viernes, 8 de enero de 2016

Unreal conditional clauses - alternatives to if

Una unreal conditional clause es normalmente comenzada con if pero cuando haces preguntas existen otras alternativas.

Como sabemos ya, una condicional se estructura en:

                  Conditional clause + Main clause


Conditional clause

If                                      past simple               
Imagine (that)                    past continuous         
Supposing (that)   subject    were to + infinitive
Suppose (that)                    might                  
Assuming (that)                  past perfect          


Main clause

                            would     infinitive
(question word)      could      be + present participle?
                            might     have + past participle


Ejemplos:

          Imagine you were meeting someone for the first time, how would
          you introduce yourself?

          Suppose you didn't enjoy the first date, would you still go on a
          second date?

          Assuming that you were to go on another date, where might you
          be planning to meet?

          Supposing that neither of the dates had been successful, what
          might you tell the person?


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