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The document discusses past unreal conditionals in English grammar. It explains that past unreal conditionals have two clauses: an "if clause" that uses past perfect tense to describe an unreal past condition, and a "result clause" that uses modal verbs like "would," "could," or "might" followed by "have" and the past participle to describe the possible result. It provides examples of forming the clauses and uses of past unreal conditionals to express regret, possibility, or uncertainty about an imagined past situation.
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- 1. IF VICKI HADWON THE LOTTERY, SHE WOULD HAVE RETIRED. Past Unreal Conditionals
- 2. Past Unreal Conditionals Pastunreal conditionals have two clauses ( a clause is a groups of words that have a subject + verb) The if clause The result clause (main clause) (if clause) If Amy had received treatment, (result clause) she might not have died.
- 3. Try It Out! Howmany clauses are found in a past unreal conditional statement? What is a clause? What do we call the clauses in a part unreal conditional statement?
- 4. Past Unreal Conditionals IfClause (unreal condition) If + subject + past perfect, Result Clause (what would have happened) subject + would (not) have + past participle. could (not) have might (not) have (unreal condition) (what would have happened) If he hadn’t used laugh therapy, Norman would not have recovered.
- 5. Past Perfect Had +past participle of verb Regular past participle verb + ed ex.had talked Irregular past participle examples Go had gone Be had been Have had had Take had taken
- 6. Try It Out! Howdo we form the if clause? How do we form the past perfect for regular verbs? How do we form the past perfect for irregular verbs? What three ways can we form the result clause?
- 7. Past Unreal Conditionals ResultClause (what would have happened) Subject + would (not) have + past participle. could (not) have might (not) have If Clause (unreal condition) If + subject + past perfect (what would have happened) (unreal condition) Norman would not have recovered if he hadn’t used laugh therapy.
- 8. Try It Out! Whatdoes the if clause tell us? What does the result clause tell us? Identify the if clause and the result clause in this sentence. I might have passed the quiz if I had studied.
- 9. Past Unreal Conditionals Talk about past unreal, untrue, or imagined conditions and their results. Both parts of the sentence describe events that are the opposite of what happened. Conditional statement: Norman would not have recovered if He hadn’t used laugh therapy. What really happened? He recovered. He used laugh therapy.
- 10. Try It Out! Whydo we use the past unreal conditional? What do both parts of the sentence describe?
- 11. Past Unreal Conditionals Usewould have in the result clause to mean regret If Amy had received treatment, she wouldn’t have died.
- 12. Exercise! What does wouldhave describe in the result clause?
- 13. Past Unreal Conditionals Usecould have in the result clause to mean possibility If her parents had believed in medicine, Amy could have lived.
- 14. Try It Out! Whatdoes could have describe in the result clause?
- 15. Past Unreal conditionals Usemight have in the result clause to mean uncertainty about the result If Norman hadn’t used laugh therapy, he might have died.
- 16. Try It Out! Whatdoes might have describe in the result clause?