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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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abdi samed

abdi samed

Somalia

I wouldn,t figure out unless I will come across alot difficulties

06:56 PM Aug 15 2010 |

mendinh

Viet Nam

i wouldn't do it unless he ask me

03:04 AM Jul 27 2010 |

foz12

foz12

Saudi Arabia

I wouldn't finish the movie unless my firned leave me

01:54 PM Jul 22 2010 |

sandip_shd

India

we cant go out unless the rain stop

01:17 PM Jul 16 2010 |

pd

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

you will not accept it unless you tell him the truth.

03:58 PM Jul 05 2010 |

handsoomeamit

India

Unless you reach to the station you miss the train.

07:50 AM Jul 05 2010 |

sean31

sean31

United Arab Emirates

i will kill him unless he admited his crime

02:06 AM Jun 23 2010 |

Nanne

Brazil

i would not get the job unless him helped me.

03:43 PM Jun 12 2010 |

若微尘

若微尘

China

you  won't ge success unless you work harder than others.

03:08 PM May 20 2010 |

s@rumi

Bangladesh

speak the truth unless leave your love..

06:00 PM May 14 2010 |