>Если я вижу я его убьют (If I see it I will kill it)
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>Если я увидел я бы убить его (If I saw it I would kill it)
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>Translations from Bing
Если увижу - убью.
Увидел бы - убил бы.
Yes, in this case it works - you're right. Russian is not 100% rule oriented language - there are too many exceptions as opposite to Hebrew, as an example.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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