how many conditional sentence types are possible?
Solution 1:
Last time I counted them, I found two hundred and seventy-seven English conditionals. There are of course others.
See this answer for details.
I: If he will jump, you will not have to.
II: If he will jump, he can win.
III: If he will jump, he may win.
IV: If he will jump, you must follow.
V: If he will jump, you dare not follow.
VI: If he will jump, you need not follow.
VII: If he would escape, let him find help.
VIII: If he would escape, he will find help.
IX: If he would escape, he shall find help.
X: If he would escape, he should find help.
XI: If he would escape, he would find help.
XII: If he would escape, he must find help.
XIII: If he would escape, he can find help.
XIV: If he would escape, he could find help.
XV: If he would escape, he dare not find help.
XVI: If he would escape, he need not find help.
XVII: If he escapes, catch him.
XVIII: If he escapes, you can catch him.
XIX: If he escapes, you catch him.
XX: If he escapes, you could catch him.
XXI: If he escapes, you may catch him.
XXII: If he escapes, you might catch him.
XXIII: If he escapes, you must catch him.
XXIV: If he escapes, you shall catch him.
XXV: If he escapes, you should catch him.
XXVI: If he escapes, you will catch him.
XXVII: If he escapes, you would catch him.
XXVIII: If he does escape, catch him.
XXIX: If he does escape, you can catch him.
XXX: If he does escape, you catch him.
XXXI: If he does escape, you could catch him.
XXXII: If he does escape, you may catch him.
XXXIII: If he does escape, you might catch him.
XXXIV: If he does escape, you must catch him.
XXXV: If he does escape, you shall catch him.
XXXVI: If he does escape, you should catch him.
XXXVII: If he does escape, you will catch him.
XXXVIII: If he does escape, you would catch him.
XXXIX: If he should escape, catch him.
XL: If he should escape, you can catch him.
XLI: If he should escape, you catch him.
XLII: If he should escape, you could catch him.
XLIII: If he should escape, you may catch him.
XLIV: If he should escape, you might catch him.
XLV: If he should escape, you must catch him.
XLVI: If he should escape, you shall catch him.
XLVII: If he should escape, you should catch him.
XLVIII: If he should escape, you will catch him.
XLIX: If he should escape, you would catch him.
L: If he escape, catch him.
LI: If he escape, you can catch him.
LII: If he escape, you catch him.
LIII: If he escape, you could catch him.
LIV: If he escape, you may catch him.
LV: If he escape, you might catch him.
LVI: If he escape, you must catch him.
LVII: If he escape, you shall catch him.
LVIII: If he escape, you should catch him.
LIX: If he escape, you will catch him.
LX: If he escape, you would catch him.
LXI: If he dare escape, catch him.
LXII: If he dare escape, you can catch him.
LXIII: If he dare escape, you catch him.
LXIV: If he dare escape, you could catch him.
LXV: If he dare escape, you may catch him.
LXVI: If he dare escape, you might catch him.
LXVII: If he dare escape, you must catch him.
LXVIII: If he dare escape, you shall catch him.
LXIX: If he dare escape, you should catch him.
LXX: If he dare escape, you will catch him.
LXXI: If he dare escape, you would catch him.
LXXII: Should he escape, catch him.
LXXIII: Should he escape, you can catch him.
LXXIV: Should he escape, you catch him.
LXXV: Should he escape, you could catch him.
LXXVI: Should he escape, you may catch him.
LXXVII: Should he escape, you might catch him.
LXXVIII: Should he escape, you must catch him.
LXXIX: Should he escape, you shall catch him.
LXXX: Should he escape, you should catch him.
LXXXI: Should he escape, you will catch him.
LXXXII: Should he escape, you would catch him.
LXXXIII: Dare he escape, catch him.
LXXXIV: Dare he escape, you can catch him.
LXXXV: Dare he escape, you catch him.
LXXXVI: Dare he escape, you could catch him.
LXXXVII: Dare he escape, you may catch him.
LXXXVIII: Dare he escape, you might catch him.
LXXXIX: Dare he escape, you must catch him.
XC: Dare he escape, you shall catch him.
XCI: Dare he escape, you should catch him.
XCII: Dare he escape, you will catch him.
XCIII: Dare he escape, you would catch him.
XCIV: If he has escaped, follow him.
XCV: If he has escaped, he could fall.
XCVI: If he has escaped, he dare not fail.
XCVII: If he has escaped, he has fallen.
