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Conditional I: Will You Get Me Some Milk, If You Go To The Supermarket?

The document discusses the use of conditional sentences in Romanian. It outlines 4 main uses: 1) when the situation in the if-clause is probable or assumed to happen, with the verb in the if-clause always in the present tense. 2) when modal verbs like can, may, must, should are used instead of will in the main clause. 3) when both clauses use the present tense to indicate automatic or habitual results. 4) when the if-clause uses present continuous or perfect tenses to indicate an arrangement or action in the future or a link to the present. It also notes that "Unless" means "if...not" and "Otherwise" means "or else".

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Conditional I: Will You Get Me Some Milk, If You Go To The Supermarket?

The document discusses the use of conditional sentences in Romanian. It outlines 4 main uses: 1) when the situation in the if-clause is probable or assumed to happen, with the verb in the if-clause always in the present tense. 2) when modal verbs like can, may, must, should are used instead of will in the main clause. 3) when both clauses use the present tense to indicate automatic or habitual results. 4) when the if-clause uses present continuous or perfect tenses to indicate an arrangement or action in the future or a link to the present. It also notes that "Unless" means "if...not" and "Otherwise" means "or else".

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Conditional I

Utilizare:

1.cand situatia din propoztia conditionala este


probabila, sau se presupune ca se va intampla.
Desi sensul poate fi de prezent sau viitor,
verbul din propozitia conditionala este
intotdeauna la timpul prezent:
The vase will break if you drop it.

If it snows on Christmas day, Emma and Ben will make a snowman.

Will you get me some milk, if you go to the supermarket?

2.verbele modale (ex: can, may, must, should) il


pot inlocui pe will in propozitia principala:
You can enter the stadium, if you have a ticket.

If he isn’t in, you may leave a message.

Jim must work very hard if he wants to get elected.

If you want to wear that dress in summer you should lose some weight.
(sugestie sau sfat)

3.cu doua timpuri prezente (cate unul in


amandoua propozitiile) pentru a indica
rezultate automate sau obisnuinte:
If you push that button, the machine shuts down.
If you don’t ask for help, you don’t get it.

If you mix red and blue, you get purple.

4.cu timpuri prezente continue sau perfecte in


propozitia conditionala:
If the Goodmans are coming for dinner, I’ll open a special bottle of wine.
(Prezent continuu pentru a indica un aranjament in viitor)

If you are making a cup of coffee, I’ll have one too. (Prezent continuu pentru a
indica o actiune in desfasurare in prezent)

If you haven’t seen that film yet, we’ll go tonight. (Prezent perfect pentru a
indica o legatura cu prezentul)

NOTA: Unless inseamna “if... not”:

Unless it’s a sunny day tomorrow, we won’t go to that picnic. (= If it is not a


sunny day tomorrow, we won’t go to that picnic.)

Otherwise inseamna “or else”:

You must study, otherwise you will fail the exam. (= You must study, or else
you will fail the exam. = If you don’t study, you will fail the exam.)

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