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CAE 25 Alternatives to IF

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  • Had + subj + past participle
    Used instead of "if" in a 3rd conditional
  • Supposing
    Used instead of "if" in a 2nd conditional
  • Provided
    Used instead of "if" in 0, 1st or 2nd conditional
  • Should + subj + verb
    Used instead of "if" in a 2nd conditional and uses the bare infinitive instead of the past simple
  • As long as
    Used instead of "if" in 0, 1st or 2nd conditional
  • Providing
    Used instead of "if" in 0, 1st or 2nd conditional
  • But for
    Used instead of "If it hadn't been for"
  • Unless
    Used to mean "if not" or in Spanish "a no ser que"
  • Were + subj + to + verb
    Used instead of "if" in a 2nd conditional and uses the bare infinitive instead of the past simple