XCVIII: If he has escaped, he may have fallen.
XCIX: If he has escaped, he might fall.
C: If he has escaped, he might have fallen.
CI: If he has escaped, he must have fallen.
CII: If he has escaped, he need not know.
CIII: If he has escaped, he will have fallen.
CIV: If he has escaped, he would fall.
CV: If he has escaped, you can follow.
CVI: If he has escaped, you could follow.
CVII: If he has escaped, you may follow.
CVIII: If he has escaped, you might follow.
CIX: If he has escaped, you must follow.
CX: If he has escaped, you shall follow.
CXI: If he has escaped, you should follow.
CXII: If he has escaped, you will follow.
CXIII: If he has escaped, you would follow.
CXIV: If he escaped, he fell.
CXV: If he escaped, follow him.
CXVI: If he escaped, he could fall.
CXVII: If he escaped, he durst not fall.
CXVIII: If he escaped, he has fallen.
CXIX: If he escaped, he may have fallen.
CXX: If he escaped, he might fall.
CXXI: If he escaped, he might have fallen.
CXXII: If he escaped, he must have fallen.
CXXIII: If he escaped, he need not fall.
CXXIV: If he escaped, he will have fallen.
CXXV: If he escaped, he would have fallen.
CXXVI: If he escaped, he would fall.
CXXVII: If he escaped, you can follow.
CXXVIII: If he escaped, you could follow.
CXXIX: If he escaped, you may follow.
CXXX: If he escaped, you might follow.
CXXXI: If he escaped, you must follow.
CXXXII: If he escaped, you shall follow.
CXXXIII: If he escaped, you should follow.
CXXXIV: If he escaped, you will follow.
CXXXV: If he escaped, you would follow.
CXXXVI: If he did escape, he fell.
CXXXVII: If he did escape, follow him.
CXXXVIII: If he did escape, he could fall.
CXXXIX: If he did escape, he durst not fall.
CXL: If he did escape, he has fallen.
CXLI: If he did escape, he may have fallen.
CXLII: If he did escape, he might fall.
CXLIII: If he did escape, he might have fallen.
CXLIV: If he did escape, he must have fallen.
CXLV: If he did escape, he need not fall.
CXLVI: If he did escape, he will have fallen.
CXLVII: If he did escape, he would have fallen.
CXLVIII: If he did escape, he would fall.
CXLIX: If he did escape, you can follow.
CL: If he did escape, you could follow.
CLI: If he did escape, you may follow.
CLII: If he did escape, you might follow.
CLIII: If he did escape, you must follow.
CLIV: If he did escape, you shall follow.
CLV: If he did escape, you should follow.
CLVI: If he did escape, you will follow.
CLVII: If he did escape, you would follow.
CLVIII: Did he escape, he fell.
CLIX: Did he escape, follow him.
CLX: Did he escape, he could fall.
CLXI: Did he escape, he durst not fall.
CLXII: Did he escape, he has fallen.
CLXIII: Did he escape, he may have fallen.
CLXIV: Did he escape, he might fall.
CLXV: Did he escape, he might have fallen.
CLXVI: Did he escape, he must have fallen.
CLXVII: Did he escape, he need not fall.
CLXVIII: Did he escape, he will have fallen.
CLXIX: Did he escape, he would have fallen.
CLXX: Did he escape, he would fall.
CLXXI: Did he escape, you can follow.
CLXXII: Did he escape, you could follow.
CLXXIII: Did he escape, you may follow.
CLXXIV: Did he escape, you might follow.
CLXXV: Did he escape, you must follow.
CLXXVI: Did he escape, you shall follow.
CLXXVII: Did he escape, you should follow.
CLXXVIII: Did he escape, you will follow.
CLXXIX: Did he escape, you would follow.
CLXXX: If he durst escape, he fell.
CLXXXI: If he durst escape, follow him.
CLXXXII: If he durst escape, he could fall.
CLXXXIII: If he durst escape, he durst not fall.
CLXXXIV: If he durst escape, he has fallen.
CLXXXV: If he durst escape, he may have fallen.
CLXXXVI: If he durst escape, he might fall.
CLXXXVII: If he durst escape, he might have fallen.
CLXXXVIII: If he durst escape, he must have fallen.
CLXXXIX: If he durst escape, he need not fall.
CXC: If he durst escape, he will have fallen.
CXCI: If he durst escape, he would have fallen.
CXCII: If he durst escape, he would fall.
