What would you do if…Rewrite a complete if clause sentence using these parts.
you found a wallet.
If I found a wallet, I would check inside for documents and try to find the owner.
- you won the lottery?
If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house and a car and 25 dogs.
- you lost your cellphone?
If I lost my cellphone, I would search for it.
- you were arrested by mistake?
If I were arrested by mistake, I would call my lawyer.
- get on the wrong bus?
If I got on the wrong bus, I would get off and look for the correct one.
- found a $50 bill?
If I found a $50 bill, I would buy a nice dress.
- forgot the name of your crush’s mother?
If I forgot the name of my crush’s mother, I would offer apologies.
- got the wrong bill in a restaurant?
If I got the wrong bill in a restaurant, I would pay for the bill.
- someone paid for your items at a store?
If someone paid for my items at a store, I would keep it secret.
- lost your little nephew at the mall?
If I lost my little nephew at the mall, I would call security.
- forgot the keys inside your car?
If I forgot the keys inside my car, I might break the window (Again: MIGHT)
- ran out of money in San Jose?
If I ran out of money in San Jose, I would ask for money (beg-beggars).
- someone sent you a drink at a bar?
If someone sent me a drink at a bar, I would not drink it. I would take it. I would say “no thank you”. I would say “thanks so much”.
- heard screams at the apartment upstairs?
If I heard screams at the apartment upstairs, I would gosee what happened.
I am going home.
Attention:
In If clauses III (not possible to fulfill situations), I, he, she and it take were.
If I wereyou, I would tell the truth. / I would say “I’m sorry” if Mike were that angry at me.If she were my girl I wouldn’t treat her bad. / If it were my problem I would worry.
What would you have done?(“I would’ve said ‘I’m sorry’” is not a valid answer”)
Abbreviation: > [What would you’vedone? > I would’ve ran away!]
What would you have done if you had had the opportunity to visit another country for free?
I would visitingspain. I would have visited Spain.
Where would you have gone?
Get in the person’s shoes: construct a question and a complete sentence using each statement given and your own opinion about what you would have done in each situation.
Example:
Tom forgot his girlfriend’s birthdate!
What would you have done if you had forgotten your girlfriend’s birthday?
If I had forgotten my girlfriend’s birthday, I would have brought her flowers.
- Your friend forgot his girlfriend’s birthdate.
What would you have done if you had forgotten your g-friend’s b-day?
I would’ve bought his favorite team’s shirt to fix the situation.
- Cindy burnt her invitees’ dinner.
What would you have done if you had burned your invitee’s dinner?
I would have asked why she did that.
- Mandy dropped my computer and it broke.
What would you have done if you had dropped my computer and broken it?
If I had dropped your computer and broken it I would have paid for it.
I would have gone out. /I would have tried to fix it. /I’d have kept the secret.
- I spilled a cup of wine on my customer.
What would you have done if you had spilled a cup of wine on your customer?
If I had spilled a cup of wine on my customer, I would’ve apologized and given their dinner for free.
- The receptionist told a customer by mistake the hotel was full.
What would you have done if you had told a customer the hotel was full?
If I had mistakenly told a customer the hotel was full, I would’ve pretended all was fine.
- Jim served the wrong order.
What would you have done if you had served the wrong order?
If I had served the wrong order, I would’ve apologized and withdrawn it immediately.
- I spoke English to a Costa Rican who looked American.
What would you have done if you had spoken English to a Costa Rican who looked American?
If I had spoken English to a Costa Rican who looked American, I would have laughed to myself!!
- An American gave me $100 tip.
What would you have done if an American had given you a $100 tip?
What would you have done if you had been given a $100 tip by an American?
If an American had given me a $100 tip, I would not have accepted it! It’s too much!
I wouldn’t have accepted it! It’s too much!
- I hit another person’s car when I was parking.
What would you have done if you had hit another car when you were parking?
If I had hit another car when you were parking, I would have waited for the owner to settle up.
- Jenny brought home a classmate’s book and she had homework.
What would you’ve done if you’d brought home a classmate’s book and you had homework?
If I’d brought home a classmate’s book and I had homework, I would’ve called him or her.
- My friend wasn’t accepted in the major he always wanted to study.
What would you’ve done if you hadn’t been accepted in the major he always wanted to study?
If I hadn’t been accepted in the major I always wanted to study, I would’ve tried again later.
- Somebody bought the t-shirt Annie was looking for since long ago!
What would you’ve done if somebody had bought the t-shirt you were looking for since long before?
If I hadn’t been accepted in the major I always wanted to study, I would’ve tried again later.
- In his graduation, Tim was given a mention of honor due to a mistake in his grades.
What would youhave done if you had been given a mention of honor due to a mistake in your grades?
If I had been given a mention of honor due to a mistake in my grades, I would’ve walked up to the mic and said “thank you, but this doesn’t belong to me”.