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Conditionals with "Unless"

The word unless basically means the same thing as if ... not. For example, "Unless you study, you will fail" means the same thing as "If you do not study, you will fail."

Unless is often used in conditional sentences. It can be used with the first, second, or third conditional. Here are some examples.

First Conditional: "You'll be unhappy unless you break up with her" = "You'll be unhappy if you do not break up with her."

Second Conditional: "I wouldn't ask her out unless you told me it was OK" = "I wouldn't ask her out if you told me it was not OK."

Third Conditional: "They wouldn't have come over unless we'd invited them" = "They wouldn't have come over if we had not invited them."

Conditionals with "Unless" Grammar Quiz

  1. Elephants attack people unless they are protecting their young.

  2. Unless you're going to be running a lot of programs simultaneously, an expensive computer necessary.

  3. Unless you to stop to eat, can we keep driving?

  4. Unless those crickets don't stop chirping, I'm crazy.

  5. I would have raised my hand, if I the answer.

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Conditionals with "Unless" Lessons:

No Worries

Alienation

Walking Out of Movies

When Pigs Fly - Conditionals with Unless

Hugging

Bored Out of One's Mind

The Bermuda Triangle

Long Shot

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Finx

Finx

Brazil

I'll go to hell unless i be a good person. xD

01:46 PM Mar 05 2010 |

(life)))

Oman

i will be loser unless i love u>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

06:53 PM Mar 04 2010 |

afireinside

Colombia

I will be crazy unless I learn english, is this ok?

01:32 AM Feb 27 2010 |

Jib_fbk

Jib_fbk

Thailand

i will be happy Unless i told him the truth!

03:13 AM Feb 23 2010 |

khaye-cee

khaye-cee

Philippines

ill be happy unless you leave oh is it right? i hope so hehehe

06:19 PM Feb 18 2010 |

luweeh

Philippines

you wont forget me unless you stop following me….oh is it right? hehehhh

01:32 PM Feb 17 2010 |

Izabel Eliza Moura da Silva

Brazil

You won't succeed unless you try hard.

07:33 PM Jan 22 2010 |

Thuraiya

Thuraiya

Oman

you will not know me unless you talk to me Foot in mouth

07:41 PM Jan 20 2010 |

chai22

chai22

Canada

I need to hit back my rack unless i will be tired. Is that right?Foot in mouth

03:11 AM Jan 20 2010 |

mickee85

mickee85

Philippines

I'm coming unless you don't want me to come.

01:40 PM Jan 12 2010 |