1. The Past Unreal Conditional Top Flex 8 Unit 8

2. Last Saturday, Lucy and Tony had a few misfortunes.They got lost on their way to a wedding. Lucy forgot to bring the directions. She tried to use her cell phone, but the battery was low. So, they had to stop to ask for directions. Although they got an hour late to the ceremony, they enjoyed the party a lot. After all, everything turned out fine. How would things have been different if they hadnt gotten lost? Can you imagine? If they had known the way, they

3. Last Saturday, Lucy and Tony had a few misfortunes.They got lost on their way to a wedding. Lucy forgot to bring the directions. She tried to use her cell phone, but the battery was low. So, they had to stop to ask for directions. Although they got an hour late to the ceremony, they enjoyed the party a lot. After all, everything turned out fine. How would things have been different if they hadnt gotten lost? Can you imagine? If they had known the way, they would have arrived on time. If Lucy

4. Last Saturday, Lucy and Tony had a few misfortunes.They got lost on their way to a wedding. Lucy forgot to bring the directions. She tried to use her cell phone, but the battery was low. So, they had to stop to ask for directions. Although they got an hour late to the ceremony, they enjoyed the party a lot. After all, everything turned out fine. How would things have been different if they hadnt gotten lost? Can you imagine? If they had known the way, they would have arrived on time. If Lucy had checked the battery of her cell phone, she

5. Last Saturday, Lucy and Tony had a few misfortunes.They got lost on their way to a wedding. Lucy forgot to bring the directions. She tried to use her cell phone, but the battery was low. So, they had to stop to ask for directions. Although they got an hour late to the ceremony, they enjoyed the party a lot. After all, everything turned out fine. How would things have been different if they hadnt gotten lost? Can you imagine? If they had known the way, they would have arrived on time. If Lucy had checked the battery of her cell phone, she would have called for help. If they

6. Last Saturday, Lucy and Tony had a few misfortunes.They got lost on their way to a wedding. Lucy forgot to bring the directions. She tried to use her cell phone, but the battery was low. So, they had to stop to ask for directions. Although they got an hour late to the ceremony, they enjoyed the party a lot. After all, everything turned out fine. How would things have been different if they hadnt gotten lost? Can you imagine? If they had known the way, they would have arrived on time. If Lucy had checked the battery of her cell phone, she would have called for help. If they hadnt stopped to ask for directions, they

7. Last Saturday, Lucy and Tony had a few misfortunes.They got lost on their way to a wedding. Lucy forgot to bring the directions. She tried to use her cell phone, but the battery was low. So, they had to stop to ask for directions. Although they got an hour late to the ceremony, they enjoyed the party a lot. After all, everything turned out fine. How would things have been different if they hadnt gotten lost? Can you imagine? If they had known the way, they would have arrived on time. If Lucy had checked the battery of her cell phone, she would have called for help. If they hadnt stopped to ask for directions, they wouldnt have enjoyed the party either. What are the verb tenses used in the sentences above?

8. If they had known the way, they would have arrived on time. If Lucy had checked the battery of her cell phone, she would have called for help. If they hadnt stopped to ask for directions, they wouldnt have enjoyed the party either. If + past perfect, would/could/might have + past participle Did they know the way?

9. If they had known the way, they would have arrived on time. If Lucy had checked the battery of her cell phone, she would have called for help. If they hadnt stopped to ask for directions, they wouldnt have enjoyed the party either. If + past perfect, would/could/might have + past participle Did they know the way? No. Did they arrive on time?

10. If they had known the way, they would have arrived on time. If Lucy had checked the battery of her cell phone, she would have called for help. If they hadnt stopped to ask for directions, they wouldnt have enjoyed the party either. If + past perfect, would/could/might have + past participle Did they know the way? No. Did they arrive on time? No. To talk about past situations that did not happen, use a past perfect tense (had + past participle) in the if-clause,

11. If they had known the way, they would have arrived on time. If Lucy had checked the battery of her cell phone, she would have called for help. If they hadnt stopped to ask for directions, they wouldnt have enjoyed the party either. If + past perfect, would/could/might have + past participle Did they know the way? No. Did they arrive on time? No. To talk about past situations that did not happen, use a past perfect tense (had + past participle) in the if-clause, and would have + past participle in the other part of the sentence. Note : We can use could to mean would be able to and might to mean would perhaps or would possibly.

12. Now, open the books to page 90 and complete tasks B and C.