Conditionals: Other forms of IF, advanced structures



Unless
•Meaning: if not
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•Unless children are with their parents, they cannot swim in the pool.
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•You can go to the cinema unless you have not done your homework.

As long as
•Meaning: if only, if
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•As long as children are with their parents, they can swim in the pool
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•You can go to the cinema as long as you have done your homework.
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Provided/Provided that/ Providing
•Meaning: if only, if – same as: as long as
•All form of provided have the same meaning
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•Provided that children are with their parents, they can swim in the pool
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•You can go to the cinema providing that you have done your homework.
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In case, In case of
•Meaning: In case – because maybe
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•Take an umbrella in case it rains.
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•Meaning: in case of–if something is happening
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•In case of fire, call the firefighters

If only/I wish
•Meaning: changes with the following tense:
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•I wish I was eating less.
•- right now, current situation, at dinner
•If only I had eaten less.
•- when I was a child for example
•I wish I would eat less.
•- habit

Suppose/Supposing
•Meaning: Imagine (imagine can also be used)
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•Suppose you won a lottery, what would you do?