CU IU KIN O NG, CU IU KIN N

Cu iu kin o ng c ch ng ng sau ng t, cu iu n c nh cu iu kin nhng cu trc ca n khng hon ton ging nh mt cu iu kin y hai mnh (mnh IF v mnh chnh). Trong bi ny, ta s xem xt tt c cc trng hp cu iu kin o ng v cu iu kin n. * Trng hp 1 - o ng: - Cu iu kin o ng l cu iu kin khng tht hin ti hay khng tht qu kh. IF trong mnh IFc b i, ch ng trong mnh IF c t sau ng t hay tr ng t. + Bnh thng: IF I HAD KNOWN THAT WOULD HAPPEN, I WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM THE MONEY. -> o ng: HAD I KNOWN THAT WOULD HAPPEN, I WOULD HAVE GIVEN HIM THE MONEY. + Bnh thng: IF I WERE TO OFFER YOU A JOB, I WOULD NEED A STRONG RECOMMENDATION FROM YOUR FORMER EMPLOYER. -> o ng: WERE I TO OFFER YOU A JOB, I WOULD NEED A STRONG RECOMMENDATION FROM YOU FORMER EMPLOYER. + Bnh thng: IF THAT SHOULD HAPPEN, I'D BE READY FOR IT. -> o ng: SHOULD THAT HAPPEN, I'D BE READY FOR IT. * Trng hp 2: Cu iu kin n c th l bt c loi cu iu kin no (hin ti c tht, khng tht, qu kh khng tht) - Trong cu iu kin n, khng c hai mnh (mnh iu kin v mnh kt qu). Mt cu iu kin n thng dng n nhng t hoc cm t sau: WITH, WITHOUT, OTHERWISE, IF SO, IF NOT, WHAT IF. + WITH SOME TRAINING, YOU COULD BECOME A GREAT SINGER. (= IF YOU HAD SOME TRAINING, YOU COULD...) + WITHOUT HER, I WOULD DIE. (= IF I DIDN'T HAVE HER, I WOULD DIE.)

+ IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU LET PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU. -> IF SO, YOU NEED TO LEARN TO BE MORE ASSERTIVE. -> IF NOT, MAYBE YOU'RE JUST UNLUCKY. + YOU SHOULD OFFER HIM A GOOD SALARY. OTHERWISE, HE WILL NOT TAKE THE JOB. (= IF YOU DON'T, HE WILL NOT TAKE THE JOB.) + WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH? (= WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH?)