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Saturday, 18 May 2013

Conditionals

Each type of conditional contains a different pair of tenses. With each type certain variations are
possible.

TYPE O: GENERAL CONDITIONALS.   If  Present + Present

Use this structure to talk about  HABITS AND GENERAL TRUTHS.

If-clause............... Present Simple
Main-clause...…… Present Simple

Example:

  • If you don't eat, you get hungry.
  • I go to the doctor's if I'm sick.
  • If I don´t get enough sleep, I feel tired.
  • If you mix yellow and blue, you get green.


EXERCISE 1  Practice Zero Conditionals
EXERCISE 2  Choose the right option.
EXERCISE 3 Complete the sentences


TYPE 1: PROBABLE CONDITIONALS.     If  Present + Future


This type of sentence implies that the action in the If-clause is QUITE PROBABLE.

If-clause............... Present simple

Main-clause...…... Future (will + Infinitive)

Use this structure to talk about things that may happen in the future (there is a possibility that the situation in the if-clause will happen in the future)

Examples:

  • If it rains, I will stay at home.
  • If he runs, he will get there in time.
  • I will pass my exam if I study hard.



EXERCISE 1  Choose the correct form
EXERCISE 2  Connect the sentences
EXERCISE 3  Fill the gaps


TYPE   2:  IMPROBABLE CONDITIONALS.     If  Past +  Would 


This type of sentence implies that the action in the If-clause is UNREAL(IMPOSIBLE) OR IMPROBABLE



If-clause............... Past

Main-clause...…... Would + Infinitive



Examples:
  • If I were you, I would buy that car.
  • If she had more time, she would travel more often.
  • If they won the lottery, they wouldn't work any more.
  • If I didn't want to go, I would tell you.


Sometimes, we use shouldcould or might instead of would, for example: If I won a million dollars, I could stop working.

EXERCISE 1   Fill in.
EXERCISE 2  Connect the sentences halves.
EXERCISE 3  Complete the sentences.


TYPE   3: NO POSSIBILITY  CONDITIONALS.    

 If  Past Perfect +  Would have Past Participle 


We can use the Third Conditional to talk about 'impossible' conditions, impossible because they are in the past and we cannot change what has happened.


conditionresult
Past PerfectWOULD HAVE + Past Participle
Ifshe had studiedshe would have passed the exam.
If she had studied, she would have passed the exam (but, really we know she didn't study and so she didn't pass)

Sometimes, we use should havecould havemight have instead of would have, for example: If you had bought a lottery ticket, you might have won.

ExamplesExplanation
If you had driven more carefully, you would not have had an accident.Criticism: You had an accident because you didn't drive carefully enough.
If we had played a little better, we could have won the game.Regret: We didn't play well, so we lost the game.
If you had saved your money, you could have bought a computer.Criticism: You didn't save your money, so now you can't afford a computer.
If it had snowed, we could have gone skiing.Regret: It didn't snow, so we couldn't go skiing.


Exercise 1 Conditional sentences type III
Exercise 2 Multiple choice
Exercise 3 Conditional sentences, type III - Exercise Mix 1




Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Should - Must- Have to


SHOULD - MUST - HAVE TO

We can use have to + infinitivemust + infinitive and should + infinitiveto express obligation (something you have to do).

PresentPositiveNegative
have to /
don't have to
strong obligation (possibly from outside)
  • Children have to go to school.
(sometimes 'have got to')
no obligation
  • I don't have to work on Sundays.

  • You don't have to eat anything you don't like.
must / mustn'tstrong obligation (possibly based on the speaker's opinion)
  • I must study today.
negative obligation (VERY STRONG)
  • You mustn't smoke here.
should / shouldn'tmild obligation or advice
  • You should save some money.
mild negative obligation or advice
  • You shouldn't smoke so much.

Be careful about the difference between mustn't and don't have to!
Mustn't means it's not allowed, or it's a bad idea:
  • You mustn't eat so much chocolate, you'll be sick
Don't have to means you don't need to do something, but it's fine if you want to do it:
  • I don't have to get up early at the weekend(of course, if I want to get up early, that's fine, but I can stay in bed if I want).
PastPositiveNegative
had to / didn't have toobligation in the past
  • I had to wear a school uniform when I was a child.
no obligation in the past
  • We didn't have to go to school on Saturdays.
must*changes to 'had to'-
should have + pp / shouldn't have + ppa past action which didn't happen: the advice / regret is too late
  • You should have gone to bed earlier, now you have missed the train.
a past action which didn't happen: the advice / regret is too late
  • You shouldn't have taken that job., it was a bad idea.

* Remember 'must have done' is a modal verb of deduction or speculation, not obligation in the past. For example: Julie must have left. Her coat's not here.

Let´s practice now:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4