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Conditionals

Estude zero, first, second, third conditional e variacoes como unless.

7. Excecoes avancadas
Inversao formal - sem "if"

Em ingles formal e literario, a clausula IF pode ser substituida por inversao do auxiliar:

  • "WERE I rich, I would travel more." = "If I were rich..."
  • "HAD I known, I would have helped." = "If I had known..."
  • "SHOULD you need help, call me." = "If you should need help..."
  • Muito usada em ingles escrito formal, contratos e literatura.
"Will" na clausula IF - caso especial de willingness
  • "If you WILL just wait a moment, I'll find your file." - pedido educado (disposicao)
  • "If he WON'T cooperate, we have a problem." - recusa no presente
  • Aqui "will" indica disposicao (willingness), nao tempo futuro.