Sentences · pillar 13 of 16

Conditionals & hypothetical meaning

0–3 · mixed · wish · inverted · if-less

13 lessons from A2 to C2 · 46 grammar points

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# 13 Conditionals & hypothetical meaning ## A2 - Zero conditional (If you heat ice, it melts) - if vs when for facts - First conditional (If it rains, I'll stay home) - when / as soon as / before / until + present for the future ## B1 - Second conditional (If I had more time, I'd…) - If I were you (were for all persons; was in informal speech) - First vs second conditional (real vs unreal) - unless = if … not - as long as / so long as - in case vs if - when vs if - wish + past simple (I wish I had a car) - wish vs hope - if only - Modals in conditional main clauses (If it rains, we could / might / should…) ## B2 - Third conditional (If I had known, I would have…) - No would in the if-clause - Mixed conditional: past condition, present result - Mixed conditional: present condition, past result - provided / providing (that), on condition that - even if - only if - suppose / supposing, what if, assuming - otherwise - whether or not - wish / if only + past perfect (past regrets) - wish + would (annoyance) - would rather + subject + past - it's time + past - would rather vs had better vs prefer (prefer X to Y; prefer somebody to) ## C1 - Inverted conditional: Had I known… - Inverted conditional: Should you need… - Inverted conditional: Were I to…, Were it not for… - if + should (If you should see him…) - if + were to - if + happen to - if + will / would for willingness and politeness - if so, if not, if necessary, if possible, if any, if anything - but for; if it weren't for / if it hadn't been for - as if / as though (real vs unreal) - would rather / would sooner + subject - it's high time / about time - suppose / imagine + past ## C2 - without, otherwise, given, assuming as conditions - Hurry, or you'll miss it; One more step and I'll scream - Implied conditionals (I wouldn't do that.)

Lessons in this pillar

A2.26Zero conditionalMiniSoonComing soon
A2.27First conditional & future time clausesCoreSoonComing soon
B1.23Second conditionalCoreSoonComing soon
B1.24unless, as long as, in caseCoreSoonComing soon
B1.25wish + past; wish or hope?CoreSoonComing soon
B2.17Third conditionalCoreSoonComing soon
B2.18Mixed conditionalsCoreSoonComing soon
B2.19Alternatives to if: provided, suppose, otherwiseCoreSoonComing soon
B2.20wish, if only, would rather, it's timeCoreSoonComing soon
C1.14Inverted conditionals: Had I known…CoreSoonComing soon
C1.15if + should, were to, happen to; if so, if notCoreSoonComing soon
C1.16as if, would rather, it's high time, supposeCoreSoonComing soon
C2.3Conditionals without ifCoreSoonComing soon

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A2

Zero conditional (If you heat ice, it melts)
if vs when for facts
First conditional (If it rains, I'll stay home)
when / as soon as / before / until + present for the future

B1

Second conditional (If I had more time, I'd…)
If I were you (were for all persons; was in informal speech)
First vs second conditional (real vs unreal)
unless = if … not
as long as / so long as
in case vs if
when vs if
wish + past simple (I wish I had a car)
wish vs hope
if only
Modals in conditional main clauses (If it rains, we could / might / should…)

B2

Third conditional (If I had known, I would have…)
No would in the if-clause
Mixed conditional: past condition, present result
Mixed conditional: present condition, past result
provided / providing (that), on condition that
even if
only if
suppose / supposing, what if, assuming
otherwise
whether or not
wish / if only + past perfect (past regrets)
wish + would (annoyance)
would rather + subject + past
it's time + past
would rather vs had better vs prefer (prefer X to Y; prefer somebody to)

C1

Inverted conditional: Had I known…
Inverted conditional: Should you need…
Inverted conditional: Were I to…, Were it not for…
if + should (If you should see him…)
if + were to
if + happen to
if + will / would for willingness and politeness
if so, if not, if necessary, if possible, if any, if anything
but for; if it weren't for / if it hadn't been for
as if / as though (real vs unreal)
would rather / would sooner + subject
it's high time / about time
suppose / imagine + past

C2

without, otherwise, given, assuming as conditions
Hurry, or you'll miss it; One more step and I'll scream
Implied conditionals (I wouldn't do that.)