Le conditionnel avec “Si”

Si + présent   -> futur   If X happens, Y will happen ( likely situation
)

Si tu étudies, tu auras une bonne
note.     If you study, you will get a good grade.

Si + imparfait  -> conditionnel présent  IF X happened, Y would happen ( unlikely situation
)
Si tu étudiais, tu aurais une bonne
note.    If you studied, you would get a good grade.
Si + plus
que parfait -> cond. passé    IF X had happened, Y
would have happened ( impossible )

Si tu
avais étudié, tu aurais eu une bonne note. If you had studied, you would have
gotten a good grade.

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