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We use these sentences to express imaginary situations which are contrary to facts in the present and, therefore, are unlikely to happen in the present or future.

The structure is:

Subject + would (could, might) + V0 if subject + Past Simple or Past Continuous.

If Luna’s parents weren’t so superstitious, they wouldn’t object to the pup.

We usually use were instead of was for all persons in the if-clause:

If I were him, I’d read more about bats.

The following expressions can be used instead of if: provided/providing that, as long as, suppose/supposing, etc.

Suppose you met a vampire bat, what would you do?

EXERCISE 1

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Unreal Conditional

1 If Kudjo /can/ play football, he /become/ the most famous football player.

2 If he /have/ a car, he /drive/ to the country to look for the pup.

3 How you /feel/ if you /be/ in the pup’s situation? No family, no food, no help.

4 If the pup /not be/ so little, he /survive/ in the wild.

5 Luna and Kudjo /be/ happy if the parents /allow/ them to keep the pup at home.

6 Luna’s parents /not let/ her take the pup unless she /behave/ herself and /promise/ to take good care of it.

7 If Kudjo /can/, he /help/ all bats in the world.

EXERCISE 2

Finish the sentences with the correct form of real or unreal conditionals:

For example,

If Kudjo read about bats, ….– If Kudjo read about bats, he would know what to feed the pup with.

1 If you asked Kudjo to cook you a meal, ….

2 If Kudjo had nothing to do, ….

3 If Kudjo finds the pup, ….

4 Kudjo’s life would be more comfortable and quiet if…

5 When Kudjo goes to Japan, ….

6 They would look after the pup if ….

7 If Kudjo could, ….

EXERCISE 3

Look at the situations and make sentences using real and unreal conditionals:

For example,

Luna’s parents are afraid of bats and so they won’t allow Luna to have it at home. – If Luna’s parents weren’t afraid of bats, they would allow Luna to have it at home.

1 People are scared of bats because they associate them with vampires.

2 The sun might come out later, and they will have another picnic.

3 Luna can’t make up her mind about who to talk first- mum or dad. She has just asked Kudjo for advice.

4 Kudjo has done all his jigsaw puzzles and now he is bored to death.

5 He doesn’t like rain and puddles so he is staying all day at home.

6 Luna has bought an awful collar. Should Kudjo tell her the truth?

7 Luna is crying. Her parents forbid her to take the pup.

EXERCISE 4

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form of unreal conditional and guess the last word of the sentence:

Kudjo’s dreams:

1 If I /be/ a bird or a bat, I /fly/ to other *****.

2 If I /have/ wheels instead of legs, I /run/ far *****.

3 I /eat/ a lot if it /rain/ steaks and *****.

4 If I /have/ a castle, I /invite/ a lot of bats to live in *****.

5 If I /be/ the World Leader, I /give/ all cats and dogs friendly caring *****.

6 If I /can/ meet anyone famous from history, I /meet/ *****.

7 If I /can/ go back in time, I /go/ to Ancient Rome to be the first tamed *****.

EXERCISE 5

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form of unreal conditional and answer the questions:

1 If you /have/ a time machine, you /travel/ to the past or to the future?

2 If you /be/ an animal, what animal you /be/?

3 If a fortune-teller /offer/ to answer one question about your future, what you /ask/?

4 If an alien /come/ to Earth for three days only, what you /show/ it?

5 If you /can/ have any superpower, what it /be/?

6 What spell you /want/ to know if you /be/ a wizard?

7 What you /do/ if you /see/ a bat fly into your room?

EXERCISE 6

Fill the gaps in the story with missing words:

