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THEME 19 HEROES AND HEROINES

Structure

IF CLAUSE TYPE 2 CONDITIONAL
Type 2 conditional sentences are used to talk about hypothetical or unlikely situations and their possible outcomes in the present
or future. They follow the structure ‘If + simple past verb, would / could / might + base verb’.

- If I won the lottery, I would buy a house.
- If she studied harder, she would get better grades.
- If I had more time, I could learn a new language.
- If I were you, I would take that job offer.

Be careful!
- If I had more free time, I would travel the world. (I don’t have free time so I won’t travel the world – an imaginary situation,
not possible)
- If I have more free time, I will travel the world. (I may travel the world – a possible situation)

WISH CLAUSE

The verb wish is used to talk about things we want but cannot get.
‘wish + past simple’: When we want to say that we would like something to be different in the present or future.

- I wish I had a room of my own. (It means I don’t have a room of my own.)

After the subject pronouns I and we, we use could instead of would.

- I wish I could fly. (It means I can’t fly.)

We can use were instead of was for all persons.
- I wish she were here. (It means she isn’t here.)

Examples:
- We wish our team would win the championship.
- He wishes he were taller.
- I wish I could attend the concert next week.
- He wishes he could pass his driving test on the first attempt.

a) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. If I ___________________________________ (be) you, I wouldn’t drive fast in the snow.

2. Peter ___________________________________ (be able to) help you if he were here.

3. If I had a toothache, I ___________________________________ (go) to the dentist.

4. If Jane ___________________________________ (be) older, she could live by herself.

5. Robert ___________________________________ (feel) better if you talked to him.

6. If Ayşe was living still nearby, we ___________________________________ (can / invite) her for dinner.

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