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The Passive

Active Voice  She cooks dinner.


Passive Voice  Dinner is cooked by her.
Forms: S+ to be( conjugat)+ V3
Present Simple : She cooks dinner.  Dinner is cooked by her.
Present Continuous : She is cooking dinner now  Dinner is being cooked now.
Past Simple : She cooked dinner yesterday.  Dinner was cooked yesterday.
Conditionals

Type 0  general truths


Main Clause If if clause
Present Simple Present Simple

If you boil water, it becomes steam.

Type 1  real or very possible event in the future or present


Main Clause If If clause
Will+V1 Present Simple
If it rains, I will take an umbrella.

Type 2  improbable event in the present

Main Clause If If clause


Would+V1 past Simple

If it rained , I would take my umbrella.


If I were you (daca as fi in locul tau)
Type 3 unreal situation in the past/ regret or criticism
Main clause if If clause
Would+have+V3 had+V3
I wouldn’t have taken the umbrella if it hadn’t rained .

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