7_ConditionalSentences_Future

1.

SENTENCES OF UNREAL
CONDITION referring to the
FUTURE

2.

SENTENCES OF UNREAL
CONDITION referring to the
FUTURE
4 TYPES

3.

TYPE I
SENTENCES OF UNREAL
CONDITION referring to the
FUTURE or PRESENT
Principal clause
If-clause
The Conditional
Mood (non-perfect)
Subjunctive II
(non-perfect)
How nice it would be for
Mother,
if she had a car.
See Lecture 6.1

4.

TYPE II
SENTENCES OF UNREAL CONDITION
referring ONLY to the FUTURE
Principal clause
The Conditional
Mood (non-perfect)
What would you do
with the money,
If-clause
were to + Infinitive
(modal verb “be to”)
if you were to win
the national lottery.
Meaning: The tentative character of the condition
(экспериментальный, пробный опытный)

5.

TYPE III
SENTENCES OF UNREAL CONDITION
referring ONLY to the FUTURE
Principal clause
If-clause
shall/will +Infinitive
Future Indefinite
(the Indicative Mood)
or the Imperative Mood
should+Infinitive
(the Suppositional
Mood)
Tell him to wait for me,
if he should call in.
I’ll let you know,
if/in case there should
be some delay.
Meaning: It shows that the realization of the action is possible
though unlikely (but not contradicting the reality)
“Если кто-нибудь случайно, Если так случится, Если вдруг…”)

6.

TYPE IV
SENTENCES OF UNREAL CONDITION
referring ONLY to the FUTURE
Principal clause
If-clause
would+Infinitive
The Conditional
Mood (non-perfect)
(“would” – modal verb
with the meaning
“willingness, consent”)
We would get on much
better,
if he would only trust
me.
Meaning: “would+Infinitive” expresses consent and willingness
“Если бы вы согласились…, Если бы вы захотели…”)
In fact it’s a polite request