Editing Conditional sentence (section)

===French===
In [[French language|French]], the conjunction corresponding to "if" is ''si''. The use of tenses is quite similar to English:
*In implicative conditional sentences, the present tense (or other appropriate tense, mood, etc.) is used in both clauses.
*In predictive conditional sentences, the future tense or imperative generally appears in the main clause, but the condition clause is formed with the present tense (as in English). This contrasts with subordinate clauses introduced by certain other conjunctions, such as ''quand'' ("when"), where French uses the future (while English has the present).
*In counterfactual conditional sentences, the [[imperfect]] is used to express the condition (where English similarly uses the past tense). The main clause contains the [[conditional mood]] (e.g. ''j'arriverais'', "I would arrive").
*In counterfactual conditional sentences with a past time frame, the condition is expressed using the [[pluperfect]] e.g. (''s'il avait attendu'', "if he had waited"), and the consequence with the [[conditional perfect]] (e.g. ''je l'aurais vu'', "I would have seen him"). Again these verb forms parallel those used in English.

As in English, certain mixtures and variations of these patterns are possible. See also [[French verbs]].