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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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a,m

Saudi Arabia

I will be lazy unless I energize my body

09:08 AM Jun 19 2012 |

ricardom

ricardom

Mexico

cheer manal


 I send you a kiss and a hug to you.Smile

03:08 AM Feb 12 2012 |

cheer manal

Morocco

i wouldn´t leave unless you give me a hug.

04:13 PM Feb 11 2012 |

cheer manal

Morocco

I wouldn´t know how paris is beautiful,unless i visited it.

03:47 PM Feb 11 2012 |

Bruce_zhou

China

Unless i treat english serious,i can speak english well and write english well,actualy,in our life ,we heared such sentence often,such as in school ,the teacher who is teaching us the knowledge we want to know,at the same time,teacher always told us,unless you guys study seriously,you will be get the college’s admission,and that,unless you study more hard that before ,you will be getting the high scores of the examination,my parents also told me frequently,unless you heard what we said and did  it right ,we will give you what u want.

01:47 AM Oct 17 2011 |

elsa reguera

Uruguay

Unless I practise I will speak good English, Is that okey?

01:22 PM Oct 16 2011 |

avon v. sajo

Philippines

i will not be able to learn english well unless i won’t join english baby…yo.yo.yo!

07:50 AM Oct 07 2011 |

dekasberg

Zimbabwe

Cool

10:33 PM Aug 08 2011 |

qassm

Saudi Arabia

i will walk into home if i do not have a car

05:56 PM Jul 18 2011 |

rahikelassal

Algeria

Iwon’t log out unless anyone contact me

02:27 PM Jul 14 2011 |