CXCIII: If he durst escape, you can follow.
CXCIV: If he durst escape, you could follow.
CXCV: If he durst escape, you may follow.
CXCVI: If he durst escape, you might follow.
CXCVII: If he durst escape, you must follow.
CXCVIII: If he durst escape, you shall follow.
CXCIX: If he durst escape, you should follow.
CC: If he durst escape, you will follow.
CCI: If he durst escape, you would follow.
CCII: Durst he escape, he fell.
CCIII: Durst he escape, follow him.
CCIV: Durst he escape, he could fall.
CCV: Durst he escape, he durst not fall.
CCVI: Durst he escape, he has fallen.
CCVII: Durst he escape, he may have fallen.
CCVIII: Durst he escape, he might fall.
CCIX: Durst he escape, he might have fallen.
CCX: Durst he escape, he must have fallen.
CCXI: Durst he escape, he need not fall.
CCXII: Durst he escape, he will have fallen.
CCXIII: Durst he escape, he would have fallen.
CCXIV: Durst he escape, he would fall.
CCXV: Durst he escape, you can follow.
CCXVI: Durst he escape, you could follow.
CCXVII: Durst he escape, you may follow.
CCXVIII: Durst he escape, you might follow.
CCXIX: Durst he escape, you must follow.
CCXX: Durst he escape, you shall follow.
CCXXI: Durst he escape, you should follow.
CCXXII: Durst he escape, you will follow.
CCXXIII: Durst he escape, you would follow.
CCXXIV: If he had escaped, he could have known.
CCXXV: If he had escaped, he might have known.
CCXXVI: If he had escaped, he should have known.
CCXXVII: If he had escaped, he would have known.
CCXXVIII: Had he escaped, he could have known.
CCXXIX: Had he escaped, he might have known.
CCXXX: Had he escaped, he should have known.
CCXXXI: Had he escaped, he would have known.
CCXXXII: If he were to escape, he could fall.
CCXXXIII: If he were to escape, he dare not fall.
CCXXXIV: If he were to escape, he might fall.
CCXXXV: If he were to escape, he must not fall.
CCXXXVI: If he were to escape, he would fall.
CCXXXVII: Were he to escape, he could fall.
CCXXXVIII: Were he to escape, he dare not fall.
CCXXXIX: Were he to escape, he might fall.
CCXL: Were he to escape, he must not fall.
CCXLI: Were he to escape, he would fall.
CCXLII: If he can jump, he can escape.
CCXLIII: If he can jump, he will escape.
CCXLIV: If he can jump, he shall escape.
CCXLV: If he can jump, he should escape.
CCXLVI: If he can jump, he may escape.
CCXLVII: If he can jump, he might escape.
CCXLVIII: If he can jump, he must escape.
CCXLIX: If he could jump, he escaped.
CCL: If he could jump, he did escape.
CCLI: If he could jump, he could escape.
CCLII: If he could jump, he would escape.
CCLIII: If he could jump, he might escape.
CCLIV: If he could jump, he will have escaped.
CCLV: If he could jump, he may have escaped.
CCLVI: If he could jump, he must have escaped.
CCLVII: If he could jump, he should have escaped.
CCLVIII: If he might jump, he could escape.
CCLIX: If he might jump, he would escape.
CCLX: If he might jump, he might escape.
CCLXI: If he will have jumped, he will have perished.
CCLXII: If he might have jumped, you would have stopped him.
CCLXIII: If he would have jumped, you would have had to catch him.
CCLXIV: If he could have jumped, he would have done so.
CCLXV: If he should have jumped, you would have had to catch him.
CCLXVI: Might he have jumped, he would have stopped him.
CCLXVII: Could he have jumped, he would have done so.
CCLXVIII: Should he have jumped, you would have had to catch him.
CCLXIX: But cut the wrong wire and he regrets it the rest of his life.
CCLXX: But cut the wrong wire and he need not live to regret it.
CCLXXI: But cut the wrong wire and he dare not live to regret it.
CCLXXII: But cut the wrong wire and he will regret it the rest of his life.
CCLXXIII: But cut the wrong wire and he would regret it the rest of his life.
CCLXXIV: But cut the wrong wire and he shall regret it the rest of his life.
CCLXXV: But cut the wrong wire and he should regret it the rest of his life.
CCLXXVI: But cut the wrong wire and he may regret it the rest of his life.
CCLXXVII: But cut the wrong wire and he might regret it the rest of his life.