👉UNREAL CONDITIONAL👈

IF + VERB (PAST), AUXILIARY + VERB (INFINITIVE)

✌This describes a situation that could occur in the future.

Exercise: 😎

• If I had a car, I wouldn't use the Transmetro.
• If I were not an accountant, I would become a singer. 
• If I hadn't spent my money, I would have bought the cell phone. 

CONVERSATION MODEL 

A: Look at my new cell phone.

B: Wow, how cool is it. 

A: Yeah, it cost me a lot of money and it's state-of-the-art. 

B: What model is it? 

A: It's a Samsung S23 Ultra. 

B: Spectacular, if I had the money, I would buy one just like it. 

Take responsibility for a mistake

Take responsibility for a mistake

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A: Why were you so late?

B: Sorry, it's Transmetro's fault, the bus broke down and I had to wait for another one.

A: Too bad, but you missed the meeting. 

B: What's going to happen now?

A. The boss wants to talk to you.

B: Is he going to fire me?

A: I don't know, but hurry up before he gets madder. 

B: Ok, if I had a car this wouldn't happen to me, thank you. 

The past unreal conditional

1. I wouldn't have gotten lost if I had caught the bus at the bus stop. 
2. If there was meat, the ham would not have been bought, it was out of date.
3. There was a very long line, if it wasn't there, I would have made the market.