Conditional 0 a general truth or fact if + Present Simple Present Simple If animals don’t drink water, they die. | * Если придаточное условия стоит перед главным предложением, они разделяются запятой. Если главное предложение стоит перед придаточным с if, запятая не ставится. She will not speak to him if he doesn’t apologise. * Конструкции I wish/ If only используются для выражения желания и сожаления и переводятся как Хорошо бы/ Если бы только/ Вот бы/ Жаль, что. I wish I were young again. |
Conditional 2 an imaginary situation in the present/ future would/ could/ might + bare inf. if + VII/ was, were + V- ing If I had a good voice, I would become a singer. If Paul was not working today, we could go to the beach. | * Придаточные предложения могут присоединяться к главному предложению при помощи союзов: if, unless (= if not), providing, provided (that), as long as, on condition (that), but for + ing form/noun, otherwise, or else, what if, supposing, even if, only if. Put your sweater on, otherwise you’ll get cold. |
Conditional 3 an impossible situation or regret about the past would/ could/ might + bare perfect inf. if + had + VIII/ had been + V- ing If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exams. If he hadn’t been studying that hard, he wouldn’t have passed his exams. | * Конструкция If I were you… используется для того, чтобы дать совет: If I were you, I would stay in tonight. |