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| Type | Condition | Result | Example | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | (fact) | Present | Present | If you heat ice, it melts. | | First (probable future) | Present | Future | If it rains, I will stay home. | | Second (unreal present) | Past subjunctive ( were ) | would + base verb | If I were rich, I would buy a yacht. | | Third (unreal past) | Past perfect | would have + past participle | If I had studied, I would have passed. | | Mixed | Past perfect / Past | would + base verb | If I had taken the job, I would be in London now. | a complete course of english grammar
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