OTHER CONDITIONALS

Question 1

OTHER CONDITIONALS

SUGGESTIONS / ADVICE / INSTRUCTIONS [1]

Answer 1

[IF/WHEN + PRESENT SIMPLE] + [IMPERATIVE]

IF YOU NEED A TRANSLATOR, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
GET OFF THE TRAIN WHEN YOU GET TO THE THIRD STATION.

Question 2

SUGGESTIONS OR ADVICE

Answer 2

[IF/WHEN + PRESENT SIMPLE/PRESENT PERFECT] + [CAN/COULD/WOULD/SHOULD/MIGHT]

SHE COULD GIVE MARTIN THE MESSAGE IF SHE SEES HIM LATER.
IF YOU’VE STUDIED ENGLISH, YOU SHOULD TRY TO SPEAK IT.

Question 3

WE CAN USE WILL AFTER IF IN POLITE REQUESTS

Answer 3

IF YOU WILL JUST WAIT A MOMENT, I’LL TELL MR. JACKSON YOU’RE HERE

Question 4

TO MAKE THE REQUEST MORE POLITE, WE CAN USE WOULD

Answer 4

IF YOU WOULD TAKE A SEAT FOR A MOMENT, I’LL LET MR. JACKSON KNOW YOU’RE HERE.

Question 5

WE CAN REPLACE IF WITH SHOULD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLAUSE, PARTICULARLY IN VERY FORMAL OR LITERARY ENGLISH.

Answer 5

SHOULD YOU WISH TO EXTEND YOUR STAY, PLEASE INFORM RECEPTION.

Question 6

WE CAN USE IF IT WAS/WERE NOT FOR or HAD NOT BEEN FOR to SAY THAT ONE SITUATION IS DEPENDENT ON ANOTHER SITUATION OR PERSON

Answer 6

I’D GO OUT IF IT WASN’T FOR THIS RAIN

IF IT HADN’T BEEN FOR THE TOUR GUIDE, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE SEEN THOSE CARVINS IN THE CAVES

Question 7

WE CAN USE IF + WAS/WERE + TO + INFINITIVE TO TALK ABOUT IMAGINARY FUTURE SITUATIONS.

Answer 7

IF THE TECHNOLOGY WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE WORLD IN JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS.

Question 8

WE CAN USE IF SO, GIVEN, OTHERWISE and PROVIDED INSTEAD IF.

WE CAN USE UNLESS INSTEAD OF IF … NOT.

Answer 8

GIVEN THE INCREASE IN SOCIAL-NETWORKING SITES, IT’S EASY TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD.

I DON’T WANT TO GO UNLESS YOU COME WITH ME.