Conditional II (Present , Future )

Действия, которые могли бы произойти сегодня или завтра.

 

Придаточное предложение	Главное предложение
If clause	Main clause
If + Past Indefinite	would + infinitive
If I had enough money,	I would buy the picture.
Если бы у меня было бы достаточно денег,	я бы купил эту картину.

В придаточном предложении этого типа глагол to be имеет форму сослагательного наклонения were для всех лиц (в устной речи возможно was в единственном числе):

If I were you, I would go and see the doctor.

 

Translate into Russian.

1.If they bought a car they would get to the country quicker. 2. If I saw her the other day I would tell her about your request. 3. If I had enough time now or tomorrow I would send that letter myself. 4. What would you paint if you were a painter? 5. If it were Sunday today I would go to a disco. 6. If I were free now I would fall down on my sofa and split to the ceiling. 7. If it were summer now we would go to the country. 8. If I were a president now I would raise the salaries. 9. If I were an actor I would like to play in comedies. 10. If she knew the TV program for today she would watch the film.

 

Finish the sentences. What would you do?

1. If I lived in San Francisco, I … 2. If I had a million roubles, I … 3. If I were free now, I … 4. If it were summer now, …  5. If I were an artist, I … 6. If I could go anywhere in the world, I … 7. If I had a Gold Fish, I …

8. If I were a president, I… 9. If I had five months vacation, I … 10. If I could choose a profession again, I… 11. If I wanted a new car, I … 12. If I were an Russian ambassador in the United Kingdom, I … 13. 14. If I were a princess, I …

 

Translate into English .

1.Если бы я жила в Америке, я купила бы себе небольшой дом. 2. Я сделала бы этот доклад, если бы у меня были нужные материалы сегодня. 3. Если бы я знала, что вы собираетесь в парк сегодня, я пошла бы с вами. 4. Если бы я знала о приезде этого певца на следующей неделе, я постаралась бы купить билеты сегодня. 5. Если бы у меня было время, я пришел бы сегодня. 6. Если бы я знал английский язык, я перевел бы текст сам. 7. Если бы он жил в большом городе, он не пропускал бы выставок живописи. 8. Если бы я была в Санкт-Петербурге, я посетила бы кунсткамеру. 9. Если бы танкеры не пролили (spill) нефть у берегов Испании, побережье не было бы так загрязнено. 10. Если бы ты был гидом в своем городе, что ты показал бы туристам?

Open the brackets in the conditional sentences making necessary changes.

Model: If he (come) tomorrow, he would help us. – If he came tomorrow, he would help us.

1.If you met the president, what you (do)? 2. If he (live) nearer, we would see each other more often. 3. I might go for a walk if the weather (be) nice. 4. I would call him up if he (come) tomorrow. 5. If I were as young as you are, I (sail) in a boat round the world. 6. I would go skiing if there (be) more snow. 7. She would play tennis if it (be) not so hot. 8. If I (be) in his shoes, I wouldn't invite the Browns. 9. If we (not have) to study, we would go out tonight. 10. Where you (go) if you were on leave?

Answer the following questions.

1. If you were a guide in your native town what would you show the tourists?

2. If you were invited to the United Kingdom for a few days what would you like to see there?

3. What would you paint if you were a painter?

4. What would you buy if you had a lot of money?

5. What programme would you work in on TV if you were suggested a job there?

6. What film would you produce if you were a producer?

7. What kind of school would you like to have if you were a principal?

8. Would you agree to take part in the game in the Fort Bayard if you were invited?

9. What would you do if you were left behind when travelling by train?

10. What would be your life if you were born in the 21^st century?

11. What would you write about if you were a writer?

12. Would you agree to work for a firm if it had a shady / bad (сомнительная) reputation?

 

From the textbook. (Ex. II, p. 9.) Answer the following questions.

1.What would you do if you were late for your lesson? 2. Where would you go if you had a holiday in winter? 3. Who(m) would you invite if you arranged a party? 4. How long would it take to walk home from the university? 5. Which would you prefer to go to, the Art Theatre or the Bolshoi Theatre? 7. Wouldn't you like to go to the cinema after the lessons? 8. What film would you like to see?

Conditional III. (Past)

Действия, которые могли бы произойти вчера, но не произошли. Нереальность событий.

Придаточное предложение	Главное предложение
If clause	Main clause
If + Past Perfect	would have + V3 (done)
If I had not forgotten to wind up the alarm clock,	I would not have been late for work.
Если бы я не забыл завести будильник,	я не опоздал бы на работу.

Translate into Russian.

1.If I had had free time yesterday, I would have sent the letter myself. 2. What would your life have been like if you had been born in the 14^th century? 3. If she had asked me yesterday, I would have answered all her questions. 4. He would have prepared the report in time if his colleague had sent that article to him a week earlier. 5. If we had not gone that way, we would not have fallen into that hole. 6. You would have got a good mark for your test if you had learnt the material. 7. If it had not rained, we would have gone for a walk. 8. I would have written that essay long ago if you had not disturbed me. 9. We would have gone to the Philharmonic if you had managed to get tickets. 10. If you had taken that medicine, your health would have been much better.