Unless es
un nexo condicional que se puede traducir por "a
no ser que" o "a menos que"
Unless
significa lo mismo que if not.
Por ejemplo
Come tomorrow if
I don't phone =
Come tomorrow
unless I phone
Ven mañana si yo no
telefoneo =
Ven mañana a no ser
que yo telefonee
Por lo tanto:
If + negative =
Unless + affirmative
A diferencia del
español, el verbo que sigue a unless va en presente
simple
Para practicar
el uso de este nexo presentaremos oraciones con
if + not para que las cambies por unless
Por ejemplo:
Come tomorrow if I don't
phone
habrá que cambiarla a
Come tomorrow UNLESS I
phone
Para practicar, transforma estas
frases. No olvides contestar en voz alta:
1-Come tomorrow if I don't
phone
Respuesta Correcta
Come tomorrow UNLESS I phone.
2-He'll go
to the beach if it doesn't rain.
Respuesta Correcta
He'll go to the beach UNLESS it rains.
3-We'll be late if we don't leave right now.
Respuesta Correcta
We'll be late UNLESS we leave right now.
4-You'll
fail your exam if you don't study
Respuesta Correcta
You'll fail your exam UNLESS you study.
5-I'll see
you on Monday if she doesn't come
Respuesta Correcta
I'll see you on Monday UNLESS she comes.
6-She won't
go to the party if you don't invite her
Respuesta Correcta
She won't go to the party UNLESS you invite her.
7-He'll lose
his job if he doesn't change his attitude
Respuesta Correcta
He'll lose his job UNLESS he changes his attitude.
8-I'll call
you tomorrow if I don't have work to do
Respuesta Correcta
I'll call you tomorrow UNLESS I have work to do.
9-She won't
go to sleep if he doesn't tell her a story
Respuesta Correcta
She won't go to sleep UNLESS he tells her a story.
10-You won't
pass your exam if you don't study every day
Respuesta Correcta
You won't pass your exam UNLESS you study every day.
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