Unreal Conditional (Present)
What is the form of unreal conditionals in the present?
if ... past simple, would + verb base form
What is the form of unreal conditionals in the past?
if........past perfect (had + past participle), would + have + past participle
Without his guidance, she ___________ (fail) the project.
would have failed
If you ___________ (study) harder, you ___________ (get) a better grade on the exam.
had studied / would have gotten
She ______________ (catch) the earlier flight, if she had not been delayed at the airport.
would have caught
If only there _____(be) more time.
was
Had they been aware of the promotion, they ___________ (sign) up for the service.
would have signed
If you ___________ (eat) breakfast, you ___________ (not be) tired now.
ate, would not be
He ______________ (not miss) the bus home, if he had not have to wait for one hour.
would not have missed
I wish that flying cars ______(exist).
existed
Had he completed the training, his application ___________ (be) more competitive.
would have been
If I _________ (be) a tourist, I ________(visit) the Statue of Liberty!
were, would visit
If I had won the lottery, I __________ (bought) a little yacht.
would have bought
If only we _________(arrive) earlier, we would not have missed the bus.
*Look at the second clause.
had arrived
Without the additional funding, it’s likely the project ___________ (face) significant delays.
would face
I _____________ (eat) more shrimp if I _______ (not be) allergic to seafood.
would eat .... were not
I would ______ (take) the sewing course if I _________ (know) it was free. (It was free).
have taken........had known
I wish I ______(learn) Portuguese when I was younger!
had learned
Transform to unreal conditional:
I would have visited you but I didn't know you were at home.
I would have visited you if I had known you were at home.