If Clause Sentença condicional: If clause → apresenta a condição Main clause → mostra o que pode acontecer
Present ↔ Future Main clause: FUTURE If-clause: PRESENT (will – going to – can – may) She will understand him if they talk. They are going to answer the telephone Sarah can get better if she calls. if her mother doesn’t bother her.
Simple Past ↔ Conditional Main clause: CONDITIONAL If-clause: SIMPLE PAST (would – could – might) My parents would accept if you explained everything. Gabriel could be doctor if he studied. I might come to the party if she invited me.
Past Perfect ↔ Conditional Perfect Main clause: If-clause: CONDITIONAL PERFECT PAST PERFECT (would – could – might + verb 3 rd form) (had + verb 3 rd form) She would have danced if you had invited her. We could have swum in the river if it had a sunny day.
Was - Were (would – could – might) Main clause: CONDITIONAL If I were you, I would talk to her. If she were a a boy, She could understand what they do. If-clause: SIMPLE PAST
Imperative ↔ Simple Present Main clause: IMPERATIVE If-clause: SIMPLE PRESENT Visit me. . . if you want. Don’t be lazy. . . if you want to pass in vestibular.
Simple Present ↔ Simple Present Main clause: SIMPLE If-clause: SIMPLE PRESENT If you drink too much. . . you get drunk. If she practices a lot. . . Obs: consequência lógica She gets better.