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अगर and यदि These two terms introduce subordinate clauses, where the principal clause is introduced with तो. I. If principal clause is in future: A) Conditional clause can be in future, subjunctive or present B) Conditional clause can be in perfective. II. If principal clause is about an unrealized past condition: Conditional clause as well as principal clause verbs occur in imperfective participle form. Examples follow.
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अगर मैं कहूँ... अगर तुम मिल जाओ... Agar main kahuun, Film: Lakshya Agar tum mil jaao, Film: Zeher
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Sometimes, अगर and यदि is omitted in informal usage. In such cases, तो provides clue to the sentence type. Example follows.
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Unrealized Past both clauses with imperfective participle. See last line of the joke!