WHEN-IN CASE
I keep some chicken salad for your brother, maybe he’s hungry.
Now use: IN CASE
I keep some chicken salad for your brother in case he’s hungry
We ... (go) to the coast tomorrow unless it ... (rain).
(First Conditional)
We’ll go to the coast tomorrow unless it rains.
You...(touch) a fire / you...(get) burned.
(Zero conditional)
If you touch a fire, you get burned.
If you don’t make a mess, you can play in the living room.
Now use AS LONG AS
You can play in the living room as long as you don’t make a mess.
He doesn’t know the truth, but he wishes he did.
If only he knew the truth.
I’ll leave all my money to charity the moment I die.
Now use: WHEN
When I die, I’ll leave all my money to charity.
I ... (not give) that number to anyone unless it ...(be) an emergency.
(First conditional)
I won't give that number to anyone unless it's an emergency.
he...(fail) the exam / I ...(be) surprised
(First conditional)
If he fails the exam, I will be surprised.
The bank ... (lend) the company 100,000 pounds if they repay the money within six months. (First Conditional)
Now use: ON CONDITION THAT
The bank will lend the company 100,000 pounds on condition that they repay the money within six months.
We live in the countryside. I'd rather live nearer the city centre.
Now use: I WISH
I wish we lived nearer the city centre.
I might I forget later. Here are the keys to the garage.
Now use: IN CASE
In case I forget later, here are the keys to the garage.
I ... (not live) in a big city unless I ... (have) a good job.
(second conditional)
I wouldn't live in a big city unless I had a good job.
I...(win) the lottery / I...(buy) a house in Bariloche.
(Second Conditional)
If I won the lottery, I would buy a house in Bariloche.
You can keep the puppy as long as you promise to take care of it.
Now use: PROVIDED THAT
You can keep the puppy provided that you promise to take care of it.
I don't have his mobile phone number; we could tell him the good news.
Now use: I WISH
I wish I had his mobile phone number; we could tell him the good news.
If I see Sam, I’ll give him your message.
Now use: WHEN
When I see Sam, I’ll give him your message.
You won’t lose any weight if you don’t start eating healthier food.
Now use: UNLESS
You won’t lose any weight unless you start eating healthier food.
I ... (know) he was married / I ... (go) to dinner with him.
(Third Conditional)
If I had known he was married, I wouldn't have gone to dinner with him.
You can stay here if you keep quiet.
Now use: AS LONG AS
You can stay here as long as you keep quiet.
They are not friends anymore. They don't talk to each other.
Now use: IF ONLY
If only they would talk to each other.
or
If only they talked to each other.
Let’s take our swimming costumes. There might be a pool at the hotel.
Now use: IN CASE
Let’s take our swimming costumes in case there’s a pool at the hotel.
She ... (not enjoy) her new school unless she ... (make) some friends.
(First Conditional)
She won't enjoy her new school unless she makes some friends.
You ... (meet) my brother /if/ you ... (come) to my party last Saturday.
(Third Conditional)
You would have met my brother if you had come to my party last Saturday.
If you ... (lose) your passport, you ... (have to) go to the embassy. (Second conditional)
Now use: PROVIDED THAT
Provided that you lost your passport, you would have to go to the embassy.
Anna wasn’t able to come to our party last night.
Now use: IF ONLY
If only Anna had been able to come to our party last night.