GRAMMAR FILE UNIT 8 2ND EDITION B2+

REFERENCE conditional sentences

basic conditional forms
the future There are four basic types of conditionals. Each one is made up
of an if clause and a main clause. These clauses can be switched
on the verge something that will happen very soon
round. When the if clause goes first, the two clauses are separated
of/on the Is technology on the verge of changing the by a comma. When the main clause is first, there is no comma.
point of + way we watch films forever?
-ing The zero conditional (if + present simple, subject + present
TV is on the point of becoming more culturally simple) describes a general truth.
important than film.
If you get a good night’s sleep, you feel more awake the next day.
be to + something that will definitely happen or an The first conditional (If + present simple, subject + will +
infinitive official arrangement infinitive) describes a possible future action and its likely result.
The company is to rerelease its bestselling film You’ll have a good story if you write those ideas down.
in high definition.
We can use as long as, providing/provided that and on condition
be set to/ something that is expected to happen that with the first conditional to express the need for one action
be due to + The cinema is set to close down after falling to happen before another action can happen.
infinitive ticket sales. As long as you revise well, you’ll be fine in the exam.
The film is due to be released on 4 October. We’ll do a good job provided that we work hard.
I’ll let you stay out later on condition that you do all your
We use the future continuous for an action in progress at a homework first.
specific future time. It is formed with: subject + will be + -ing
The second conditional (if + past simple, subject +
Modal verbs can also be used instead of will.
would/might/could + infinitive) describes a hypothetical or unlikely
By the time I’m thirty, no one will be watching TV as a family any situation and its likely result.
more.
I’d try and write a novel if I could write better.
In the near future, people might be sitting in a cinema with a
virtual reality headset on. The third conditional (if + past perfect, subject + would have +
past participle) describes a hypothetical action or situation in the
We also use the future continuous for something that will happen
past and its likely result.
as a matter of course.
If I’d paid more attention at school, I could have learnt to write
I’ll be getting the bus to school again tomorrow, so I’ll download
better.
a film to watch.
We’re going on holiday next week. I’ll be taking a load of e-books We can use supposing (that), imagine (if/that) and what if with
with me to read as usual. the second and third conditionals to ask the listener to imagine a
past or present situation.
We use the future perfect for an action that will be complete by a
future time. It is formed with: subject + will have + past participle. Supposing we’d put our heads together, we would have come
Modal verbs can also be used instead of will. up with something brilliant.
Imagine if we were famous writers, people would take photos of
By the time I’m middle-aged, technology companies will have
us wherever we went.
developed new forms of entertainment.
What if we had tried to write something together? That might
have worked.

other conditional forms

It is possible to mix conditionals so that, for example, we describe
a past hypothetical situation and a hypothetical result in the
present.
If you hadn’t done that, we wouldn’t be in trouble now.
They’d be the champions right now if they’d scored that last
goal.
Sometimes a conditional sentence is hidden because if and the
subject are omitted in the if clause. However, it has the same
meaning.
Do that again and I’ll get really angry! (If you do that again,
I’ll get really angry!)
Watch this video and you’ll love it! (If you watch this video,
you’ll love it!)

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PRACTICE 3 Complete the news stories with the correct form of these
verbs.

the future announce cancel enjoy make release take off

1 Read the predictions about film-making in 2030. Complete 1

them with the correct future perfect or continuous form of est that a new
Large numbers of downloads sugg
the verbs in brackets. be taking off this week.
games craze is set to
1 Many of the films showing in 2030
will be recibing (receive) crowdfunding. 2 This time next year, gamers will been enyoing
2 Ordinary people will be colaborating the sequel to last year’s bestselling game.
(collaborate) on new film ideas online as a matter of course.
3 VR manufacturers will have created (create)
a headset that is used by every cinema goer.
3 A developer is to be canceling additional
4 Technology companies will be making content for their game that they had planned to release.
(make) new advances all the time.
4 A games developer is on the point of
5 Camera technology will improved annoucing
that she will soon produce a new game app.
(improve) so much films will look stunning.
6 As part of the norm, film makers to
(use) robots as stunt The latest FIFA game is due
will be using 5 this week.
doubles.
7 Some 2030 films will have been made (make)
because their scripts were voted on by film fans.
8 By 2030, a few film scripts will have been written conditional sentences
(write) by artificial intelligence.
4 Match the first half of each sentence (1–8) with the second
half (A–H).
2 Choose the correct future forms to complete the extracts
from news stories. 1 Supposing I hadn’t bothered with that film, I
1 2 You can have a TV in your room on
Film-makers are due to / on the verge of withdrawing
3 Gaming is such a great hobby. Imagine
their film from general release after complaints about
4 I’m auditioning for a part in a film. What
its content.
5 I can play the piano quite well provided
6 I have a good voice as
2 The latest sci-fi film premiere, which was due to / on the
point of take place tonight, has been postponed. 7 Supposing we’d won Battle of the Bands, we
8 I’d have enjoyed that film,
3 A director is to / will have change A condition that you don’t have it on all night.
the end of his
film after film-goers gave it a big thum B if I mess it up?
bs down.
C long as the notes aren’t too high.
D could have done something else instead.
4 set to /
ld ’s m os t fa m ou s actor says he’s E if I weren’t so tired.
The wor ss.
itting the busine
F would have been on national TV.
on th e po int of qu
G if I could do it for a job.
A new romcom is on the verge / set to earn millions H that I have the music in front of me.
5
after critics give it five stars.
5 Use the prompts to write conditional sentences. Make any
other changes necessary.

6 The latest sci-fi blockbuster will be losing / have lost 1 you / can have the part / play / condition that / you learn /
millions before it even hits the cinemas. lines / by next week
2 the play / go ahead / long as / all / cast / fit and healthy
3 supposing / I / memorise / these lines earlier, I / not /
the verge of
7 ss is set to / on
The young actre cording to a
worried about forgetting them right now
announcement, ac
making a surprise 4 what if / I / panic / on stage / and forget my lines?
source. 5 imagine / no one / come / watch us. it / be / so
embarrassing

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