Unreal past,wishes /contrast Teacher: Plan: - Unreal past
- Wishes
- Althuogh/though/even though
- In spite of /despite
- However/nevertheless
- While/whereas
Unreal past - The Past Unreal Conditional is used to talk about imaginary situations in the past. It is used to imagine different outcomes due to different decisions or actions in different circumstances: If I had gone out less, I would probably have studied more. I would have travelled more if I had had more time.
- If I had studied, I would have passed the test.
- In this example, there is an implied wish that the speaker had studied.
- A conditional sentence has two parts. The first part is the if clause: "If I had studied." The second part is the result clause: "I would have passed the test."
- To form the past unreal conditional, use the past perfect in the if clause. Use had followed by a past participle verb to form the past perfect. In the result clause, use would have followed by the past participle.
Past tenses do not always refer to past time . In some sentences and with some verbs or phrases we use a past tense to refer to the present or the future or to a general situation . These include sentences that contain. - Past tenses do not always refer to past time . In some sentences and with some verbs or phrases we use a past tense to refer to the present or the future or to a general situation . These include sentences that contain.
Structure
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Example
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A second conditional
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I’d buy that top if I had more cash on me
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Suppose/what if/imagine
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I know it’s probably not goingto happen but suppose/imagine /became a famous supermodel
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Would rather+you/he/she/we/they
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I`d rather you didn`t come with me to the fashion show tomorrow
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It`s (high/about)time
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It`s (high/about)time that hats came back in fashion
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Polite questions
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Did you want me to send you our new catalogue when it comes out?
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Wish/if only
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If only / I wish I had something to wear tonight
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