PRACTICE Complete the sentences with will or might in the positive or negative. 1 A: B: What are you doing tonight? Nothing. I’m really tired, so I just stay in. 2 A: B: Where are you going? I just have to go to the bank. I be long. 3 A: B: Are Penny and Alex here yet? No, they said they be late. It depends on the traffic. 4 A: B: Will you finish painting your room today? No, I’m tired. I probably do it in the morning. 5 A: B: Why isn’t Jacob at school today? I don’t know. He hasn’t called. He be ill. 6 A: B: Do you know where Ahmed is? Yes, he be in the café next door. He always has lunch there. 7 A: B: Shall I give Lucy a call? No, better write her a text message. She be in class all afternoon. 8 A: B: Can we meet again tomorrow? I’m not sure. I’m pretty busy tomorrow, so I be able to see you. 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 leave. (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) 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. Form 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. Practice Circle the correct form of the verb. 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. Unit 5 Real and unreal conditionals Meaning You use real conditionals when you feel that the situation in the if-part of the sentence is real or possible (see Grammar reference for Unit 4, p. 150). If I see Jeff tomorrow, I’ll give him your phone number. You can use unreal conditionals to talk about situations which are imaginary and probably won’t happen. Real situation Not many people drive electric cars. I don’t have a lot of money. Imaginary situation If everyone drove electric cars, the air would be cleaner. If I had a lot of money, I’d buy a big house in the country. These sentences use past verbs (drove, had, etc.), but they are not about the past. They’re about the present or future. 150 G Grammar reference and practice Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des V rlags öbv
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