Complete the following sentences with unreal conditional statements. Reduce your if-clauses, if possible.
1. I don't have a lot of money. However,...
2. I like/don't like surprises (choose one), but...
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but...
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but...
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself,...
6. I'm not an American citizen, but...
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but...
8. I'm in favor/not in favor (choose one) of legalizing marijuana, but...
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday...
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional--...
1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if I had a lot of money, (then) I will establish a school for poor family.
ReplyDelete2. I like surprises, but if you scare me, (then) I will punch your face.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but had I done all the blog work this semester, I would have been selected as the outstanding student of my class at the graduation ceremony.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were the leader of my country, (then) I will try my best to raise the average salary.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, (then) I will change my personality not to be lazy.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were an american citizen, (then)my English will be better 100 times.
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if my English were perfect, (then) I will not have to be here.
8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but If marijuana were legalized, (then) It will be a perfect time to immigrate to other country.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday, but had I known it was your birthday yesterday, I would have hosted a super birthday party for you. ( really? your birthday in coming ?)
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional, that person one will be my wife.
Holly, you don't use " were I ...." right ?
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Delete1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if I had a lot of money, (then) I would establish a school for poor family.
2. I like surprises, but if you scare me, (then) I will punch your face.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but had I done all the blog work this semester, I would have been selected as the outstanding student of my class at the graduation ceremony.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were the leader of my country, (then) I would try my best to raise the average salary.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, (then) I would change my personality not to be lazy.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were an american citizen, (then)my English would be better 100 times.
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if my English were perfect, (then) I would not have to study in Language school.
8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but If marijuana were legalized, (then) It would be a perfect time to immigrate to other country.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday, but had I known it was your birthday yesterday, I would have hosted a super birthday party for you. ( really? your birthday in coming ?)
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional, that person would be my wife.
6. 100 times better
Delete9. no, not really
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1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if I had a lot of money, I could open a marriage agency company and earn more money.
ReplyDelete2. I don't like surprises (choose one), but I would be surprised if I saw someone try to make me surprise.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but had I done all of the blog work this semester, I would become the most favorite student of our teacher.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would send all child rage crime to a desert island.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would change my height by a plastic surgery in Venezuela so I could have a change to become Miss Vietnamese of 6C&D.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but were I an American citizen, I wouldn’t have to marry an American man to get the citizen certificate anymore. :)
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but I would improve if I could learn with Holly for several semesters.
8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but people would change my mind if it was used for medical treatment.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday. Had I known it, I would have brought you a pair of shoes to compensate what you lost in the flood.
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional—It would be my mother who I owe, respect, and love very much (much much much etc,…).
1. LOOOOL
Delete2. nice grammar!
3. most definitely!
4. child rapists
5. Is height a requirement to be Miss Vietnam?
7. :)
9. You're the best (but I lost about 30 pairs of shoes)!
NICE WORK!
1. I don't have a lot of money. However,if I had money, I would buy perfect house to my mother and I would take her to every beautiful place on earth.
ReplyDelete2. I don't like surprises , but if someone surprised me, I wouldn't show any discomforting
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but if I had done all the blog work, I would have learned more about grammar.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would take care of women who do not have anyone to support them. And I would provide them by decent life
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would like to be able to show more love that I do not express it to people who I care about.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were, I would buy my retirement house on high mountain in Colorado and I would have small farm and I would spend the rest of my life peacefully without electricity cellphone and Internet.(even saying that makes me happy)
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if I had perfect English language, I would Write novel
8. I'm in not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but I were, I would become marijuana's dealer.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday if I had known, I would have bought birthday gift to you
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world , I would spend it with my father.
1. However, if I did...
Delete4. :)
5. ...I would make myself more emotionally expressive.
6. :D
8. LOL
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1. I don't have a lot of money. However,if I had a lot of money, I would give an half for charity in Temple and an half for my parents to travel in the U.S.
ReplyDelete2. I like surprises , but if my boyfriend didn't make me to be surprised, I would break up with him.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but if I had done all the blog work, I would have become a good student in class.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would change political system.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would like to change my behavior because some people told me that I look like a boy.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were, I would bring up my whole family come to the U.S.
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but had I perfect English language, I would teach someone how to speak English well.
8. I'm in not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but I were, I would plan on building some firm to produce marijuana.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday had I known, I would have bought a special hat from in my country to give you.
