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Turkish Verb Tenses

Gelmek -- Optative Mood, Simple Tense...
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Optative Mood Simple Tense* Dilek-sart kipi	Simple -- Negative*	Simple -- Interrogative*	Simple -- Negative Interrogative*
gelsem -- if I come, if I would come, if I came	gelmesem -- if I don't come, if I wouldn't come, if I didn't come	gelsem mi?-- what if I come? what if I would come? what if I came?	gelmesem mi? -- what if I don't come? what if I wouldn't come? what if I didn't come?
gelsen -- if you come, if you would come, if you came	gelmesen -- if you don't come, if you wouldn't come, if you didn't come	gelsen mi? -- what if you come? what if you would come? what if you came?	gelmesen mi? -- what if you don't come? what if you wouldn't come? what if you didn't come?
gelse -- if he/she/it comes, if he would come, if he came	gelmese -- if he/she/it doesn't come, if he wouldn't come, if he didn't come	gelse mi? -- what if he/she/it comes? what if he would come? what if he came?	gelmese mi? -- what if he/she/it doesn't come? what if he wouldn't come? what if he didn't come?
gelsek -- if we come, if we would come, if we came	gelmesek -- if we don't come, if we wouldn't come, if we didn't come	gelsek mi? -- what if we come? what if we would come? what if we came?	gelmesek mi?-- what if we don't come? what if we wouldn't come? what if we didn't come?
gelseniz -- if you come, if you would come, if you came	gelmeseniz -- if you don't come, if you wouldn't come, if you didn't come	gelseniz mi? -- what if you come? what if you would come? what if you came?	gelmeseniz mi?-- what if you don't come? what if you wouldn't come? what if you didn't come?
gelseler -- if they come, if they would come, if they came	gelmeseler -- if they don't come, if they wouldn't come, if they didn't come	gelseler mi? -- what if they come? what if they would come? what if they came?	gelmeseler mi?-- what if they don't come? what if they wouldn't come? what if they didn't come?
Related Examples: Yaz gelse! KIs bu sene çok uzun sürdü. If summer would only come! Winter has lasted a very long time this year. ----- Param olsa, güzel bir ceket alIrIm. I would buy a nice jacket if I had (if it be) the money. ----- Yagmur dinse o gelecek. She will come if it stops raining. ----- Hemen gitsen, görür mü? Would he see you if you went right away? ----- Bugün eve gitse de görse. Would that he would come home today and see! ----- Beni görse, sasar. If he were to see me, he'd be amazed.	Yemege gelmese, ne iyi olacak. If he doesn't come to dinner, how nice it will be. ----- Kar yagmasa, kartopu oynayamayIz. If it doesn't snow, we won't play with snowballs. ----- Bu aksam sinemaya gitmesen, iyi olur. It would be better if you didn't go to the movies this evening. ----- Simdi anlatmasam, daha iyi olur. It's better that I not (if I don't) explain now. ----- Çocuklar erken kalkmasalar da, uyusalar. Let's hope the kids don't get up early, but get (some) sleep.	Ona sorsak mI? What if we were to ask him? ----- Taksiyle gitseniz kaç dakika sürer? How many minutes would it take if you went by taxicab? ----- Simdi ugrasam mI, acaba? I wonder, what if I drop in now? ----- Perihana sorsam, tarif eder mi? Were I to ask Perihan, would she explain?	Acaba sormasanIz mI, daha iyi olur? I wonder if it'd be better if (what if) you didn't ask? ----- Bugün daireye ugramasam mI? What if I didn't stop by the office today? ----- Bunu okumasak mI, acaba? I wonder, what if we didn't read this?

* there is similarity in meaning between the Optative Mood (shown here), the Present Continuous Conditional, and the Present Simple Conditional

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