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Conditions


 

The general rule:

The sentence with condition is usually as follow: Main clause IF / UNLESS subordinate clause (Unless = Not if)
  • 1. For something that we can realize, we use:

    Future IF/UNLESS Present

    Examples:

    I'll come if you invite me. I won't come unless you invite me.
  • 2. For something that we can’t realize, we use:

    • 2.1. In the present:

      Would + verb IF/UNLESS simple past

      Examples:

      I would buy a car if had enough money. I wouldn't buy a car unless I had enough money.
    • 2.2. In the past:

      Would + have + past participle IF/UNLESS past perfect

      Examples:

      I'd have come if you had invited me. I wouldn’t come unless you had invited me. Had he came yesterday, he wouldn't have been late.



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