Present unreal conditionals
The form of the present unreal conditional is:
If + simple past, will + verb
True or false?
False. The correct form is:
If + simple past, would + verb
"You are required to...", "you must...", "you have to...", "you are supposed to..." are phrases to express__________ in the present.
Obligation.
Complete the sentence in the correct tense:
I ______________ (learn) English at the moment.
(Present continuous)
I am learning English at the moment.
Complete the sentence:
If you ___________ (mix) yellow and blue, you ___________ (get) green.
If you mix yellow and blue, you get green.
Show a small difference with comparative adjectives:
I prefer this one. I think it's ______________ nicer.
I prefer this one. I think it's a little / a bit nicer.
Say the complete sentence:
If I _________ (have) more time, I _____________ (take) piano lessons.
If I had more time, I would take piano lessons.
"You could", "you were allowed to" are phrases to express _____________ in the past.
Permission.
Complete the sentence in the correct tense:
Last year, Erika ____________ (go) to a Backstreet Boys' concert.
(Simple past)
Last year, Erika went to a Backstreet Boys' concert.
Complete the sentence:
I ___________ (go) to Disneyland if I __________ (pass) my exams.
I will go to Disneyland if I pass my exams.
Show a big difference with comparative adjectives:
This app is _____________ better than the other one.
This app is a whole lot / much better than the other one.
Say the complete sentence:
What _________________ (you/do) if you __________ (win) the lottery?
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Complete the sentence in present:
You _______________ (not/be allowed to) eat or drink in the laboratory.
You are not allowed to eat or drink in the laboratory.
Complete the sentence in the correct tense:
Lisa ______________ (not/speak) Portuguese.
(Simple present)
Lisa doesn't speak Portuguese.
Complete the sentence:
If a restaurant _________ (be) "zero waste", it ___________ (not/throw) away food.
If a restaurant is "zero waste", it doesn't throw away food.
Show a small difference using as - adjective - as:
Ian is __________ as tall as his older brother James!
Ian is nearly / almost as tall as his older brother James!
Say the complete sentence:
If I _____________ (live) in a smaller town, I ____________ (be able) to get to work faster.
If I lived in a smaller town, I would be able to get to work faster.
Complete the sentence in past:
When we were kids, we ________________ (not/can) stay up after 10 o'clock.
When we were kids, we could not stay up after 10 o'clock.
Complete the sentence in the correct tense:
I _______________ (never/be) to the United States.
(Present perfect)
I have never been to the United States.
Complete the sentence:
If you __________ (be) allergic to nuts, ___________ (not/eat) the cake. It has nuts.
If you are allergic to nuts, don't eat the cake. It has nuts.
Show a big difference using as - adjective - as:
I'm sorry, but this movie is _______________ as good as the last one she made.
I'm sorry, but this movie is nowhere near as good as the last one she made.
Say the complete sentence:
_________________ (you/move) to a new place for a job if you _____________ (not/know) anyone there?
Would you move to a new place for a job if you didn't know anyone there?
Complete the sentence in past:
At school, we ________________ (be required to) wear a uniform at all times.
At school, we were required to wear a uniform at all times.
Complete the sentence in the correct tense:
Tom ________________ (study) English for the last three months.
(Present perfect continuous)
Tom has been studying English for the last three months.
Complete the sentence:
___________ (use) my book if you __________ (not/have) yours.
Use my book if you don't have yours.
Show a big difference using superlative adjectives:
This is ___________ the best coffee I've ever had.
This is by far the best coffee I've ever had.