Conditionals, Wishes and Preferences

Complète : I’ll call you as soon as I ___ home. (get)

Get.

Après « until » pour parler du futur, quel temps emploie-t-on ?

Le Present Simple.

Complète : I won’t leave until she ___. (arrive)

Arrives.

Piège : « as soon as I will know » devient…

As soon as I know.

Structure du Third Conditional ?

If + Past Perfect, would have + participe passé.

Complète : If she had studied, she ___ the exam. (pass)

Would have passed.

Complète : If I ___ more money, I would have bought it. (have)

Had had.

Complète : They would have won if they ___ harder. (train)

Had trained.

Le Third Conditional parle de quoi ?

D’un passé irréel et de sa conséquence imaginaire.

Piège : « If she would have known » devient…

If she had known.

Complète : If he hadn’t failed, he ___ university. (enter)

Would have entered.

Négation de « would have gone » ?

Wouldn’t have gone.

« I wish I had more time » exprime quoi ?

Un regret ou désir irréel au présent.

Complète : I wish I ___ richer. (be)

Were.

Complète : I wish I ___ it yesterday. (buy)

Had bought.

Quel temps après « wish » pour un regret passé ?

Le Past Perfect.

Complète : If only she ___ here! (be)

Were.

« If only » est-il généralement plus fort que « I wish » ?

Oui.

Piège : « I wish I would know » devient…

I wish I knew.

Complète : I wish he ___ making that noise. (stop)

Would stop.

Structure : It’s time + … pour une action immédiate ?

To + base verbale.

Complète : It’s time ___ home. (go)

To go.

Structure : It’s high time + sujet + … ?

Past Simple.

Complète : It’s high time he ___ the truth. (tell)

Told.

Complète : If he had accepted the job, he ___ in London now. (live)

Would be living.

Que relie un mixed conditional passé-présent ?

Une condition passée à une conséquence présente.

Complète : If I were more organized, I ___ the deadline yesterday. (not miss)

Wouldn’t have missed.

Que relie un mixed conditional présent-passé ?

Une situation présente à une conséquence passée.

Piège : la condition passée garde quel temps ?

Le Past Perfect.

Complète : If she had trained, she ___ fitter now. (be)

Would be.

Structure : would rather + …

Base verbale.

Complète : I’d rather ___ home. (stay)

Stay.

Structure : would prefer + …

To + base verbale.

Complète : I’d prefer ___ home. (stay)

To stay.

Structure : would rather + personne + …

Past Simple.

Complète : I’d rather you ___ her. (not criticize)

Didn’t criticize.

Comparaison : « rather…than » ?

I’d rather stay than leave.

Piège : « I’d rather to go » devient…

I’d rather go.

Structure : would rather + …

Base verbale.

Complète : I’d rather ___ home. (stay)

Stay.

Structure : would prefer + …

To + base verbale.

Complète : I’d prefer ___ home. (stay)

To stay.

Structure : would rather + personne + …

Past Simple.

Complète : I’d rather you ___ her. (not criticize)

Didn’t criticize.

Comparaison : « rather…than » ?

I’d rather stay than leave.

Piège : « I’d rather to go » devient…

I’d rather go.

Complète : I’ll message you when I ___.

Arrive.