Transcript Every Man to his Taste Grammar

Every Man to his Taste
Grammar Practice
Conditionals
Type 2
&
Type 3
 Unreal present
 Imaginary situations
which are contrary to
facts in the present
and unlikely to
happenin the present
or future
 To give advice
 Unreal past
 Imaginary situations
which are contrary to
facts in the past
 Regrets and criticism
Conditionals
Type 2
&
Type 3
 If-clause , main clause
 If + PS/PC,
 If-clause , main clause
 If + PP/PPC,
would/could/might+bare
infinitive
would/could/might + have +
Past Participle
 If I had more time, I might
 If he had followed my advice,
take up sport.
 If I were you, I would go on a
diet.
he would have succeeded.
 If she hadn’t been driving so
carelessly, she would not
have caused an accident.
Unreal present.
Imaginary situations which are contrary to facts in
the present and unlikely to happenin the present or
future.
Regrets
Regrets
Mixed Conditionals
 If he had a mobile phone, he could have
been contacted yesterday.
 If Tom had seen the boss earlier, he would
not be waiting for him now.
 If he was not allergic to seafood, he would
have eaten paella
last night.
Wishes
 wish/if only + PS ( refers to present)
Is used to say that we would like
something to be different in the present.
 wish/if only + PP ( refers to past)
Is used to express regret about something
which happened or didn’t happen in the
past.
Wishes
 wish/if only + subject + would (could after
I, we)
Is used to express imperative// a desire for a
situation or person’s behaviour to change.
Emily has been for an interview. She didn’t get the job.
Read what she says and make sentences, as in the
example.
e.g. I wish I had known more about the
company.
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I was nervous.
I didn’t shake hands with my interviewer.
I forgot what I wanted to say.
I didn’t answer the interviewer’s questions
properly.
 My letter of application was badly typed.
 I split the cup tea I was given.
Had better=it would be good to
(strong or urgent advice)
 You’d better wash your
hands.
Would rather = Would prefer to
(preference)
 would rather + present bare infinitive
(present/future)
 would rather + perfect bare infinitive (past)
 would rather + bare infinitive + than
When the subject of would rather is different from
the subject of the following verb, we use:
 would rather + past tense
 would rather + past perfect
Phrasal Verbs
I didn't mean to run into you! I'm sorry!
Phrasal Verbs
They went to the airport to see him off.
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
run out of
to be on the ropes
to throw in the towel
to move the goalposts