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    This document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English. There are three main types: Type I uses "if" with the present tense in the if-clause and "will" in the main clause. Type II uses past tense in the if-clause and present or future in the main clause. Type III uses "if" with the past perfect tense in the if-clause and "would have" in the main clause. The time reference and degree of probability changes depending on the type: Type I refers to possible present or future events. Type II refers to unlikely or hypothetical present or future events. Type III refers to impossible past events.

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    This document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English. There are three main types: Type I uses "if" with the present tense in the if-clause and "will" in the main clause. Type II uses past tense in the if-clause and present or future in the main clause. Type III uses "if" with the past perfect tense in the if-clause and "would have" in the main clause. The time reference and degree of probability changes depending on the type: Type I refers to possible present or future events. Type II refers to unlikely or hypothetical present or future events. Type III refers to impossible past events.

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    If Clauses - Teorie

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    This document discusses different types of conditional sentences in English. There are three main types: Type I uses "if" with the present tense in the if-clause and "will" in the main clause. Type II uses past tense in the if-clause and present or future in the main clause. Type III uses "if" with the past perfect tense in the if-clause and "would have" in the main clause. The time reference and degree of probability changes depending on the type: Type I refers to possible present or future events. Type II refers to unlikely or hypothetical present or future events. Type III refers to impossible past events.

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    CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

    Type 0 IF CLAUSE If X happens Present Tense eg. If you learn you know. (Dac nvei, tii.) Type I IF CLAUSE If X happens Present Tense eg. If you learn you will know. (Dac nvei vei ti.) Type II IF CLAUSE If X happened Past Tense

    IF Clauses
    MAIN CLAUSE Y follows Present Tense

    MAIN CLAUSE Y will follow Future Tense

    MAIN CLAUSE Y would follow Present Conditional (WOULD + VERB) eg. If you learned you would know. (Dac ai nva, ai ti.) Type III MAIN CLAUSE Y would have followed Past Conditional (WOULD + HAVE +VERB 3rd FORM) eg. If you had learned you would have known. (Dac ai fi nvat ai fi tiut.) UNLESS = IF NOT - unless este ntotdeauna urmat de forma afirmativ a verbului - verbul din propoziia principal trebuie s fie la forma negativ. MAIN CLAUSE UNLESS IF CLAUSE (usually negative) (affirmative) eg. You will not know unless you learn. (Nu vei ti dect dac nvei.) You will not know if you do not learn. (Nu vei ti dac nu nvei.) Type Time reference Degree of probability Verb tenses Conditional clause Main clause present present If you learn, you know. present imperative If you see him, give him the message. present will + infinitive If you learn, you will know. present perfect will + infinitive If you have learnt, you will know. past would + short infinitive without to If you learnt, you would know. past perfect would + past infinitive without to (would + have + verb 3rd form) If you had learnt, you would have known. IF CLAUSE If X had happened Past perfect Tense

    0 I II III

    future future present or future past

    possible possible improbable impossible (the event did not happen)

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