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Mastering Unreal Conditionals: A Guide to Forming Hypothetical Statements

Dive into the realm of Unreal Conditionals with this informative guide. Learn how to craft sentences describing unlikely or impossible situations using past simple clauses and modal verbs for the result clause.

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Mastering Unreal Conditionals: A Guide to Forming Hypothetical Statements

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  1. UNREAL CONDITIONALS • If conditionals about the present/future describe an unlikely or impossible situation. If-clause = past simple ‘result clause’ = Would(n’t), could(n’t), or might (not) If I owned a car, I probably wouldn’t use it much (I don’t have a car) I might take the job if if he offered it to me. (I don’t believe he will) (use were for the verb to be) If I were a doctor, I wouldn’t like working such long hours.

  2. UNREAL CONDITIONALS • If conditionals about the present/future describe an unlikely or impossible situation. Sentences with the verb to be = were If I were a doctor, I wouldn’t like working such long hours. (You can use was but only informally)

  3. UNREAL CONDITIONALS Imaginary past conditions: we’re thinking about past events, and imagining the opposite of what happened. If clause = past perfect 2nd clause = would have + past part. If they hadn’t rescued him, he might have died. If I’d known it was your birthday, I’d have bought him a present.

  4. ‘MIXED’ CONDITIONALS • It’s also possible to mix the different kinds of conditionals. • Usually a past situation with a possible present result. “If I hadn’t met my wife in Barcelona, I would probably be living in the US right now.”

  5. I wish / If only + (past perfect) can be used to express wishes, regrets and criticism "I wish I hadn't killed that man's dog." "If only you had listened to your mom..." 'HYPOTHETICAL PAST'

  6. should have + (past participle) can be used to express regrets and criticism "I shouldn't havekilled that man's dog." "You should have listened to your mom..." 'HYPOTHETICAL PAST'

  7. 3rd and mixed conditional "If I hadn't killed that man's dog, he wouldn't have killed my cat." "If I had listened to mom, I wouldn't be in jail now." 'HYPOTHETICAL PAST'

  8. 3rd and mixed conditional (with inversion) "Had I not killed that man's dog, he wouldn't have killed my cat." "Had I listened to mom, I wouldn't be in jail now." 'HYPOTHETICAL PAST'

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