G5: Conditionals V - Implied Conditionals
by Tom Rohrbach
Multiple Choice Quiz
Sometimes, we use the IDEA of 'if' without
using an 'if' clause.
For example:
A: We just went for ice cream.
B: Aww. I would have gone with you!
Person B is implying - "I would have gone with
you IF I HAD KNOWN",
or "I would have gone with you IF I HAD BEEN
HERE SOONER".
To understand IMPLIED CONDITIONALS better,
take a look at the examples below.
Then, think about the timing involved, and
choose the correct 'IF' clause
that WOULD be in the sentence if it were a
complete conditional...
I would apply for the job, but I don’t think I have a chance.
WHAT IS THE IMPLIED “IF”?
- if I think I have a chance
- if I had a chance
- if I thought I had a chance
I never would have found the answer without Google.
WHAT IS THE IMPLIED “IF”?
- if I hadn't used Google
- if I don't use Google
- if I didn't use Google
“Big Bang Theory” wouldn’t be as good a TV show without Sheldon.
WHAT IS THE IMPLIED “IF”?
- if Sheldon isn't on it
- if Sheldon weren't on it
- if Sheldon wasn't on it
I would help you and Linda move Saturday, but I have to work.
WHAT IS THE IMPLIED “IF”?
- if I don't have to work
- if I hadn't had to work
- if I didn't have to work
Jane just married Bob. I would have married his brother Bill instead.
WHAT IS THE IMPLIED “IF”?
- if I am Jane
- if I was Jane
- if I were Jane
Julie borrowed money from her parents; otherwise, she couldn’t have gone to college.
WHAT IS THE IMPLIED “IF”?
- if she borrowed money from here parents
- if she didn't borrow money from her parents
- if she hadn't borrowed money from her parents
GM would buy the Swedish car company, but the European Union won’t allow it.
WHAT IS THE IMPLIED “IF”?
- if the E.U. allows it
- if the E.U. had allowed it
- if the E.U. would allow it
Wait! I wouldn’t disturb the boss right now; he’s in a bad mood.
WHAT IS THE IMPLIED “IF”?
- if I were you
- if I had been you
- if I was you
Teacher, there was a fire in our neighborhood last night; otherwise, I would have finished my homework!
WHAT IS THE IMPLIED “IF”?
- if there wasn't a fire in our neighborhood
- if there weren't a fire in our neighborhood
- if there hadn’t been a fire in our neighborhood
I picked up your tuxedo from the rental store; you would have missed your own wedding without me!
WHAT IS THE IMPLIED “IF”?
- if I didn't pick up your tuxedo from the rental store
- if I hadn’t picked up your tuxedo from the rental store
- if I had picked up your tuxedo from the rental store
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