kudjo and Luna were so anxious about the ***** that they completely forgot about the letters and the strange *****, which they had taken from the *****. A day later they were ***** and chatting in Kudjo’s room when Luna suddenly caught sight of the backpack and remembered the *****. She screamed with excitement, rushed to the bag, ***** it, took out the pile of letters and the box and ***** them to Kudjo. They decided to start from the box, but to their great disappointment, they didn’t manage to ***** it. They put it aside and opened the first letter. There was nothing special in it. It was written by a dog who moved to some old ***** after the death of a relative. Kudjo and Luna had read a couple of boring letters more and were about to stop when suddenly they spotted the word «ghost’. They went on to read about the ***** of a dog that had been looking for some treasure for ages. At this moment Kudjo and Luna realised that they were reading the story of Luna’s great-great-great-great-great *****, the dog that mysteriously ***** through a puzzle. Now, they knew what exactly had happened to that lady dog. But what about the treasure? Where to look for it? Where is this ghost now? What house is it haunting? What is there in the ***** and how to open it?

What ***** happen if they opened the box? What would they do if they ***** that ghost? Would it do any ***** to them? A lot of new questions but no *****.

EXERCISE 7

Find and correct 13 mistakes in the sentences that are taken from the letter which Kudjo and Luna found in the attic:

1 A lot of weird and spine-chilling things had been happening to me every day since I moved to my aunt’s house.

2 The very first night I woken up by an ice-cold touch and saw the shape of a dog standing very close to me. Just standing and gazing into my face.

3 I have woken by it every night since then. What would you do if you would be me?

4 I’d tried to escape on several occasions but I have brought back every time. I have a gut feeling that if I’ll try to do it again, something terrible will happen to me. Would you try?

5 I don’t know what the ghost want me to do but what would I do even if I’d know?

6 Uncanny sounds heard in all rooms during the day. Spooky or what? What did you feel if you would hear them?

7 I’m writing this letter to you and it seems I am stared awfully at. Come and help me, please, otherwise I’ll die.

EXERCISE 8

Choose the correct option:

1 Kudjo and Luna ***** all the letters several times but still don’t know what to do.

a had read

b have read

c have been reading

2 ***** in the house if you ***** it was haunted?

a Would you stay / would know

b Would you stay / knew

c Will you stay / knew

3 What ***** if you ***** a ghost next to your bed?

a would you do / saw

b will you do / will see

c would you do / would see

4 Now Kudjo and Luna ***** what happened to that lady dog.

a are knowing

b knew

c know

5 But they don’t know how the box *****.

a opens

b can opened

c can be opened

6 What ***** in the box if they *****open it?

a will they find / will can

b would they find / can

c will they find / can

7 They hope another key to the mystery ***** in this box.

a found

b will be found

c finds

EXERCISE 9

Translate the story:

Куджо и Луна были немного расстроены. Они так долго и тяжело пытались добраться до этих писем, но даже с их помощью не смогли раскрыть тайну семьи Луны. Единственное, что они узнали, это то, что таинственная пра-пра-пра-пра-прабабушка еще долго продолжала обитать в своем доме, но уже как призрак, который не успокоится, пока не найдет свое сокровище. Значит, чтобы снять семейное проклятие, им нужно отыскать это сокровище и отдать его призраку. Но как это сделать? Оставалась последняя надежда- поговорить еще раз с прабабушкой Луны и убедить ее рассказать все, что ей известно. Как только Чили приедет, они сразу же отправятся в этот старый пансионат и не уедут оттуда, пока не узнают все секреты.

Кстати, они совсем забыли про коробочку. Вдруг там найдется подсказка или даже разгадка? Если бы только они могли открыть ее, то сейчас бы не ломали голову. Куджо предложил разбить коробочку молотком, но Луна была против – ведь они могут повредить то, что находится внутри. Тогда Куджо предложил разгрызть ее, но Луна опять была против – ведь Куджо может сломать свои красивые острые клыки. Наконец, Куджо предложил распилить ее, и тут Луна согласилась. Они побежали в кладовку, где хранились все инструменты, нашли отличную пилу и приступили к «хирургической операции». “ Пациент» оказался сложным. Они пилили уже минут 20, когда услышали, что пришли родители Луны. Куджо быстро спрятал пилу и коробку в ящик с инструментами и они выбежали навстречу родителям, делая вид, что играли в прятки. Если бы родители узнали, что они делают, их бы точно наказали.

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