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THE MAIN CLAUSE THE CONDITIONAL CLAUSE A

X

I
NO FUTURE NOR ANY I
CONDITIONAL MOOD HERE!!!!!! S
0 = CAUSE AND EFFECT B
RO: Calculatorul se oprește apeși butonul roșu. e
PRESENT PRESENT l
o

F
EN: The computer stops/shuts down you press the red button. n
1 =a real condition, doable, that has all the g
chances to come true (from the speaker’s t
point of view) o
RO: Iti voi da banii Ii voi primi inapoi de la Jane. t
Ia o gustare acum excursia va dura atatea ore. h
PRESENT, FUTURE, IMPERATIVE PRESENT e
p
EN: I will give you the money I receive it from Jane. r
Have some snack now your trip lasts so many hours. e
2 a)= an unreal condition, unclear, s
hypothetical (from the speaker’s point of e
view) n
b)= contrary to the present situation (from t
the speaker’s point of view) A
RO: a) As merge in excursia cu clasa mi-ar placea ce va alege ghidul sa x
(= nu sunt sigur) vizitam. (= nu sunt sigur) is

b) Tom ti-ar da banii acum i-ar avea.

(= nu ti-i da acum) (=nu ii are)
PRESENT CONDITIONAL PAST TENSE (*were)
= WOULD INFINITIVE
EN: a) I would go on the trip with the class I were sure that I will like what the
guide will choose to visit.

b) Tom would give you the money now he had it.

3 = an impossible condition because P
everything has already finished, contrary to a
 the past situation s
RO: Ti-as fi dat banii anul trecut as fi avut incredere in tine. t
(= nu ti i-am dat) (= nu am avut) a
PAST CONDITIONAL = WOULD HAVE III-vb PAST PERFECT x
is
EN: I would have given you the money last I had trusted you.
year

EN-RO!!!!!

EN : I would have told you that I had to go if you had arrived earlier.

RO: - Ti-as fi spus ca trebuia sa plec daca ai fi sosit mai devreme

- Ti-as fi spus ca TREBUIE sa plec daca SOSEAI mai devreme. (=nu ai sosit)

The most often met Mixed Conditionals: if3 + if2: Daca nu s-ar fi intamplat X in
trecut (if3), atunci nu ar fi Y in prezent (if2)
RO: Daca accidentul nu ar fi avut loc, atunci ea nu ar fi in spital acum cu mana
rupta.
EN: If the accident hadn’t happened, she wouldn’t be in hospital now with her
hand broken.

OMISSION OF IF needs inversions for the meaning is becoming emphatic;

1: RO: Sa ma asculti pe mine in viitor, o sa iti fie foarte bine.

EN: Should you listen to me in the future, you’ll be more than OK.

2: RO: De-as cunoaște vinovatul pentru situatia asta, m-as duce la politie.
EN: Were I to know the guilty part for this situation, I would go to the police.
3: RO: Sa fi stiut eu adevarul despre tine, nu te-as mai fi prezentat prietenilor
mei.
EN: Had I known the truth about you, I wouldn’t have introduced you to my
friends.

BUT FOR X -----if2------=if it weren’t for X ------ I would have no degree now
-----if3........=if it hadn’t been for X ------ they would have got lost