2. Conditional mood
The conditional mood is the form of the verb used
in conditional sentences to refer to a hypothetical
state of affairs.
Conditional verb forms can also have temporal uses,
often for expressing "future in the past" tense.
Condition sentences are often entered with
conjunction IF
3.
4. Real events
Structure: Additional clause – Present Indefinite
Main clause – Future Indefinite
If I have a lot of money, I will buy a car
Если у меня будет много денег, я
куплю машину
5. Almost unreal events
*In additional and main clauses usually use
Subjunctive I and II
*When you translate into Russian these sentences, you
should use conjunction БЫ
* This type of unreal conditional sentence use, when
speaker wants to underline small probability of
condition realization
6. Almost unreal events
Structure: Additional clause – Past Simple
Main clause – would/should/could/might + V1
If it were possible, I would do it
Если бы это было возможно, я сделал
бы это
7. Absolutely unreal events
In additional and main clauses usually use
Subjunctive I and II.
When you translate these sentences into Russian, you
should use Если бы был/мог/видел
и т. д.
This type of conditional sentence use, when speaker
wants to underline the missed possibility
8. Absolutely unreal events
Structure: Additional clause – Past Perfect
Main clause – would/should/could/might + have III
If I had been free yesterday, I would
have joined you
Если бы я был свободен вчера, я бы
присоединился к тебе.
9. If I were you
If I were you/in your
Structure
place/in your shoes use, when speaker
wants to give an advice.
All these phrases are translated as на твоём
месте
The form were can be replaced on was
10. If I were you
If I were you, I would go there
На твоем месте я бы пошла туда.
If he were in your place, he would do it.
Если бы он был на вашем месте, он
бы сделал это.
11. Other examples
If you worked hard, you would succeed. Almost unr. event
If I had learned English before, I could have found a good
job long ago. Absolutely unr. event
If I had left earlier, I should have caught the train. Abs. unr.
If I see him, I will (shall) speak to him. Real event
If I were you, I’d see a doctor. If I were you
If I saw him tonight, I might speak to him about this.
Alm.un.
If you don’t take a taxi, you’ll miss your train. Real event
