It is only a supposition
IF YOU GO TO BED EARLY TONIGHT, WILL YOU FEEL TIRED
TOMORROW MORNING ?/
No, if I go to bed early tonight, I shan't feel
tired tomorrow morning
IF YOU WENT TO BED EARLY TONIGHT, WOULD YOU FEEL TIRED
TOMORROW MORNING ?
No, if I went to bed early tonight, I
wouldn't feel tired tomorrow morning
TRANSLATE THIS SENTENCE, PLEASE:- IF YOU COME HERE NEXT
SUNDAY, WILL YOU FIND THE SCHOOL CLOSED ?/
NOW TRANSLATE THIS SENTENCE, PLEASE:- IF YOU CAME HERE NEXT
SUNDAY, WOULD YOU FIND THE SCHOOL CLOSED ?
RIGHT. NOW, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO
SENTENCES ?/
The first sentence means that perhaps I have the intention
of coming to the school next Sunday, whilst the
second sentence expresses only a supposition
IF YOU SWAM IN THE SEA IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, WOULD YOU
FIND THE WATER WARM ?
No, if I swam in the sea in the middle of winter,
I wouldn't find the water warm, but I'd find it cold
325 IF YOU FOUND ANYTHING IN THE STREET/ WORTH A LOT OF MONEY,/
WOULD YOU KEEP IT OR WOULD YOU TAKE IT TO THE POLICE
STATION ?/
If I found anything in the street worth a lot of money, I would ...
IF YOU SENT A LETTER TO A FRIEND AND FORGOT TO PUT THE
ADDRESS ON IT, WOULD IT ARRIVE ?
No, if I sent a letter to a friend and
forgot to put the address on it, it wouldn't arrive
IF YOU READ A GOOD BOOK, WOULD YOU BE BORED?
No, if 1 read
a good book, I wouldn't be bored, but I'd be interested
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GRAMMAR QUESTIONS
326 1) WHEN DO WE USE "AN" BEFORE A WORD, AND WHEN DO WE USE
"A" ? - AND GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH, PLEASE !
We use "an"
before a word beginning with a vowel, and "a" before a word
beginning with a consonant. For example, a book: an ash-tray
2) WHEN DOES THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE WORD "THE" CHANGE ? -
AND GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE.
The pronunciation of the word "the" changes
before a word beginning with a vowel. For example, the book: the ash-tray
3) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "ANY" AND "SOME"?-AND GIVE
ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH. The difference ... is that we use "any" in interrogative
and negative sentences, and "some" in positive sentences. For example, "Are
there any books on the table? - Yes, there are some books on the table. And are
there any books on the floor? - No, there aren't any books on the floor
4) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
AND THE PRESENT SIMPLE ? - AND GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH
The difference between ... is that we use the Present Progressive for
an action we are doing now, for example, "I'm speaking
English now", whilst the Present Simple we use
for an action we do generally, for example,
"I generally speak [French]"
327 5) WHERE DOES THE PREPOSITION GENERALLY COME IN AN ENGLISH
SENTENCE WITH AN INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN ? - AND GIVE ME AN
EXAMPLE.
The preposition generally comes last in an English sentence with an
interrogative pronoun. For example, "Who are you speaking to ?".
6) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "INTO" AND "IN" ? - AND GIVE
ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH. The difference ... is that we use "into" for a thing
that moves from one place to another, and "in" for a thing that
remains in one place. For example, "I'm putting my hand
into my pocket. My hand is in my pocket"
7) WITH THE VERB "TO HAVE", WHAT DOES THE WORD "GOT" MEAN,
AND WHY DO WE USE IT ?
With the verb "to have", the
word "got" means nothing, but we use it for rhythm
8) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE AND
A POSSESSIVE PRONOUN ? - AND GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH.
The difference ... is that a Possessive Adjective we put hi
front of a noun, whilst a Possessive Pronoun we put
after it, or use without a noun. For example,
"This is my book. This book is mine"
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9) GIVE ME ALL THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES, PLEASE ! The Possessive
Adjectives are "my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their"
328 10) GIVE ME ALL THE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS. The Possessive Pronouns are
"mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs"
11) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "MANY" AND "FEW" AND
"MUCH" AND "LITTLE" ? - AND GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH.
The difference ... is that we use "many" and "few" for things we
can count, whilst "much" and "little" we use for things
we can't count. For example, "many books,
much water, few pens, little wine"
12) WHY DO WE SAY "CHEAPER THAN" BUT NOT "EXPENSIVER THAN" ?
We say ... because the adjective "cheap" has only one syllable,
whilst the adjective "expensive" has three syllables
13) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "TO LOOK AT" AND "TO
WATCH" ?
The difference ... is that we use "to look at" for something that is still,
whilst we use "to watch" for something that is moving
14) WHAT'S THE PAST TENSE OF "I AM"? The Past Tense of "I am" is "I was"
15) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "EVER" AND "NEVER" ?
The difference ...is that "ever" is positive and is generally used in
interrogative sentences, whilst "never" is negative
16) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "QUICK" AND "QUICKLY" ?
- AND GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH. The difference ... is that "quick" is
an adjective, whilst "quickly" is an adverb. For example,
"He is a quick writer. He writes quickly"
329 17) WHAPS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "OVER" AND "ON"?-AND GIVE
ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH. The difference ... is that we say "over" when there is
no contact between the two objects, or when one object covers the other
completely; whilst we use "on" when there is contact, or when one
object doesn't cover the other completely. For example, "My right hand.
is over the pen, whilst my left hand is on the table"
18) HOW DO WE FORM THE PAST TENSE OF REGULAR VERBS ?-AND
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE.
We form ... by putting the letters "ed"
at the end. For example, "walk - walked"
19) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "BRING" AND "TAKE" ?-AND
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF EACH. The difference ... is that we use "bring" when
we carry something to somebody who is speaking, and"take" when we carry
something from somebody who is speaking. For example, "Bring