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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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== '''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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== '''3. Third Conditional (Unreal/Imaginary in the past)''' ==
== '''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''] ===
=== [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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First Conditional (Real in the future)

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

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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)


Variation of the First Conditional

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

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



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



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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