’e make shopping ist, and he forgo to buy some coffee, TE Mi eoennnnennnsnae se wenn SOME OE, 1) Idida'c realize you were tired when I azked you to go fora walk vase fOr a Walk. so they didn't reach America, sthey America. 4) Lida’ turnlefcacthe station, and Tlostmy way. M1. 1. ny way

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