Verb Patterns
I want _____(go) home!
to go
Condition: waking up early
Result: not being late for class
(1st conditional)
If I wake up early, I won't be late for class.
I _______(leave - will or be going to?) tomorrow, I have had it planned for months!
am going to leave
You are all wet! It can't/must be pouring rain!
must
Direct: "I go cycling often" he said to me.
Reported: He told me that he _______ cycling often.
went
Remember ________(hand in) your homework, or you will fail the course!
to hand in
Condition: losing my phone
Result: having a panic attack
(2nd conditional)
If I lost my phone, I would have a panic attack.
They'll be on time. (-)
They won't be late.
I am grounded. (may not/be able/go/party)
I may not be able to go to the party.
The young lady said: “I did not make such a mistake.”
The young lady said that she had not made such a mistake.
We had stopped ________(eat) next to a forest because we were hungry, but we had to stop ________(eat) suddenly and leave because we saw a bear coming!
to eat - eating
Condition: not losing my wallet
Result: arriving on time
(3rd conditional)
If I hadn't lost my wallet, I would have arrived on time.
"I ______ (go - present cont.) to the cinema this afternoon, are you coming?"
"Yes, I promise I _______(be - will or be going to?) there!"
am going - will be
I am sure that he was here yesterday! (must)
He must have been here yesterday!
A farmer said: “If the situation goes on like this, we will lose the consumers’ confidence for ever”.
A farmer said that if the situation went on like that they would lose the consumers’ confidence for ever.