Unreal conditionals 武汉二中 于慧颖

If you were the only girl in the world And I were the only boy! Nothing else would matter in the world today We could go on loving in the same old way! A garden of Eden just made for two With nothing to mar our joy. I would say such wonderful things to you There would be such wonderful things to do If you were the only girl in the world and I were the only boy!

If you were the manager of our school canteen, … 1. If--now If you were the manager of our school canteen, … school canteen

1. If--now If there were no homework today, …

If--now If the man kept digging a little, …

If--now “I’ve put on much weight lately.” If I were you,…

2. If--future If future cars flew… If future cars should fly… If future cars were to fly…

2. If --future If there ______(be)no wars in the future, … If there __________ no wars in the future, If there __________ no wars in the future,… were should be were to be

2. If--future stopped If we _______(stop) polluting the air, If we should stop polluting the air, If we were to stop polluting the air, would We _________keep the sky forever blue.

3. If --Past wouldn’t have come If Tom hadn’t gone to the party, he ___________________home late. If he _______________home late, he _______________________. (oversleep) hadn’t come wouldn’t have overslept

3. If--past If he _____________(oversleep), he ____________________the last bus. If he______________the last bus, he __________________to work. If he ____________to work, he _____________________late for wok. hadn’t overslept wouldn’t have missed hadn’t missed wouldn’t have walked hadn’t walked wouldn’t have been

3. If--past If he ____________late for work, he ___________________fired. If he______________fired, he _____________________so sad. If he _____________so sad, he __________________for a walk. hadn’t been wouldn’t have been hadn’t been wouldn’t have been hadn’t been wouldn’t have gone

4.If--mixed If he hadn’t gone to a party then, he _______________a happy life now. wouldn’t live He went to a party then. He lives a happy life now.

4. If--mixed hadn’t eaten all the grain If the mouse ________________________then, it _____________________now. wouldn’t be trapped The mouse ate all the grain then. That’s why it is trapped now.

4. If--mixed If Jane ________________________________then, she __________________________________now. hadn’t devoted all her love to chimpanzees wouldn’t become a specialist in wildlife Jane devoted all her love to chimpanzees then. That’s why she becomes a specialist in wildlife now.

5.If--hidden Jane devoted all her love to chimpanzees, otherwise she _____________________a specialist in wildlife now. Without/ But for Jane’s devotion to chimpanzees, she___________________a specialist in wildlife now. But for =If it hadn’t been for wouldn’t become wouldn’t become

6. If--omitted If I were the manager of our school canteen, I would improve the taste of food. __________the manager of our school canteen, I would improve the taste of food. Were I If there should be no wars in the future, the world would be a better place. _________________no wars in the future, the world would be a better place. Should there be If he hadn’t gone to the party, he would not have arrived home late. ___________gone to the party, he would not have arrived home late. Had he not

Practise Task 1 Task 2 Task 3

Our first football match we didn’t win … Jack didn’t score that goal, we didn’t have a few more minutes, we didn’t train harder, Ben didn’t pass the ball to Joe, we didn’t have thousands of fans screaming, I took my eye off the ball, we stayed up so late the night before, we took it easy, we ran out of energy, we didn’t win… we weren’t good enough. We would have won .we would have won

/were to marry/married Tom: Hi, Peter. Why do you look upset. What’s wrong? Peter: Jane refused to marry me. If she ____________ (accept ) me yesterday, I ________________(be) overjoyed. Tom: Cheer up, Peter! If I ______ (be) you, I ____________(send ) her another bunch of roses right now. Peter: Oh, yes! That’s a good idea! Tom: May you succeed! Peter: Oh, Jane, please marry me!If you ___________ _________________________(marry)me tomorrow, I___________(be) the happiest man in the world. had accepted would have been were would send should marry /were to marry/married would be

But for her hard work, she would have passed the exam. 2. Should it fine tomorrow, they would go to the East Lake. 3. He would be a good sportsman now if he trained regularly. 4. She was very busy yesterday, otherwise she would come to the meeting. ^ not ^ be ^ had ^ have

74 Many species. One planet. One future.

If the earth could speak… water pollution air pollution light pollution climate change waste pollution soil pollution noise pollution What would she say?