Real condition Real condition Unreal condition in the Present (Future) Unreal condition Referring to the Past
Предложения выражают реальные, осуществимые условия, обычно относящиеся к настоящему или будущему времени. Предложения выражают реальные, осуществимые условия, обычно относящиеся к настоящему или будущему времени. You may have the book if you like it. If I have time, I shall go to the concert tomorrow.
If + the Present Indefinite + shall (will) + do Shall (will) + do + if + the Present Indefinite
Предложения выражают маловероятные и нереальные условия, относящиеся к настоящему или будущему времени. Предложения выражают маловероятные и нереальные условия, относящиеся к настоящему или будущему времени. If I had time now, I should go to the concert, but I’m busy.
If + the Past Indefinite + should (would) + do If + the Past Indefinite + should (would) + do Should (would) + do + if + the Past Indefinite
Предложения выражают условия, не реализованные в прошлом и, следовательно, совершенно невыполнимые. Предложения выражают условия, не реализованные в прошлом и, следовательно, совершенно невыполнимые. If I had had time yesterday, I should have gone to the concert, but I was busy.
If + the Past Perfect + If + the Past Perfect + should (would) + have done should (would) + have done + If + the Past Perfect
If my friend came to see me, I should be very glad. If my friend came to see me, I should be very glad. If mother buys a cake, we shall have a very nice tea party. If you had been busy, I should have left you alone. If I get a ticket, I shall go to the Philarmonic. If I live near a wood, I shall gather a lot of mushrooms. If I had not been too busy, I should have gone to the concert.
If you don’t work systematically, you will fail the examination. If you don’t work systematically, you will fail the examination. If I got a ticket, I should go to the Philharmonic. If I had lived in Moscow, I should have visited the Tretyakov Gallery every year. If she knew English, she would try to enter the university. If you put on your glasses, you would see better. If my friend comes to see me, I shall be very glad.
If no one came to help, we should be obliged to do the work ourselves. If no one came to help, we should be obliged to do the work ourselves. If you had not worked systematically, you would have failed at the examination. If my father had returned early, we should have watched TV together. They would all be surprised if I made such a mistake. If you had put on your glasses, you would have seen better.
He wanted to know if the performance had ended. He wanted to know if the performance had ended. He would have sent the telegram if you had told him about it yesterday. We shall catch the train if we take a taxi.