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OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 144

OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR-144 sau đây là giáo trình lý thuyết tiếng anh và bài tập áp dụng từ cơ bản đến nâng cao , nhằm giúp các bạn có thể tự mình ôn tập và củng cố thêm về nền tảng kiến thức môn Anh văn , tự tin đạt kết quả tốt trong kỳ thi ngoại ngữ | OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 144 CONDITIONALS 2 A Introduction Rachel Would you like some cake Jessica Jessica No thanks. If I ate cake I d get fat. Rachel But it s delicious. Jessica It looks delicious. Ifl had your figure I d eat the whole lot. I ate cake and had your figure are imaginary or unreal situations. Jessica isn t going to eat the cake and she hasn t got a figure like Rachel s. B Type 2 If I ate cake I d get fat IF-CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE if Past simple would ate cake I d get fat. If l had your figure I d eat the whole lot. If we didn t have a car we d find it difficult to get about. If Rachel got up earlier she wouldn t always be late. Note the past simple e.g. ate . We do not use would in the if-clause. NOT If I d-eaNake. But we can use would in the if-clause when we make a request. If you d like to come this way the doctor will see you now. Please come this way . As well as the past simple we can use the past continuous e.g. was doing in the if-clause. If Rachel was playing her stereo it wouldn t be so quiet in here. In a type 2 if-clause we sometimes use were instead of was especially in the clause if I were you. If Rachel were playing her stereo it wouldn t be so quiet in here. If I were you I d ask a lawyer for some advice. The main clause often has would. We can also use could or might. If we had a calculator we could work this out a lot quicker. If Rachel worked harder she might do even better at her studies. The if-clause usually comes first but it can come after the main clause. If I knew I d tell you. I d tell you if I knew. C Type 1 and type 2 Compare these examples. Type 1 If you have a lie-down you ll feel better see Unit 144B Type 2 Ifl had a million pounds I d probably buy a yacht. The present tense have refers to a possible future action something which may or may not happen. The past tense had refers to something unreal. If I had a million pounds means that I haven t really got a million pounds but I am imagining that I have. Compare these .