SYLVIE’S MORNING

Dear Ay ş egül, It's been a while since we wrote, so I thought I'd drop you a line to tell you about my unlucky day… Last week I left for a two-week business meeting, which was an opportunity for me to be promoted. I had to be at the airport for my flight to London at 9 am, but I overslept and didn’t wake up until 7:30 am. I got dressed very quickly, grabbed anything into my suitcase and run out of the house.

When I got to the airport, I realized I had forgotten my passport and ticket at home. So I took a taxi, picked them up from the coffee table and got in the taxi again to go back to the airport. One mile from the airport, the taxi broke down, so I tried to flag down another, but as a result of living in a crowded city, they were all taken and I had to run the rest of the way. I arrived at the airport exhausted to find out that I had missed my flight.

I went to speak to the airline clerk who told me there was another flight in three hours. While I was waiting, I went to buy a book, but I was so preoccupied with my difficult morning that I forgot to pay for it and got arrested by the police. I was held for three hours and missed the flight again. I went home and decided never to fly again! Sorry, but I have to finish. Hope to hear from you soon. Take care, Sylvie

ConditionResult PresentIf + simple pastWould PastIf + past perfectWould have + pp Future If + past continuous Would be + ing Will be + ing

1.I didn’t win the lottery in the past and I am not rich now. If I had won the lottery, I would be rich now.

2.Sam doesn’t speak Russian and that is why he didn’t translate the letter. If Sam spoke Russian, he would have translated the letter for you.

3.I didn't take French in high school and so I don't have many job opportunities. If I had taken French in high school, I would have more job opportunities.

4. She wasn’t born in the United States and she does need a visa now to work here. II f she had been born in the United States, she wouldn’t need a visa to work here.

5. I am not currently rich and that is why I didn’t buy the Ferrari we saw yesterday. If I were rich, I would have bought that Ferrari we saw yesterday.

6. I have to work a lot and that is why I didn’t go to the party last night. If I didn’t have to work so much, I would have gone to the party last night.

7. Fran is unhappy because she gave up her career when she got married. If Fran hadn’t given up her career when she got married, she would be happy.

I’m hungry now because I didn’t eat dinner. But... if I’d eaten dinner, I wouldn’t be hungry now. The room is full of flies because you left the door open. But ____________________________________________ You are tired this morning because you didn’t go to bed at a reasonable hour last night. But ___________________________________________

I didn’t finish my report yesterday, so I can’t begin a new project today. But... _______________________________________ Helen is sick because she didn’t follow the doctor’s orders. But... _______________________________________ I’m not you, so I didn’t tell him the truth. But... _______________________________________

I don’t know anything about plumbing, so I didn’t fix the leak in the sink myself. But... ___________________________________________ I received a good job offer from the oil company, so I won’t seriously consider taking the job with the electronics firm. But... ___________________________________________