if + past participle

C1 English Grammar Profile point 106 in CLAUSES is defined as:

ellipted ‘if’ clauses with ‘if’ + ‘-ed’ form.


A search in iWeb for:

if _VVN

1 IF NEEDED 103856

If needed, I will speak for you.

2 IF DESIRED 43002
3 IF REQUIRED 42676
4 IF USED 28178
5 IF GIVEN 14680
6 IF SET 11899
7 IF APPROVED 11728
8 IF REQUESTED 10061
9 IF TAKEN 9290
10 IF LEFT 8989
11 IF CONVICTED 8154 (listen)
12 IF FOUND 7732
13 IF ASKED 7524
14 IF SELECTED 6083

15 IF ELECTED

5841

The only promise I will make is that,

 if elected, will immediately dismantle the student government so that none of us will ever have to sit through one of these stupid assemblies again!

listen

16 IF KNOWN 5297
17 IF ALLOWED 5190
18 IF CAUGHT 4350
19 IF PASSED 4295
20 IF ENABLED 4269
21 IF MADE 4079
22 IF ACCEPTED 3895
23 IF APPLIED 3828
24 IF KEPT 3804
25 IF PURCHASED 3339
26 IF PLACED 3160
27 IF HED 3011
28 IF IMPLEMENTED 3008
29 IF PROVIDED 2939
30 IF PAID 2749
31 IF EXPOSED 2599
32 IF PREFERRED 2458
33 IF SPECIFIED 2436
34 IF DEEMED 2430
35 IF WED 2339
36 IF STORED 2311
37 IF INSTALLED 2286
38 IF LOST 2272
39 IF CONFIRMED 2254
40 IF CALLED 2242
41 IF OFFERED 2212
42 IF ORDERED 2100
43 IF INGESTED 2055
44 IF EATEN 1939
45 IF CHECKED 1925
46 IF PROMPTED 1801
47 IF FOLLOWED 1764
48 IF PLAYED 1753
49 IF HANDLED 1737
50 IF CONSUMED 1716
51 IF FORCED 1662
52 IF TREATED 1649
53 IF SENT 1640
54 IF PUT 1619
55 IF GRANTED 1545
56 IF ACCOMPANIED 1539
57 IF ADOPTED 1538
58 IF OMITTED 1536
59 IF PERFORMED 1502
60 IF COMBINED 1472
61 IF WARRANTED 1444
62 IF WANTED 1442
63 IF HELD 1410
64 IF DROPPED 1402
65 IF PERMITTED 1399
66 IF RELEASED 1386
67 IF ENACTED 1385
68 IF SOLD 1380
69 IF EQUIPPED 1378
70 IF SWALLOWED 1368
71 IF BOUGHT 1319
72 IF BUILT 1308
73 IF SUPPORTED 1301
74 IF CANCELLED 1300
75 IF GROWN 1282
76 IF WORN 1266
77 IF PLANTED 1209
78 IF INDICATED 1207
79 IF INCLUDED 1171
80 IF READ 1166
81 IF PRESSED 1147
82 IF CHOSEN 1139
83 IF RECEIVED 1135
84 IF SEEN 1129
85 IF COMPLETED 1125
86 IF DAMAGED 1120
87 IF EXECUTED 1114
88 IF COMPARED 1101
89 IF PRESENTED 1101
90 IF RUN 1098
91 IF CARRIED 1088
92 IF HIT 1083
93 IF FITTED 1042
94 IF DETECTED 1037
95 IF CONFIGURED 1032
96 IF FACED 1022
97 IF ATTACKED 1001
98 IF VIEWED 995
99 IF BOOKED 957
100 IF ADMITTED 955


Vocabulary in the EVP:

B2:

elected, enabled, purchased, placed, implemented, specified, stored, consumed, forced, treated, granted, adopted, combined,  released, equipped, swallowed, indicated, presented

C1:

desired, omitted, detected 

C2:

convicted, deemed, prompted, executed, viewed

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