Conditional IF :
1.
if the
government decides to ease the loan-to-value (LTV) regulation.
2.
if the government
loosened the LTV regulation and reverted it to what it was previously.
3.
if it was
larger than 70 square meters.
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Conditional
sentence type
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Usage
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If clause verb
tense
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Main clause verb
tense
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Zero
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General truths
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Simple present
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Simple present
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Type 1
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A possible condition
and its probable result
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Simple present
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Simple future
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Type 2
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A hypothetical
condition and its probable result
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Simple past
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Present conditional
or Present continuous conditional
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Type 3
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An unreal past
condition and its probable result in the past
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Past perfect
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Perfect conditional
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Mixed type
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An unreal past
condition and its probable result in the present
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Past perfect
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Present contditional
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If clause
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Main clause
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If + simple present
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simple present
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If this thing
happens
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that thing happens.
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If you heat ice
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it melts.
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If it rains
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the grass gets wet.
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If clause
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Main clause
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If + simple present
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simple future
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If this thing
happens
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that thing will
happen.
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If you don't hurry
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you will miss the
train.
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If it rains today
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you will get wet.
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If clause
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Main clause
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If + simple past
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present conditional
or present continuous conditional
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If this thing
happened
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that thing would
happen. (but I'm not sure this thing will happen) OR
that thing would be happening. |
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If you went to bed
earlier
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you would not be so
tired.
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If it rained
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you would get wet.
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If I spoke Italian
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I would be working
in Italy.
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If clause
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Main clause
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If + past perfect
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perfect conditional
or perfect continuous conditional
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If this thing had
happened
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that thing would
have happened. (but neither of those things really happened) OR
that thing would have been happening. |
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If you had studied
harder
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you would have
passed the exam.
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If it had rained
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you would have
gotten wet.
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If I had accepted
that promotion
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I would have been
working in Milan.
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If clause
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Main clause
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If + past perfect or
simple past
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present conditional
or perfect conditional
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If this thing had
happened
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that thing would
happen. (but this thing didn't happen so that thing isn't happening)
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If I had worked
harder at school
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I would have a
better job now.
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If we had looked at
the map
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we wouldn't be lost.
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If you weren't
afraid of spiders
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you would have picked it up and put it outside.
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