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 ===Conditional Sentences===
+In '''Predicative conditionals''', where two statements of fact are made, the if-clause is preceded by ''o''<sup><small>S</small></sup> (''od'' before vowels) and the verb is in the present or perfect tense.
+* ''Od oov lawen, mi carav'' <br /> "If I am happy, I will sing"
+* ''O chredidh hunnedh, ti oov ankuwir'' <br /> "If you believe that, you are wrong"
+* ''Eth venggav o ruy gwelsamm'' <br /> "I will let you know if we have seen it"
+The negative is ''o ne''<sup><small>S</small></sup>.
+* ''O nes gudhet, ti oot vantach'' <br /> "If you don't know her, you are stupid"
+* ''Gwra rewbeth o ner essest edoyth'' <br /> "Make something, if you have not eaten yet"
+In '''Speculative conditionals''', which express hypothetical situations, the if-clause is preceded by ''pe'' and the verb of both clauses may be imperfect (present conditions) or pluperfect (past conditions).
+* ''Pes care, ev eryodhe'' <br /> "If he loved her, he would stay"
+* ''Pe aidhoun in er ti, mi gwraun voy'' <br /> "If I was at home, I would get more done"
+* ''Pe reboudhsout, ey loudhsem'' <br /> "If you had warned us, we  would have stopped him"
+The negative is ''pe na''<sup><small>S</small></sup> (''pe nad'' before vowel-initial forms of ''bot/munet'').
+* ''Pe nad aidhun glav, mi dowun'' <br /> "If I were not ill, I would come"
+* ''Pe na lettrasse-hi mu teyssenn, es carsun edoyth'' <br /> "If she had not stolen my cake, I would still love her"
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