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world , I would spend playing with my angel- my niece.
2. try again
Delete5. Do they say you look like a boy or you act like a boy? In either case, they are WRONG! You are a super-feminine super-hero!
7. but if I had...
8. but if I were...
9. :D
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2. I like surprises , but if my boyfriend made me to be surprised, I would break up with him
Delete5. Thanks Holly!
1. I don't have a lot of money. However if I had a lot of money, I could travel the world.
ReplyDelete2. I don't like surprises (choose one), but if someone gave me a surprise for my birthday, I would be very happy.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but if I had done, I could have got a very high score.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but I were, I would concentrate on developing education.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would be a better person.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were, I could travel to many countries without having to apply for a visa.
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if it were, I could have a very high score for my TOEFL test.
8. I'm in not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if the government legalized it, I would be happy to be a drug dealer, since I know that I can make a lot of money from that.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday, but if I had, I should have sung the birthday song for you.
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world, I would like to spend the whole day to talk to my older sister, who passes away when I was not even born.
9. but had I known, I would have sung...
Delete10. Oh my.
Nice work
1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world with my mother.
ReplyDelete2. I like surprises, but I would very upset if I were surprised by bad news.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but had I had a chance to start this semester over, I would have tried to finish all of them.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but were I the leader of my country, I would spend more money for public heath care service.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would change my height.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but were I American citizen, I would not worry about my visa issues.
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if my English were perfect, I could be totally confident to make friends with native speakers.
8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if I were, I would be killed by my mother.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday. Had I know yesterday was your birthday, I would have sung Happy Birthday song for you.
10. If I could spend a day with my grandfather who passed away 14 years ago, I would go to the beach with him.
8. LOL
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1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if I did, I would travel everywhere.
ReplyDelete2. I don't like surprises ,but if the surprise came from my dad, I would be the happiest person.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but I would have gotten a good grades if I had done all the work.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would be sitting at my throne.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would change my face
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were, I would not have to study English.
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if I had studied English in my country, my English would be perfect.
8. I'm /not in favor () of legalizing marijuana, but if I were, I would not be able to smoke it because of my religion
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday had I known that was your birthday, I would have brought a gift
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world, it would be my mom
5. No no no!
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1. I don't have a lot of money. However, If I did, I would donate some of it to charity.
ReplyDelete2. I like surprises, but if the surprise bothers me, I would be honest.
3. I didn't do all the blog work this semester, but if I had done, I am sure Holly would have loved.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, we would have parties at the White house every weekend!
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would change my voice.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were, I would not be doing an English summer course.
7. My English is not perfect yet, but if it was, I would be studying French right now.
8. I'm in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if the government does legalize, I would still not use.
9. Holly, I did not know it was your birthday yesterday, but if I knew, I would have brought you a big chocolate cake!
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world, I would spend with my boyfriend on a paradisiac island in Pacific Ocean.
2. but if the surprise bothered me
Delete3. if I had done it... Holly would have loved it.
4. :D
5. I like your voice!
7. if it were
8. try again
9. try again
10. I'd spend it...
1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if I had a lot of money, I would take a space travel with my family.
ReplyDelete2. I like surprises, but I would be depressed if someone surprised by tricks.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but if I could turn the clock back, I would finish all of them on time to get a better grammar.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would enact the law that juvenile criminals also need to be published who beyond 15 years old.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would avoid procrastination forever.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were, I could have my own children as many as I want.
7. My English isn't prefect yet, but had I studied harder before, I could get a better one than now.
8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if I were, then there must be something wrong with my head.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday, but if had I known, I would make a super big surprise for you!
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world--alive, dead, or fictional, I would keep the chance until the last day before I died.
3. yes, I wish we could turn the clock back :)
Delete4. published? LOL
6. TRUE!
7. get a better what?
8. then there WOULD HAVE TO BE something wrong...
9. TRY AGAIN
10. interesting response
1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if I had a lot of money, I would like to travel a lot.
ReplyDelete2. I like surprises but if I had a choice, I would like to avoid it because it can be dangerous.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but if I had a second chance, I would like to complete it.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would like to provide enough water for everyone.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would change anything.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were one I would not be able to become the president of my country one day.
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if it were, I would present news on ABC.
8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but I were a picture politician I would not allow people to debate about it.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday if I had known, I would sing for you.
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world, I would be alone because I couldn't choose one between my nuclear family.
