Type
of the conditional
Type du conditionnel
|
Form
of the if-clause
Forme de la proposition de condition
|
Form
of the main clause
forme de la proposition
principale
|
It
is used
Il est utilisé
|
Example
Exemple |
Type
I
|
if
+ present
|
will
+ stem
|
to
express that something will happen if a certain condition
is fulfilled.
(pour exprimer que quelque chose va se
dérouler si une certaine condition est accomplie.)
|
If
you do it, he will
understand you.
(Si tu le fait, il te comprendra.)
|
Type
II |
a)
if
+ past simple
|
would
+ stem
(for the two)
|
to
express the probable result of a certain condition that we
suppose or imagine.
(pour exprimer le résultat probable d'
une certaine condition
qu' on suppose ou imagine.)
|
He
would come if
you called him.
(Il serais venu si tu l' a appelé.)
|
b) if + were (for
all the persons)
|
to express imaginary or impossible
conditions.
(pour exprimer des conditions
imaginaires ou impossibles.)
|
If
I were rich I would
buy a plane.
(Si j' étais riche j'aurais acheté un
avion.) |
Type
III |
if
+ past perfect
|
would
have + past participle
|
to
express impossible ideas. We know the condition was not
fulfilled, but we like to imagine the result if...
( pour exprimer des ideas impossibles.
On sait que que la condition n' est pas accomplie, mais on
voudrais imaginer le résultat si ...
|
He
would have helped you
if you
had asked him.
(but he didn’t help you! Why? Because you didn’t ask
him).
( Il t' aurais aidé si tu lui avais
demandé.) (Mais il ne t' a pas aidé pourquoi? Parce que
tu ne lui a pas demandé.) |