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Unreal conditional sentences with if clauses - I2, U15

Pedro Duarte

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"What would you do if you won the lottery?"

"if i won the lottery, i would invest it"

UNREAL CONDITIONAL SENTENCES WITH

IF CLAUSES

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this is the rule for forming unreal conditional sentences

two tYPES OF VERB FORMS ARE USED IN THE CLAUSES:

(1) THE SIMPLE PAST FORM IN THE IF CLAUSE

(2) a modal verb in the main clause

two tYPES OF VERB FORMS ARE USED IN THE CLAUSES:

(1) THE SIMPLE PAST FORM IN THE IF CLAUSE

(2) a modal verb in the main clause

"if i won the lottery, i would invest it"

two tYPES OF VERB FORMS ARE USED IN THE CLAUSES:

(1) THE SIMPLE PAST FORM IN THE IF CLAUSE

(2) a modal verb in the main clause

"if i won the lottery, i would invest it"

the clauses can be used in either order. no comma is necessary if the if clause comes second.

"if i won the lottery, i would invest it"

"i would invest if i won the lottery"

WE CAN USE VARIOUS MODALS IN THE MAIN CLAUSE. THE MOST COMMON IS WOULD ("D). WE CAN ALSO USE COULD OR MIGHT. MIGHT EXPRESSES POSSIBILITY. COULD EXPRESSES ABILITY.

"if i won the lottery, i might give it to my parentS"

(i'm not sure, but it's possible i would give it to them)

"if i won the lottery, i could donate it"

(i would be able to donate it)

GIVE YOUR EXAMPLES:

"if i found 1 million dollars on a bag..."