French · Chapter 22 · Lesson 6 · Grammar primer

Conditional sentences (si clauses)

The three si types: si + present -> present/future (si tu veux, je viens); si + imperfect -> conditional (si j'avais le temps, je viendrais); si + pluperfect -> past conditional (si j'avais su, je serais venu). Never a future or conditional directly after si.

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