Conditional sentences

Second conditional

• mar pesy a leun golon | whare sawijs y feȝe | del vynna crist y honon
  Mar pesi a leun golon | hware sawys y fedha | dell vynna krist y honan
  If he prayed with a full heart, straight away he would be cured in accordance with the will of Christ himself (PA25) past tense, he would often be

• rak pur wyr gynen mar pes | ny a vye pur attes | ha lowen mur
  Rag pur wir, genen mar pes | ni a via pur attes | ha lowen meur
  For very truly, if thou wert with us | We should be very much at ease | And very glad (RD2442-4)

Third conditional

• an pyth a wren . my ny wothyen | rag ny wylyn | hag a quellen . my ny'n grussen | kyn fen lethys
  An pyth a wren . my ny wodhyen | rag ny welyn | Hag a kwellen . my ny'n gwrussen | kyn fen ledhys
  What I did . I knew not | For I did not see | And if I had seen . I would not have done it | Even had I been killed (PC3021-4)

A + subjunctive

• The varya wyn mur grays | a vyna hy the guerays | in dyweth ny veth tollys
  Dhe Varia Wynn meur gras! | A vynno hi dhe weres | y'n diwedh ny vydh toellys
  To blessed Mary much thanks ! | If she will help thee | At the end she will not be deceived. (BM3781-3)

Use future for English pres

Even in the passive, must say 'mar ny vydh':

• mar ny fethe ef guythys | gans y tus y fyth laddrys
  Mar ny vydh eev gwithys | gans y dus y fydh ledrys
  If he be not guarded, | By his people he will be stolen (RD353-4)