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23. FACTUAL CONDITIONALS - possible result.

If + S + V(past) , S + would/could/might + verb word

If we found her address , we would/could/might write her a letter

 S + would/could/might + verb word , if + S + V(past)

We would/could/might write her a letter, if we found her address

Don't use: would + verb word after if.

 

24. FACTUAL CONDITIONALS - probable change in past result

If + S + had + p.p. , S + would/ could/ might + have + p.p.

 If we had found her address, we would have written her a letter

S + would/ could/ might + have + p.p. ,if + S + had + p.p.

We would have written her a letter,if we had found her address.

He would have come ,if he had had a car.

Don't use: "would have" after if. Don't forget that { had + p.p.(from have) = had had }

 

25. UNREAL (CONTRARY-TO-FACT) CONDITIONALS - impossible result. "WERE"

"Were" is used here rather then "was"

If + S + were ...

If the party were on Friday, we could go.

If I were you, I didn't it.

 Don't use: "was" (even if subject is singular)

 

26. UNREAL (CONTRARY-TO-FACT) CONDITIONALS - change in conditions.

S + V + unless + S + V

Luisa won't return unless she gets a scholarship.

 Avoid deleting "unless", the subject or the verb from the clause

after "unless".

 

27. Wishes - desires for past events.

S +WISH(present)+that + S + had/could had/would had

I wish that you had called yesterday.

I wish that you could had called yesterday.

I wish [now] that you would had called yesterday.

 

28. Wishes - desires for present and future events.

S +WISH(present)+that + S + could/would + verb word

I wish that you could call tomorrow.

I wish [now] that you would call tomorrow.

 Don't use: "will" instead of "would" or "could".

 

29. Contrary-to-fact wishes - repeating events (in present & future).

S +WISH(present)+that + S + V(past)

I wish that you called every day.

 Don't use this pattern for desires in the past.

 

 

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