Lesson XXV: Conditional Statements -Part II

A.2. ?-Tag-Conditionals Previous pattern: I WILL HELP you if you WANT to go. I WOULD HELP you if you WANTED to go. I WOULD’VE HELPED you if you HAD WANTED to go. If you SHOULD GO, I WOULD HELP you. New pattern: Conditional MSB ?-Tag … … DO YOU WANT to go, I CAN HELP you . DID YOU WANT to go, I WOULD HELP you . WERE YOU ready to go, I COULD HELP you . HAD YOU WANTED to go, I COULD’VE HELPED you . SHOULD YOU WISH to go, I WOULD HELP you . Exercise: A.2.1. Practice ?-Tag-Conditionals Change IF to ?-Tag-Conditionals. For example: If the board had kept going on with hydrocarbon business, I would’ve left the company . HAD THE BOARD KEPT GOING ON WITH HYDROCARBON BUSINESS, I WOULD’VE LEFT THE COMPANY . I would accept the new proposals if they were keen to elaborate them. I WOULD ACCEPT THE NEW PROPOSALS , WERE THEY KEEN TO ELABORATE THEM. 1. If they resolved the problem of high energy consumption, I would support the project. 2. If the peace proposal had obliged all involving parties, we would’ve given a green light to it. 3. They should’ve stayed at home, if they had received the weather report. 4. If they had abandoned their aggressive policy, WW III could’ve been avoided. 5. If they offered a chance for a dialogue, the war would be excluded as an option. 6. We are ready to discuss any subject if you have come to negotiating peace. 7. The world elites could’ve made everyone prosper if they hadn’t thought of ruling the world. 8. If politicians had taken scientist community seriously, the destruction of the environment could’ve been prevented.