OTHER CONDITIONALS

OTHER CONDITIONALS

PROVIDED / PROVIDING (THAT) = IF (on condition that)• Travelling by car is convenient provided / providing (that) you have

somewhere to park.• (but only if you have somewhere to park)

• Providing (that) / Provided (that) the room is clean, I don’t mind which hotel we stay at.• (the hotel must be clean- otherwise I don’t mind)

AS LONG AS / SO LONG AS = IF• You can borrow my car as long as you promise not to drive too fast.

so long as• (you can borrow my car, but you must promise not to drive too fast-

this is a condition)

• As long as you study hard, you can pass the exam.• So long as

ONLY IF• I will let you go only if you tell the truth.

• Only if it rains will the picnic be postponed.• Only if you study hard can you pass the exam.

• BE CAREFUL !!!!!!!

• I will lend him some money provided he promises to pay me back.• I would lend him some money provided he promised to pay me back.• I would have lent him some money provided he had promised to pay

me back.

• (as in 1./2/3. conditional)

UNLESS• Type 1• You can’t pass the exam if you don’t study.• You can’t pass the exam unless you study.

• Unless you leave home at once, you will be late for work.

• The factory will have to be closed down unless the economic situation improves.

Type 2• Unless he were certain of the game’s outcome, he would not be

predicting it with such confidence.• If he were not certain……..

• (He is certain of the game’s outcome, so he is predicting it with confidence)

Type 3• Unless she had wanted to speak to him alone, she would not have

offered to drive him home herself.

• If she had not wanted to ………..

• (She wanted to speak to him alone, so she offered to drive him home herself)

Usually Unless + positive sentence = meaning is negative• BUT !!!!!!!• Don’t go out in the midday sun unless you really can’t avoid it.• (unless + negative = for emphasis)• (if you can avoid it)

Unless her zaman bir istisna, ya da istisnai durumlar ifade eder.• Don’t call me unless you (really) need help.• Call me only if you really need help.• Don’t call me if you don’t need any help.

• I won’t be on time for the meeting if I can’t find a taxi.

EVEN IF (olsa bile)• If it is cold tomorrow, we won’t go on a picnic.• Even if it is cold tomorrow, we will go on a picnic.

• I’ll forgive him if he apologizes to me.• I won’t forgive him even if he apologizes to me.

WHETHER ……..OR NOT (olsa da, olmasa da)• I will go to the party whether they invite me or not.

• Whether and even if are similiar in meaning:

• I won’t forgive him whether he apologizes to me or not.• I won’t forgive him even if he apologizes to me.

• You have to help him whether you like him or not.• You have to help him even if you don’t like him.

SUPPOSE / SUPPOSING (THAT) farzet ki….• Suppose (that) we miss the train, how else can we get there ? • If we miss the train, how else can we get there ?

• Supposing (that) he cheated on you, how would you react ?• If he cheated on you……….?

ON (THE) CONDITION THAT (koşuluyla)• I can allow you to use my car on (the ) condition that you promise to

drive carefully.

• You can take my dictionary on (the) condition that you bring it back by Friday.

WHAT IF…….. ? • What if yu don’t get your salary in time ?• What will happen if you don’t get your salary in time ?• (Maaşını vaktinde almazsan ne olacak ?)• What if he didn’t come tomorrow ?• O yarın gelmezse ne olur ?

• What if you hadn’t learnt the news ?• Haberi öğrenmemiş olsaydın ne olurdu ?

IN CASE • I will take something to eat in case I get hungry during the journey.• (Yolda acıkırsam diye yanıma yiyecek bir şeyler alacağım)

• I took an umbrella with me in case it rained.• (Yağmur yağarsa diye yanıma şemsiye aldım.)

• I sent him a second letter in case he hadn’t received the first one.• (Birincisini almamışsa diye ona ikinci bir mektup gönderdim)

• Simple Present + in case + should, can, can’t / Simple Present• I want to give you my phone number in case you need / should need

to call me.

• Present Continuous + in case + should / can / can’t / Simple Present• I’m cooking plenty of food in case someone comes / should come for

dinner.

• Present Perfect + in case + should, can, can’t / Simple Present• I’ve already booked a seat for you in case you decide / should decide

to come to the theatre with us.

• Would + in case + past tense / should / could(n’t)

• He would always take his umbrella with him in case it rained / should rain.

• Past tense + in case + Past tense / should / could(n’t)• I advised her to take plenty of clothes with her while going on holiday in

case she couldn’t wash the dirty oned.• I cooked plenty of food in case someone came / should come for dinner.

• Past Perfect + in case + Past tense / should / could(n’t)• I had already booked a seat for her in case she decided / should decide to

come to the theatre with us.

• I always put some money aside in case I need / should need it urgently.

• I always put some money aside because I may need it urgently.

• I always put some money aside for fear that I may need it urgently.

IN CASE OF ………..A NOUN (durumunda)• In case of (an) emergency, you can call this number.

• The flight’s full, but we’ll put your name on the list, in case of (a) cancellation.

Please do Ex. 5 / 6 / 7 and 8

MIXED TIME IF CLAUSES• If + type 3, type 2

• If I hadn’t spent all my money foolishly, I wouldn’t be broke now.

• If + type 2, type 3

• If he weren’t a rude man, he wouldn’t have rebuked his wife in front of others at the party last night

Please do Ex. 9 and 10

OMITTING IF• Type 1

• If you need any help, don’t hesitate to call me.• Should you need any help…………

• He can improve his English if he goes abroad next summer.• …………………….. should he go abroak next summer.

• If you don’t pay your bills in time, you may get into trouble.• Should you not pay your bills……………….

Type 2• If I were you, I would forgive him.• Were I you, I would forgive him.

• I would feel happy now if he were here.• I would feel happy now were he here.

• If you weren’t busy right now, we could go out for a walk.• Were you not busy right now, we………

• I would give him your message if I saw him tomorrow.• Were I to see him tomorrow, I would give………..

• If I were transferred to a remote branch, I’d resign immediately.• Were I to be transferred to a remote………• Were I transferred to a remote…………..

Type 3• If he had been more careful, he wouldn’t have had an accident.• Had he been more careful, ………..

• If he had been driving more carefully, he wouldn’t have been in hospital now.• Had he been driving more…………..

• If he hadn’t forgotten about the meeting, he would have gone there.• Had he not forgotten about………..

Please do Ex. 11

IMPLIED CONDITIONS (ima edilmiş koşul cümleleri)• BUT

• I would have come to see you yesterday, but I didn’t have time.• If I had time……….

• I would come with you, but my father doesn’t let me out alone at night.• If my father let me out…………

• He would be a lawyer now, but he had to quit school because of his financial problems.• ………………….. if he hadn’t had to quit…………..

BUT FOR (eğer olmasaydı)• He would play in today’s match but for his knee injury.• If he didn’t have a knee injury, he would play……….

• I would have tripped on that hose but for your warning me.• If you hadn’t warned me, I would have ……………..

OTHERWISE / OR (ELSE)• You have to hurry; otherwise, you will miss the train.• If you don’t hurry, you will………….

• You must study hard, or (else) you won’t pass the exam.• If you don’t study hard, you won’t………..

• She must be very happy; otherwise, she wouldn’t be laughing so uproariously.• She didn’t tell him the truth, or (else) he would have got angry with her.

WITHOUT• I can’t possibly finish this job without any help.• ………………………….. if I don’t get any help.

• We would still be living like primitives without electricity.

• Without his generous contributions, we could never have held the Charity Ball.

Please do Ex. 12