(Conditional Sentences)
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I. | present / past simple | present / past / future simple | should | |
(true) | If it rains (today / tomorrow) | they (will) stay at home | Should it rain | |
II. 1 | / | past simple | conditional with would | were... to |
() | If it rained (today / tomorrow) | they would stay at home | Were it to rain | |
III. 2 | past perfect | conditional with would have | had | |
(not true) | If it had rained (yesterday) | they would have stayed at home | Had it rained |
1. :
If :
If you graduate from the faculty of Law you will become a lawyer.
Unless ... :
We will fail the investigation unless we hurry with evidence.
Supposing (that) (), ():
Supposing the case is initiated, shall we arrest the suspect?
On condition (that), provided (that) , :
We were called to give testimony on condition that we were the only eye-witnesses of the crime.
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I ( , if/ when : When /if' I'm /was late for dinner mother got / gets /will get angry); II ( ); III ( ).
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. (Probable Condition)
I . - Present Indefinite, Future Indefinite:
Ex.: Suppose the verdict is brought in, then we shall have to give up our business.
, :
Ex.: If I have time I collect evidence of each case.
If I had time I collected evidence of each case.
, Present Indefinite, should to:
Ex.: If he should testify we shall be prosecuted.
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