Unless / As long as / Provided-providing Flashcards
The club is for members only. You can’t go in unless you are a member. This means: You can’t go in ex____ if you are a member.
The club is for members only. You can’t go in unless you are a member. This means: You can’t go in except if you are a member. (à moins que…)
- l’ll see you tomorrow unless I have to work late. (=except if I have to work late)
- There are no buses to the beach. Unless you have a car, ifs difficult to get there (=except if you have a car)
- Shall I tell liz what happenedt ‘Not unless she asks you. (=only if she asks you)
Instead of unless it is often possible to say if… not:
- Unless we leave now, we’ll be late or If we don‘t leave now, we’ll…
As long as / so long as / provided that / providing that means “__” or “on cond___ that”.
As long as / so long as / provided that / providing that means “if” or “on condition that”.
- You can borrow my car as long as /so long as you promise not to drive too fast. (= you can borrow it, but you must promise not to drive too fast)
- Traveling by car is convenient provided (that) / providing (that) you have somewhere to park.
- Providing (that) / Provided (that) the room is clean, I don’t care which hotel we stay at. (the room must be clean - otherwise I don’t care)
When you are talking about the future, do not use w___ after unless / as long as / so long as / provided / providing. Use a p____ tense.
When you are talking about the future, do not use will after unless / as long as / so long as / provided / providing. Use a present tense.
- I’m not going out unless it stops raining. (not unless it will stop)
- Providing the weather is good, we’re going to have a picnic tomorrow. (not providing the weather will be good)
Write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use unless in your sentence.
Listen carefully or you won’t know what to do.
You won’t know what to do ____.
Write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use unless in your sentence.
Listen carefully or you won’t know what to do.
You won’t know what to do unless you listen carefully.
Write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use unless in your sentence.
She must apologise to me or I’ll never speak to her again. ____.
Write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use unless in your sentence.
She must apologise to me or I’ll never speak to her again. I’ll never speak to her unless she apologizes to me.
Write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use unless in your sentence.
You have to speak very slowly or he won’t be able to understand you. ____.
Write a new sentence with the same meaning. Use unless in your sentence.
You have to speak very slowly or he won’t be able to understand you. He won’t be able to understand you unless you speak very slowly.
Write a sentence with unless.
I don’t want to go to the party alone. I’m going only if you go too. I’m not going. ____.
Write a sentence with unless.
I don’t want to go to the party alone. I’m going only if you go too. I’m not going (to the party) unless you go, too.
Write a sentence with unless.
Don’t worry about the dog. lt will attack you only if you move suddenly. The dog _____.
Write a sentence with unless.
Don’t worry about the dog. lt will attack you only if you move suddenly. The dog won’t attack you unless you move suddenly.
Write a sentence with unless.
Ben isn’t very talkative. He’ll speak to you only if you ask him something. Ben ____.
Write a sentence with unless.
Ben isn’t very talkative. He’ll speak to you only if you ask him something. Ben won’t speak to you unless you ask him something.
Write a sentence with unless.
Today is a public holiday. The doctor will see you only if it’s an emergency. The doctor ____.
Write a sentence with unless.
Today is a public holiday. The doctor will see you only if it’s an emergency. The doctor won’t see you unless it’s an emergency.
Choose the correct word or expression.
I’m playing tennis tomorrow unless/providing it rains.
Choose the correct word or expression.
I’m playing tennis tomorrow unless it rains.
Choose the correct word or expression.
I’m playing tennis tomorrow unless/providing it doesn’t rain.
Choose the correct word or expression.
I’m playing tennis tomorrow providing it doesn’t rain.
Choose the correct word or expression.
I don’t mind if you come home late unless/as long as you come in quietly.
Choose the correct word or expression.
I don’t mind if you come home late as long as you come in quietly.
Choose the correct word or expression.
I’m going now unless/provided you want me to stay.
Choose the correct word or expression.
I’m going now unless you want me to stay.
Choose the correct word or expression.
I don’t watch TV unless/as long as I’ve got nothing else to do.
Choose the correct word or expression.
I don’t watch TV unless I’ve got nothing else to do.
