IF-CLAUSES: WRITING EXERCISE
A. Write sentences that make sense using the indicated tenses. Watch out for inversion. Use a different sentence in each blank.
Example: Conditional tense, "if" + pluperfect. Nous serions ravis maintenant, si tu nous avais donné une million de dollars.
1. "If" + present tense, future tense.
2. Present tense, "if" + present tense
3. "If" + present tense, imperative.
4. "If" + imperfect tense, conditional present tense.
5. Conditional present tense, "if" + imperfect tense.
6. "If" + pluperfect tense, conditional past tense.
7. "If" + pluperfect tense, conditional present tense.
B. Follow the instructions.
8. Write a sentence with an if-clause saying what would have happened in the past if a certain past situation had been different.
9. Write a sentence with an if-clause saying what would happen in the future if a hypothetical (but doubtful) situation were true.
10. Write a sentence with an if-clause saying what would be true now if a certain past situation had been different.
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