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141 Grammar reference and practice will / might / may + infinitive without to / It ’ll / It will rain. It might rain. It may rain. It won’t / will not rain. It might not rain. It may not rain. Will it rain? – – Yes, it will . / No, it won’t . It might . / It might not . It may . / It may not . FORM FORM PRACTICE PRACTICE Complete the sentences with will or might in the positive or negative. 1 A: What are you doing tonight? B: Nothing. I’m really tired, so I just stay in. 2 A: Where are you going? B: Sorry, I just have to go to the bank. I be long. 3 A: Are Penny and Alex here yet? B: No, they said they be late. It depends on the traffic. 4 A: Will you finish painting your room today? B: No, I’m tired. I probably do it in the morning. 5 A: Why isn’t Jacob at school today? B: I don’t know. He hasn’t called. He be ill. 6 A: Do you know where Ahmed is? B: Yes, he be in the café next door. He always has lunch there. 7 A: Shall I give Lucy a call? B: No, better write her a text message. She be in class all afternoon. 8 A: Can we meet again tomorrow? B: I’m not sure. I’m pretty busy tomorrow, so I be able to see you. In all these sentences, the speaker feels that the situation in the if -part of the sentence ( If you want to visit this country…, etc. ) is real or possible. Conditional sentences have two parts: if -clause main clause If it rains tomorrow, we ’ll stay at home. You can reverse the two parts. In this case you don’t usually write a comma (,). main clause if -clause We ’ll stay at home if it rains tomorrow. 1 Can you give me your mobile number? I call / ’ll call you if I need / ’ll need some help. 2 Don’t worry if I ’m/ ’ll be late home tonight. I’ve got loads of work at the office. 3 You’ve worked really hard. I ’ll be / ’m very surprised if you don’t /won’t pass the exam. 4 If you come / ’ll come to Sao Paulo again, you come /must come and see us. 5 If you ’re / ’ll be interested in old gadgets, you love / ’ll love this museum. 6 If there ’s / ’ll be a lot of traffic tomorrow, we leave / ’ll leave home early. 7 If you go / ’ll go to the shops later, do /will you get me a paper? 8 You leave / should leave now if you don’t /won’t want to be late. Circle the correct form of the verb. Real conditionals MEANING You can use real conditionals to do a lot of different things. For example: If you want to visit this country, you have to get a visa. (giving information) If you ’re interested in ballet, you must see Carlos Acosta. (recommending something) If you ’re not feeling well, you can go home. (giving permission) If you ’ve worked here for five years, you should ask for a pay rise. (giving advice / your opinion) If I see Jeff tomorrow, I ’ll give him your phone number. (making a promise) Unit 6 some, any MEANING You use some and any with plural nouns when you don’t need to say exactly how many. I need to buy some apples . (= more than one apple) I don’t need to buy any apples . I’d like an apple , please. (= one apple) I don’t like apples . (= apples in general) You also use some and any with uncountable nouns when you don’t need to say exactly how much. We have to get some milk . Can you give me some help ? We haven’t got any tea . Do you need any help ? (continued on p. 142) Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des I Verlags öbv