Compound verb patterns

F

FORM/USE: 'IF I WERE YOU' + 'WOULD', FUTURE, IMAGINED SITUATION

EGP #1113 | B1 | CLAUSES / conditional Can use 'if I were you' and 'would' in the main clause often in the context of advice or opinion-giving. Lexical range: N/A

F

FORM/USE: 'IF' CLAUSES, CONDITIONS

EGP #241 | A2 | CLAUSES / subordinated Can use a finite subordinate clause with 'if', before or after a main clause, to introduce conditions. ► clauses: conditionals Lexical range: N/A

'

'IF' + PRESENT SIMPLE

EGP #1105 | A2 | CLAUSES / conditional Can form conditional subordinate clause with 'if' + present simple. Lexical range: N/A

F

FORM/USE: PRESENT SIMPLE 'IF' CLAUSE + MODAL, FUTURE, POSSIBLE OUTCOME

EGP #1110 | B1 | CLAUSES / conditional Can use 'if' + present simple to introduce a possible future condition, with modal verbs in the main clause, to talk about a possible result. ► modality Lexical range: N/A

F

FORM/USE: 'IF' + PAST SIMPLE + 'WOULD', FUTURE, IMAGINED SITUATION|(SECOND CONDITIONAL)

EGP #1112 | B1 | CLAUSES / conditional Can form conditional subordinate clauses with 'if' + past simple, and would in the main clause, to talk about an imagined situation, often in the context of advice or opinion-giving. Lexical range: N/A

F

FORM/USE: PRESENT SIMPLE 'IF' CLAUSE, REAL CONDITIONS

EGP #1107 | A2 | CLAUSES / conditional Can use 'if' + present simple with present simple, 'can' or imperative in the main clause to refer to things that are true now or very likely to happen. Lexical range: N/A

P

PRESENT SIMPLE 'IF' CLAUSE + IMPERATIVE

EGP #1106 | A2 | CLAUSES / conditional Can use 'if' + present simple, with an imperative in the main clause. Lexical range: N/A

F

FORM/USE: 'UNLESS', EXCEPTIONS

EGP #1114 | B1 | CLAUSES / conditional Can use 'unless' + present simple to talk about an exception, with present and future reference. Lexical range: N/A

F

FORM/USE: PRESENT SIMPLE 'IF' CLAUSE + 'WILL', FUTURE, LIKELY OUTCOME (FIRST CONDITIONAL)

EGP #1109 | B1 | CLAUSES / conditional Can use 'if' + present simple to introduce a possible future condition, with 'will' in the main clause to talk about a likely result. Lexical range: N/A