Conditionals (условные предложения)

Type

Explanations in Russian

Structure

More examples

0-type

(truth)

Всем понятная, логичная правда жизни.

If

Unless

(=if not)

When

In case

Pres. Simple ,

Pres. Simple

If I have time,

I watch films.

1st-type

(real ,future)

Реальные мысли и планы на будущее.

Pres. Simple ,

Future Cont.

If I have time,

I will watch

a film.

2nd-type

(imaginary)

Сидим и мечтаем о воображаемых событиях.

Past Simple ,

Future-in-

the-past

-I wish I had time, then I would watch a film.

-If only I had time,

then I would watch a film.

If I had time,

I would watch a film.

3rd-type

(unreal,regret,

past)

Мы сожалеем о том, что произошло или не произошло в прошлом.

Но ничего не исправишь.

Past Perfect ,

Would+

perfect infinitive

-I wish I had had time, then I would have watched a film.

-If only I had had time,

then I would have watched a film.

If I had had time,

I would have watched a film.

Mixed-type

(different tenses)

Наше сожаление относится к прошлому,а результат события относится к настоящему.

Past Perfect ,

Future-in-

the-past

If I had had time to finish work,

I would watch a film now.