Japanese Verb Rules - Situational Form

~ば Situational Conditional form

This verb form expresses a situational condition upon which the speaker would take some action.

How to derive the Provisional form:

All verbs: Change the final u to e and add ば

How to use the form:

This form expresses a situational condition upon which the speaker would take some action, or realize some possibility, which is expressed in the main clause with an imperfective verb form.

	べんきょう		じょうず
もっと	勉強	すれば、	上手	になりますよ。

'If you studied harder, you would be better.'

	かね		い
お	金	があれば、	行	きます。

'If I have money, I will go.'
OR
'If I had money, I would go.'