IF CLAUSE

(CONDIȚIONALUL)

 ZERO CONDITIONAL

Se folosește pentru ordine, comenzi, invitații etc.

e.g.: Nu merge acolo dacă nu vrei.
Don` t go there if you don`t want to.

 TYPE 1 – se referă la o acțiune viitoare

S + Future Simple / Continuous + IF + S + Present Simple / Continuous

e.g. Voi cumpăra casa dacă voi avea destui bani.

I will buy the house if I have enough money.

 TYPE 2 - condițional

IF + S+ Past Simple + I + would + vb. infinitive

e.g.: Dacă aș avea bani, aș cumpăra casa.
If I had money, I would buy the house.

 TYPE 3 – se referă la o acțiune trecută

IF + S + Past Perfect S. + S + would + Present Perfect S.

e.g.: Dacă aș fi avut bani, aș fi cumpărat casa.
If I had had money, I would have bought the house.

 UNLESS = IF…. NOT

Unless + verb la afirmativ

e.g.: I won`t forgive her unless she apologizes.
Nu o voi ierta decât dacă își cere scuze.

 MIXED CONDITIONAL (TYPE 2 + TYPE 3)

e.g. Dacă ar fi fost mai atent, nu ar fi fost în spital acum.

If he had been more careful, he wouldn` t be in hospital now.
  BUT FOR

TYPE 2 = if it weren`t for something / somebody (dacă n-ar fi)

TYPE 3 = if it hadn`t been for something / someone (dacă n-ar fi fost)

e.g. If it weren`t for you, I would know so many things.

But for you, I would know so many things.

1. voi fi will present

2. aș fi would inf. past

3. aș fi fost would have … past perfect simple