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SYNTAX PREDNÁŠKA 18.3.2008
CONDITIONAL CLAUSES
0, 1st, 2nd, 3rd conditional
Mixed conditionals - very common
past
present
past
future
If you had bought a ticket, you could go tomorrow. second conditional about present and future
future
past
3rd conditional
might
should
If I had known it, I could explain it. second conditional about present and future
Happen to = inversion
“keby náhodou” - If you happen to find my bag, let me know.
1st conditional
If I find your bag, I’ll give it to you
If I happen to find your bag, I’ll give it to you.
If I should find your bag, I’ll give it to you.
Should I find your bag, I’ll give it to you. very frequent in formal letters
2nd conditional
If I found your bag, I would give it to you.
If I happened to find your bag, I would give it to you.
If I were to find your bag, I would give it to you.
Were I to find your bag, I would give it to you.
3rd conditional
If I had found your bag, I would have told you.
Had I found your bag, I would have told you.
will, would - in conditional clauses
WILL - in 1st conditional
WOULD - in 2nd conditional
special meanings
- willingness (volition / refuse) - unstressed, contracted
If you’ll do the room, I’ll wash up
ak si ochotný mi pomôcť
- insistence - stressed, not contracted
If you will smoke, you will die.
- more polite, formal
If you would help me, we could succeed.
- present predictability of the statement in the “if” sentence
If the party will end before midnight, it’s time to start enjoying ourselves more.
OTHER INDICATORS OF CONDITIONING
- as / so long as…
- provided / -ing …
- suppose / -ing…
- in case
- if only
- unless (negative meaning)
CONDITIONAL MEANING EXPRESSED DIFFERENTLY
- otherwise
- and
- or
forma “NEBYŤ TEBA”
If it hadn´t been for John, we would have died.
But for John, we would have died.
But for you = nebyť teba
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