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Level 4 · Unit 2

If only…, probably…, even if…

Bori is late

Hoya the tiger

This unit is part of the Level 4 Pass — opening soon.

Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.

What you’ll learn

  • -(으)ㄹ 텐데 · -았/었을 텐데It must be… (so…) / It would have been… (but…)
  • -(으)ㄹ 리가 없다There's no way that…
  • -더라도 (vs -아/어도)Even if… (a supposed case)

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • Which guess? -(으)ㄹ 것 같다, -(으)ㄹ걸요, -(으)ㄹ 테니까, -(으)ㄹ 텐데
  • Two 'no's: -(으)ㄹ 리가 없다 and -(으)ㄹ 수 없다
  • -아/어도 and -더라도: where they meet and where they part

The scene opens

  1. Hoya

    소리쌤, 보리가 아직 안 와요. 한 시간 전에 도착한다고 했는데요.

    Sori-ssaem, Bori still hasn't come. He said he'd arrive an hour ago.

  2. Sori

    밖에 비가 많이 오니까 버스가 늦을 텐데요.

    It's raining hard outside, so the bus must be running late.

  3. Hoya

    그런데 전화도 안 받아요. 보리가 약속을 잊었을 리가 없어요.

    But he isn't answering the phone either. There's no way Bori forgot the appointment.

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar3 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
  3. 3
    Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
  4. 4
    Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
  5. 5
    Words27 words, which go into your spaced review
  6. 6
    PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
  7. 7
    Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
  8. 8
    Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
  9. 9
    Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card