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=== '''1. First Conditional (Real in the future)''' ===
== '''First Conditional (Real in the future)''' ==


== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c65YM29UyX0&t=1m06s ''The love you bring won't mean a thing unless you sing''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c65YM29UyX0&t=1m06s ''The love you bring won't mean a thing unless you sing''] ===




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== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79c2pSvz8IE&t=0m49s ''Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79c2pSvz8IE&t=0m49s ''Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?''] ===




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'''If / In case + Should''' expresses an unlikely possibility. It adds a level of drama and gravity. It is more common in poetry or formal language.
'''If / In case + Should''' expresses an unlikely possibility or a polite request. It is more common in poetry or formal language.


== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTCfQ6Bb8QE&t=1m02s ''If the sky ... should tumble and fall or the mountain should crumble ... I won't cry''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTCfQ6Bb8QE&t=1m02s ''If the sky ... should tumble and fall or the mountain should crumble ... I won't cry''] ===




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Ben E. King - Stand by Me (1961)
Ben E. King - Stand by Me (1961)


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=== '''2. Second Conditional (Unreal / Imaginary in the present or future)''' ===
== '''Second Conditional (Unreal / Imaginary in the present or future)''' ==


== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4L3ls_6UYg&t=0m23s ''If I had a million dollars, well, I'd buy you a house''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4L3ls_6UYg&t=0m23s ''If I had a million dollars, well, I'd buy you a house''] ===




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== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Isik-VK-c&t=3m49s ''If I ran away, I'd never have the strength to go very far''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Isik-VK-c&t=3m49s ''If I ran away, I'd never have the strength to go very far''] ===




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== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eorELNxxrU&t=0m54s ''If I could turn back time, I'd take back those words that have hurt you''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eorELNxxrU&t=0m54s ''If I could turn back time, I'd take back those words that have hurt you''] ===




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== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYMAtbq0bjY&t=1m09s ''Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away?''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYMAtbq0bjY&t=1m09s ''Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away?''] ===




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== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYMAtbq0bjY&t=1m31s ''Wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care?''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYMAtbq0bjY&t=1m31s ''Wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care?''] ===




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=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgaCZOQCpp8&t=0m45s ''If the world was ending, I'd wanna be next to you''] ===
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=== '''3. Third Conditional (Unreal/Imaginary in the past)''' ===
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die with a Smile (2024)


== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2bqE8yePf0&t=0m04s ''Never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham if it hadn't been for love''] ==
 
 
 
== '''Third Conditional (Unreal/Imaginary in the past)''' ==
 
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2bqE8yePf0&t=0m04s ''Never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham if it hadn't been for love''] ===




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== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2bqE8yePf0&t=0m11s ''Never would have caught the train to Louisiana if it hadn't been for love''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2bqE8yePf0&t=0m11s ''Never would have caught the train to Louisiana if it hadn't been for love''] ===




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Adele - If It Hadn’t Been for Love (2011)
Adele - If It Hadn’t Been for Love (2011)
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbmdfEQODOw&t=1m44s ''And if you'd never come for me, I might've lingered in purgatory''] ===
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Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (2025)








=== '''Mixed Conditional (Connecting past and present/future)''' ===
== '''Mixed Conditional (Connecting past and present/future)''' ==


== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hAnVSTKZcQ&t=1m07s ''I wouldn't be here if you hadn't been there''] ==
=== [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hAnVSTKZcQ&t=1m07s ''I wouldn't be here if you hadn't been there''] ===





Latest revision as of 20:42, 20 April 2026

First Conditional (Real in the future)

The love you bring won't mean a thing unless you sing

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Gr: "Η αγάπη που φέρνεις δεν θα σημαίνει τίποτα αν δεν τραγουδήσεις"

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Travis - Sing (2001)


Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?

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Gr: "Θα με αγαπάς ακόμα όταν δεν θα είμαι πια νέα και όμορφη;"

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Lana Del Rey - Young and Beautiful (2013)



If / In case + Should expresses an unlikely possibility or a polite request. It is more common in poetry or formal language.

If the sky ... should tumble and fall or the mountain should crumble ... I won't cry

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Gr: "Σε περίπτωση που ο ουρανός ... γκρεμιστεί και πέσει ή το βουνό καταρρεύσει ... δεν θα κλάψω"

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Ben E. King - Stand by Me (1961)



Second Conditional (Unreal / Imaginary in the present or future)

If I had a million dollars, well, I'd buy you a house

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Gr: "Αν είχα ένα εκατομμύριο δολάρια, θα σου αγόραζα ένα σπίτι"

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Barenaked Ladies - If I Had a Million Dollars (1992)


If I ran away, I'd never have the strength to go very far

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Gr: "Αν το έσκαγα, δεν θα είχα ποτέ τη δύναμη να πάω πολύ μακριά"

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Madonna - Live to Tell (1986)


If I could turn back time, I'd take back those words that have hurt you

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Gr: "Αν μπορούσα να γυρίσω το χρόνο πίσω, θα έπαιρνα πίσω εκείνα τα λόγια που σε έχουν πληγώσει"

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Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time (1999)


Wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away?

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Gr: "Δεν θα ήταν ωραίο αν μπορούσαμε να ευχηθούμε να εξαφανιστούμε;"

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Wouldn't it be good if we could live without a care?

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Gr: "Δεν θα ήταν ωραίο αν μπορούσαμε να ζούμε χωρίς έγνοιες;"

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Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good (1984)


If the world was ending, I'd wanna be next to you

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Gr: "Αν ερχόταν το τέλος του κόσμου, θα ήθελα να είμαι δίπλα σου"

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Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die with a Smile (2024)



Third Conditional (Unreal/Imaginary in the past)

Never would have hitchhiked to Birmingham if it hadn't been for love

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Gr: "Ποτέ δεν θα είχα κάνει ωτοστόπ για το Μπέρμινχαμ αν δεν ήταν για χάρη της αγάπης"

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Never would have caught the train to Louisiana if it hadn't been for love

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Gr: "Ποτέ δεν θα είχα πάρει το τρένο για τη Λουιζιάνα αν δεν ήταν για χάρη της αγάπης"

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Adele - If It Hadn’t Been for Love (2011)


And if you'd never come for me, I might've lingered in purgatory

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Gr: "Και αν δεν είχες έρθει ποτέ να με πάρεις, ίσως να είχα μείνει για πάντα στο καθαρτήριο"

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Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (2025)



Mixed Conditional (Connecting past and present/future)

I wouldn't be here if you hadn't been there

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Gr: "Δεν θα ήμουν (τώρα) εδώ αν δεν ήσουν (τότε) εκεί"

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Dolly Parton - If You Hadn't Been There (2025)


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