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    This document provides tips on using if clauses in different tenses in English. It shows that the if clause must be in the present tense if the main clause is in the present or future, and the if clause shifts to past tense forms if the main clause is in a past tense, such as would or could plus the infinitive or past perfect. Examples are given to illustrate the different patterns.

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    This document provides tips on using if clauses in different tenses in English. It shows that the if clause must be in the present tense if the main clause is in the present or future, and the if clause shifts to past tense forms if the main clause is in a past tense, such as would or could plus the infinitive or past perfect. Examples are given to illustrate the different patterns.

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    If Clauses

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    Roxana Mihaela Munteanu
    This document provides tips on using if clauses in different tenses in English. It shows that the if clause must be in the present tense if the main clause is in the present or future, and the if clause shifts to past tense forms if the main clause is in a past tense, such as would or could plus the infinitive or past perfect. Examples are given to illustrate the different patterns.

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    IF CLAUSES TIP

    0 I II III

    IF
    PRESENT PRESENT PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT

    PROPOZITIA PRINCIPALA
    PRESENT FUTURE WOULD/COULD/SHOULD/MIGHT WOULD/COULD/SHOULD/MIGHT HAVE

    TIP O Daca ploua, imi iau umbrela. If it rains I take my umbrella. TIP 1 Daca va ploua, imi voi lua umbrela. It it rains Ill take my umbrella. TIP 2 Daca ar ploua, mi-as lua umbrela. If it rained I would take my umbrella. TIP 3 Daca ar fi plouat, mi-as fi luat umbrela. / Daca ploua, imi luam umbrela. If it had rained I would have taken my umbrella.

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