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VERBS there is/are B2 FORM: 'THERE' + VERBS WITH MODAL MEANING
Can use 'there' with other verbs with modal meaning + 'be' + complement.
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VERBS linking A1 FORM: 'BE' + COMPLEMENT
Can use linking verb 'be' with complements.
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VERBS linking A2 FORM: LINKING + COMPLEMENT
Can use an increasing range of linking verbs with complements.
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VERBS linking B2 FORM: LINKING + COMPLEMENT
Can use a wide range of linking verbs with complements.
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CLAUSES conditional A2 FORM: 'IF' + PRESENT SIMPLE
Can form conditional subordinate clause with 'if' + present simple.
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CLAUSES conditional A2 FORM: PRESENT SIMPLE 'IF' CLAUSE + IMPERATIVE
Can use 'if' + present simple, with an imperative in the main clause.
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CLAUSES conditional A2 FORM/USE: PRESENT SIMPLE 'IF' CLAUSE, REAL CONDITIONS
Can use 'if' + present simple with present simple, 'can' or imperative in the main clause to refer to things that are true now or very likely to happen.
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CLAUSES conditional A2 USE: 'IF' CLAUSE + IMPERATIVE, HEDGING
Can use an 'if-' clause ('if you want', 'like', 'prefer') to soften the directness of imperatives, offers or suggestions.
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CLAUSES conditional B1 FORM/USE: PRESENT SIMPLE 'IF' CLAUSE + 'WILL', FUTURE, LIKELY OUTCOME (FIRST CONDITIONAL)
Can use 'if' + present simple to introduce a possible future condition, with 'will' in the main clause to talk about a likely result.
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CLAUSES conditional B1 FORM/USE: PRESENT SIMPLE 'IF' CLAUSE + MODAL, FUTURE, POSSIBLE OUTCOME
Can use 'if' + present simple to introduce a possible future condition, with modal verbs in the main clause, to talk about a possible result. ► modality
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CLAUSES conditional B1 FORM/USE: PRESENT CONTINUOUS 'IF' CLAUSE , PLANS & ADVICE
Can use 'if' + present continuous or 'going to' to introduce a possible plan, with modal verbs or imperatives in the main clause to give advice.
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CLAUSES conditional B1 FORM/USE: 'IF' + PAST SIMPLE + 'WOULD', FUTURE, IMAGINED SITUATION (SECOND CONDITIONAL)
Can form conditional subordinate clauses with 'if' + past simple, and would in the main clause, to talk about an imagined situation, often in the context of advice or opinion-giving.
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CLAUSES conditional B1 FORM/USE: 'IF I WERE YOU' + 'WOULD', FUTURE, IMAGINED SITUATION
Can use 'if I were you' and 'would' in the main clause often in the context of advice or opinion-giving.
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CLAUSES conditional B1 FORM/USE: 'UNLESS', EXCEPTIONS
Can use 'unless' + present simple to talk about an exception, with present and future reference.
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CLAUSES conditional B1 FORM/USE: 'IF' + PAST SIMPLE + 'COULD', FUTURE, IMAGINED SITUATION
Can form conditional subordinate clauses with 'if' + past simple, and 'could' in the main clause to talk about an imagined situation, often in the context of suggesting.
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CLAUSES conditional B1 FORM/USE: 'IF' + PAST PERFECT + 'WOULD HAVE' + '-ED', IMAGINED SITUATION, REGRET|(THIRD CONDITIONAL)
Can form conditional subordinate clauses with 'if' + past perfect simple and 'would have' + '-ed' in the main clause, to talk about imagined situations in the past, often with regret.
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CLAUSES conditional B1 FORM/USE: ELLIPTED 'IF NOT', ALTERNATIVE
Can use 'If not' as a conditional clause to offer an alternative to refer to a previous direct or indirect 'yes-no' question where the answer might be 'no'.
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CLAUSES conditional B1 FORM/USE: ELLIPTED 'IF SO', CONFIRMING
Can use 'If so' as a conditional clause to refer a previous direct or indirect 'yes-no' question where the answer might be 'yes'. ► Clauses coordinated
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CLAUSES conditional B2 FORM/USE: SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS, CONDITIONS
Can use conditional subordinate clauses with a range of conjunctions ('as long as', 'provided') + present simple or present continuous, with future reference.
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CLAUSES conditional C1 FORM/USE: 'IF' + PAST PERFECT + MODAL VERBS IMAGINED SITUATION, REGRET
Can form conditional subordinate clauses with 'if' + the past perfect simple and modal verb + 'have' + '-ed' in the main clause, to talk about imagined situations in the past, often with regret.
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