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Conditionals
Conditionals
The workers have to finish their work before they are allowed to leave.
CONDITION
The workers …………………………………………………. their work.
CAN LEAVE ON CONDITION THAT THEY FINISH/HAVE FINISHED
It wasn´t often that I went out with my friends when I was at university.
SELDOM
……………………………………………………… when I was at university.
SELDOM DID I GO OUT WITH MY FRIENDS
My computer crashed and all the work I had done that morning had been ………………………………: it was impossible to recover it.
IN VAIN
I think it´s time to ………………………………… and for us to be completely honest with you.
PUT ALL OUR CARDS ON THE TABLE
Researching the other party is …………………………….. when preparing for a negotiation: it is essential to know what their goals are.
A MUST
The workers have to finish their work before they are allowed to leave.
UNLESS
The workers …………………………………………………. their work.
CANNOT LEAVE UNLESS THEY HAVE FINISHED
Given that he gets good grades, he will go on Erasmus.
BE
Should ......................................... go on Erasmus
HIS GRADES BE GOOD HE WILL
They will be working …………………………………… a multinational company on the joint venture.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
We´ve made our offer so we can´t do anything until they give us a reply. ………………………………….. now.
THE BALL IS IN THEIR COURT
It was a ……………………………. in that we got to know the client and came up with several viable Marketing strategies.
FRUITFUL MEETING
Passing the course depends on whether or not you study.
AS
……………………………………………… pass the course.
AS LONG AS YOU STUDY YOU WILL/SHOULD
Immediately after I start my computer, I read my emails.
ON
Hardly ………………………………………………………. read my emails.
DO I TURN/SWITCH ON MY COMPUTER WHEN I
Whilst I don´t wholeheartedly endorse your ideas, I don´t completely disregard them either: I agree with them ………………………………………. .
TO SOME EXTENT
Don´t make your decision just yet: why don´t you ………………………………. and give me your answer in the morning?
SLEEP ON IT
I´m afraid that´s our ……………………………: we can´t go any lower than that.
BOTTOM LINE
I didn´t go to the conference because I had other commitments.
OTHERWISE
I had other commitments, …………………………………………………… conference.
OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE GONE TO
As soon as Max left, the room descended into silence.
OUT
No ................................................ in the room stopped talking.
SOONER HAD MAX WALKED/GONE OUT THAN EVERYONE
I am always pessimistic when it comes to my exam results, believing I´m ………………………………………. fail for some reason or another like the teacher hates me or I haven´t studied enough.
BOUND TO
In negotiations reaching an agreement often depends on looking for areas where both parties …………………………………………. rather than where their objectives differ.
SHARE COMMON GROUND
The CEO hasn´t given us enough ……………………….. to make too much of a compromise from our opening position.
LEEWAY
There was a lot of traffic and so I arrived late to the class.
BUT
………………………………………………….. arrived to the class on time.
BUT FOR THE HEAVY TRAFFIC I WOULD HAVE
But for their lack of connections, they would have won the tender.
BEEN
........................................... few connections, they would have won the tender.
HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THEIR HAVING
People don´t realise how serious global warming is: scientists predict that in 50 years’ time the world as we know it will be ……………………………… destruction.
ON THE BRINK OF
I ………………………………………. bribing the judge to win the case: it´s illegal, unethical and I would never do it.
DRAW THE LINE AT
With the company going bankrupt we had to write off the ……………………………………. that they owed us.
OUTSTANDING AMOUNT