3. No second chances :)
Delete5. You would or you wouldn't?
8. ?
9. you would sing or would have sung?
10. :)
1.I don’t have a lot of money. However, if I had a lot of money now, I would travel around the world.
ReplyDelete2.I don’t like surprises, but if you give me a special present on my birthday, I would love this surprise.
3.I didn’t do all of the blog work this semester, but had I had more time, I would have finished all of them.
4.I’m not the leader of my country, but were I a leader of my country, I would offer citizens free bus services.
5.If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would change my personality to be more extroverted.
6. I’m not an American citizens, but if I were, I would speak English fluently.
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if I practice English frequently, my English will be improved.
8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but what would happen if marijuana were legally allowed?
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday. Had I known, I would have invited you to go out for dinner.
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world, I would devote the whole day to listen to my dad.
5. You're perfect just the way you are :)
Delete7. will improve
8. good question :)
NICE WORK
1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if I had a lot of money, I could buy a Lamborghini.
ReplyDelete2. I don't like surprise, but if someone surprised me, I would cry all day.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but if I had done the blog work this semester, I would pass this level.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were the leader of my country, I would give more money for poor people to gain knowledge.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would change my weight.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were an American citizen, I could buy guns.
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if my English were perfect enough, I could get into the University of Houston now.
8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if marijuana were legalized, I would go back to my country to spend the rest of my life.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday, but if I had known that it was your birthday yesterday, I would buy you a cake.
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world, I would spend the whole day with yitang.
6. I don't think you need to be a citizen to do that :)
Delete9. buy or have bought?
10. Good answer
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1-I don't have a lot of money. However, if I had a lot of money, I would have helped many poor people in my city.
ReplyDelete2-I don't like surprises, but if someone surprises me, I wouldn't mind.
3- I didn't do all of the blog this semester, but had I done, I would have gotten a better grade.
4- I am not the leader of my country, but had I been the leader of my country, I would eliminate the word poverty from people's lives.
5- If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would love to change my limit of spending money.
6- I am not an American citizen, but if I were, I would travel to many countries without having to have a visa.
7- My English isn't perfect yet, had I perfect English; I would be a news announcer in BBC.
8- I am not in favor of legalizing Marijuana, but if I were, I would smoke it all the day.
9- Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday. Had I known, I would have bought you flowers.
10- If I could spend a day with one person in the world, I would spend it with president Obama.
1. would help
Delete2. if someone surprised me
3. had I done it
4. TRY AGAIN
5. Call the bank
7. TRY AGAIN
8. Go to Colorado!
9. :)
10. And what would you discuss with him?
ReplyDelete1. I don't have a lot of money. However, had I a lot of money, I would give to my mother the world.
2. I like surprises, but if the surprise destroys my previous plans I would hate it.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but if I had done, I would be proud of myself.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would improve the medical care services.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would choose to be more confident.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were, I would have a perfect English.
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if hadn't spent so much time talking in portuguese, it would be better right know.
8. I'm not in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if it were, my parents wouldn't allow me to smoke.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday, but had I known, I would bought have made a special cake for you.
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world, I would spend it with my mother since I miss her so much.
1. if I had
Delete2. if the surprise destroyed
3. if I had done it (I would be proud of you too)
6. my English would be perfect
8. but if it were legal
9. I would have bought have made???
1. I don't have a lot of money. However, if I had a lot of money, I would buy you the moon.
ReplyDelete2. I like/don't like surprises (choose one), I don’t like surprises, but if you had known that, you probably wouldn’t doing one right now.
3. I didn't do all of the blog work this semester, but if I had had done all the blog work, I would have passed the level 6.
4. I'm not the leader of my country, but if I were, I would provide food to everyone.
5. If I could instantly change one thing about myself, I would change my laziness.
6. I'm not an American citizen, but if I were, I would be working right now.
7. My English isn't perfect yet, but if it were, I would be singing this weekend.
8. I'm in favor/not in favor (choose one) of legalizing marijuana- I’m in favor of legalizing marijuana, but if I wouldn’t I will be really mad because is the next approbation law on the United States.
9. Holly, I didn't know it was your birthday yesterday but if had I know that your birthday was yesterday, I would bought you a present.
10. If I could spend a day with one person in the world that person would be my mother.
2. TRY AGAIN
Delete3. TRY AGAIN
8. TRY AGAIN
9. TRY AGAIN