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s + simple present :
verb + s verb
examples: read - writes - rains etc
:
modals (will- would - shall - should - can - could - may - might must)
ing ed s
will + verb
examples: will read, would play
passive perfect tenses past participle :
conditionals
regular verb + ed past participle
example: past participle of walk = walked
past participle of decide = decided
past participle irregular
example: past participle of eat = eaten
past participle of run = run
past participle of buy = bought
past participle

regular verb + ed :
example: walk = walked
play = played
introduce = introduced
irregular

example: run = ran
catch = caught
draw = drew
drive = drove

had + past participle of the verb past perfect :
example: had eaten
had watched
had done

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(First Case)
If + Present Simple, will + infinitive
, ,
.
: For Example
If he studies hard, he will succeed

(Second Case)
If + Past Simple, would + infinitive
,
. ,
:For Example
If he studied hard, he would succeed

(Third Case)
If + Past Perfect, would have + P.P
. ,
.
:For Example
If he had studied hard, he would have succeeded

Examples
If you invite her, she (come )
If you invite her, she will come

If it remained fine, we ( go ) for a swim

if it remained fine, we would go for a swim

If I had met him, I ( tell ) him the truth

If I had met him, I would have told him the truth

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