E5 Final Test review

Review

First conditional

We use the first conditional when we talk about real and possible situations.

•If we don’t hurry, we’ll be late

•I’ll get late if I don’t hurry.

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If + verb in the present   +   will + verb base form

          if clause                            result clause

}Second Conditional

ØThe second conditional is used to talk about ‘unreal’ or impossible things.

•If I lived in Italy, I would eat pizza everyday

•She would travel the world if she were a millionaire

If + simple past    + would +verb (base form)

First and second conditional

If you study (study), you’ll pass.

If she were rich, she would buy (buy) a car.

If I spoke Italian, I would live (live) in Rome.

What would you say if I asked (ask) you money?

I’ll have a bath when I go (go) home tonight.

If I get home late tonight, I won’t eat (not eat).

If Jan could run 100 metres in 10 seconds, he would be (be) an athlete.

If Simon catches a fish today, we eat (eat) it.

 

First and Second conditional

She would buy (buy) a Porsche if she won the lottery.

If it rained (rain) in the Sahara desert, everyone would be very surprised.

If we play football on Saturday, I will be (be) tired on Sunday.

You will become (become) fat if you eat too much.

If I were (be) you, I wouldn't accept that job. It sounds terrible!!

Might / May

Might and may are used to indicate probability in certain situations:

•I might be late for the class. (Maybe, I will be late, but I am not sure.)

•He may love her. (Maybe, he loves her, but I am not sure.)

Always use might + verb in base form for any pronoun.

•They might be rich.

•She might be beautiful.

Use might to make questions and negative answers.

•Might we talk to her?

•Might she be good for the job?

•You might not be late if you run.

•She might not like this food.

(the same rules apply to may)

Should / shouldn’t

Use should to give advice and ask for advice:

•You should study harder. (It my opinion that you have to study harder, that is my advice).

•Mary shouldn’t take that job. (It is your opinion that Mary doesn’t take that job, it is your advice).

•Should I exercise more? (What is your opinion about what I have to do?)

Use should + verb on base form

•You should eat vegetables.

•He shouldn’t drive too fast.

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Use should to make negatives and questions:

•Should we start the test?

•What should I do? (asking for advice)

Use should to make negatives:

•They shouldn’t spend so much money on clothes.