unlessとwishとwould



Review Unless / wish

A: She won’t change unless somebody tells her.
B: OK.
A: I wish there were somebody who can tell.



She won’t change if somebody doesn’t tell her.
There is somebody who can tell

1. My bonus won’t increase if I don’t ask my boss.
I have enough courage.

2. I’ll have a big trouble if I don’t send my cell for repair.
I can take a half-holiday tomorrow.

3. I’ll lose my driver’s license if I don’t renew it by the end of this month.
There is somebody else to work for me on that day.

4. She’ll be angry forever if I don’t apologize to her.
I don’t have to.

5. I won’t forgive him if he doesn’t say sorry.
He understands how I feel.



unless S V   

「SがVしない限り」

I’ll go out unless it rains. = I’ll go out if it doesn’t rain. *unless = ifの否定で、未来でも現在形です。

wish S V(あり得ない仮定)

「SがVだったらいいのに

I wish she liked me.

*動詞は過去、be動詞はwereです。



1. My bonus won’t increase unless I ask my boss. I wish I had enough courage.

2. I’ll have a big trouble unless I send my cell for repair. I wish I could take a half-holiday tomorrow.

3. I’ll lose my driver’s license unless I renew it by the end of this month. I wish there were somebody else to work for me on that day.

4. She’ll be angry forever unless I apologize to her. I wish I didn’t have to.

5. I won’t forgive him unless he says sorry. I wish he understood how I feel.



1. ハリケーンでもこない限り旅行に行きます。
2. ひどい腰痛じゃない限り、車を運転しないといけない
3. もっと有給が取れるといいんですけど
4. 近くに病院があればいいんですけど

Point would

A: I would choose another one.
B: OK.
A: Isn’t it too cheap?

I choose another one.
It is too cheap.

1. I go to bed right now.
You have to get up early tomorrow.

2. I’m at home tomorrow.
You think it’s going to rain.

3. I apologize to her.
It is better to apologize from you.

4. I pick this up now.
The price is increasing.

5. I bet this money on a horse racing.
It is exciting.



would   

(私なら)~する

(if I were you,) I would buy it.

*if I were you(もし私があなたなら)の部分がない形です。

否定疑問   

「しないのですか?」

Did you join it? 参加しましたか? Didn’t you join it? 参加しなかったんですか?

*Didn’t / Aren’t / Isn’tなど、notは省略形にします。

1. I would go to bed right now. Don you have to get up early tomorrow?

2. I would be at home tomorrow. Don’t you think it’s going to rain?

3. I would apologize to her. Isn’t it better to apologize from you?

4. I would pick this up now. Isn’t the price is increasing?

5. I would bet this money on a horse racing. Isn’t it is exciting?

1. 私なら中古車を買います。
2. 私なら出発前に予約を一応確認します。
3. 私なら彼に任せます。
4. 私なら早めに支払います。