Untrue (contrary to fact) in the past

- Conditionals Type 3(unreal in the past)

If you had told me about the problem, I would have helped you.

NOTE: We use third conditional to imagine how things might have been different in the past.

- Wish (past).

If only you had bought the ticket when I asked.

NOTE: a. The wish we express is the opposite of what really happened.

b. In wishes we go one tense back, it means that we use the past perfect in the past. c. if only means the same as I wish, but it is more dramatic.

- Suppose

Suppose I offered you the job, would you have taken it?

- I’d rather/sooner smb…(past)

I’d rather you hadn’t driven so fast.

- Using as if/as though

It seemed as if he hadn’t had a brain in his head.

NOTE: In casual, informal speech, some native speakers sometimes use would have in an if-clause: If you would’ve told me about the problem, I would’ve helped you. This verb form usage is generally considered not to be grammatically correct standard English, but it occurs fairly commonly.

Open the brackets using unreal past.

1. If he ………………… (to own a car), he …………………….. (to drive) to work. (But he didn't own one, so he took the bus). 2. I …………………… (to travel) around the world if I ……………………. (to have) more money. 3.My son …………………….. (to read) more books in the summer if he ………………………. (not, to watch) so much TV. 4. If my husband ……………………. (to work) harder, he …………………….. (to earn) more money. 5. If I …………………… (to win) the lottery last week, I ……………….. (to buy) a car. 6. If I ………………….. (to decide) to move to England, I …………………….. (to choose) to live in Brighton. 7. If I......................... (to go) to Austria, I ………………….. (to learn) German. 8. If I ……………………….. (not, to have) much work to do, I ……………….. (to go) to the party. 9. If I ………………. (to have) more time, I ………………. (to exercise) after classes. 10. If he ………………… (to invite) you, you……………………… (go to the theatre).

W rite sentences with an if-clause.

The top-manager of the travel agency is thinking about her life, and the conditions that led her to do things. What does she say to herself?

1. I started the business after the bank lent me 50 000$. - If the bank hadn’t lent me 50 000$, I wouldn’t have started my business.

2. I continued because the company was a success. - We had a great number of clients, so we didn’t have money problems. - We didn’t open another office because there wasn’t any nice building. - No one retired, so there was no need to find new people. - Our clients stayed with us because there was a friendly atmosphere. -

3. We bought some small agencies, so our company became more prosperous.

4. I hired two more secretaries, so we could contact to more clients. -