‘If’ usually introduces conditional clauses. The same applies to other conditionals such as unless, should and in case which, however, perform other functions in different contexts.

The conditional tense in Spanish Use the conditional tense when talking about what might happen in the future. The verb 'me gustaría' (I would like) is frequently used in the conditional tense.

Going further than the dictionary, however, I also identified – from personal use – a form of the Irish Conditional that sometimes replaces the future tense.. I often used this myself back ...