diff --git a/src/cprint.ml b/src/cprint.ml
index d030c24..e1e25c6 100644
--- a/src/cprint.ml
+++ b/src/cprint.ml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ and cp_expression fmt (expr, hloc) =
       Format.fprintf fmt "%sstate->%s[%d] = %a;\n"
         prefix arr idx cp_value (value, hloc)
     end
-  | CAssign (CVInput _, _) -> failwith "should not happened."
+  | CAssign (CVInput _, _) -> failwith "[cprint.ml] never assign an input."
   | CSeq (e, e') ->
       Format.fprintf fmt "%a%a"
         cp_expression (e, hloc)
diff --git a/src/ctranslation.ml b/src/ctranslation.ml
index 48af417..b9a7997 100644
--- a/src/ctranslation.ml
+++ b/src/ctranslation.ml
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ let rec equation_to_expression (node_st, node_sts, (vl, expr)) =
           vl
         in
       CApplication (node.n_name,i , al, vl, node_sts)
-  | IETuple _ -> failwith "[ctranslation.ml] linearization should have transformed you."
+  | IETuple _ -> failwith "[ctranslation.ml] linearization should have \
+                            transformed the tuples of the right members."
   | IEWhen  (expr, cond) ->
     begin
       CIf (iexpression_to_cvalue cond,
diff --git a/src/main.ml b/src/main.ml
index 4a46502..83d407f 100644
--- a/src/main.ml
+++ b/src/main.ml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ let exec_passes ast verbose debug passes f =
 
 let _ =
   (** Usage and argument parsing. *)
-  let default_passes = ["linearization_pre"; "linearization_tuples"; "linearization_app";
+  let default_passes = ["remove_if"; "linearization_pre"; "linearization_tuples"; "linearization_app";
     "equations_ordering"] in
   let sanity_passes = ["chkvar_init_unicity"; "check_typing"] in
   let usage_msg =
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ let _ =
   let passes_table  = Hashtbl.create 100 in
   List.iter (fun (s, k) -> Hashtbl.add passes_table s k)
     [
+      ("remove_if", Passes.pass_if_removal);
       ("linearization_tuples", Passes.pass_linearization_tuples);
       ("linearization_app", Passes.pass_linearization_app);
       ("linearization_pre", Passes.pass_linearization_pre);
diff --git a/src/passes.ml b/src/passes.ml
index 4a47113..352bb65 100644
--- a/src/passes.ml
+++ b/src/passes.ml
@@ -4,21 +4,156 @@ open Ast
 open Passes_utils
 open Utils
 
-let rec split_tuple (eq: t_equation): t_eqlist =
-  let patt, expr = eq in
-  match expr with
-  | ETuple (_, expr_h :: expr_t) ->
-    begin
-      let t_l = type_exp expr_h in
-      let patt_l, patt_r = list_select (List.length t_l) (snd patt) in
-      let t_r = List.flatten (List.map type_var patt_r) in
-      ((t_l, patt_l), expr_h) ::
-        split_tuple ((t_r, patt_r), ETuple (t_r, expr_t))
-    end
-  | ETuple (_, []) -> []
-  | _ -> [eq]
+(** [pass_if_removal] replaces the `if` construct with `when` and `merge` ones.
+  *
+  *     [x1, ..., xn = if c then e_l else e_r;]
+  * is replaced by:
+  *     (t1, ..., tn) = e_l;
+  *     (u1, ..., un) = e_r;
+  *     (v1, ..., vn) = (t1, ..., tn) when c;
+  *     (w1, ..., wn) = (u1, ..., un) when (not c);
+  *     (x1, ..., xn) = merge c (v1, ..., vn) (w1, ..., wn);
+  *
+  * Note that the first two equations (before the use of when) is required in
+  * order to have the expressions active at each step.
+  *)
+let pass_if_removal verbose debug =
+  let varcount = ref 0 in
+  let make_patt t: t_varlist =
+    (t, List.fold_right
+      (fun ty acc ->
+        let nvar: ident = Format.sprintf "_ifrem%d" !varcount in
+        let nvar =
+          match ty with
+          | TInt -> IVar nvar
+          | TReal -> RVar nvar
+          | TBool -> BVar nvar
+          in
+        incr varcount;
+        nvar :: acc)
+      t [])
+  in
+  let simplify_tuple t =
+    match t with
+    | ETuple (t, [elt]) -> elt
+    | _ -> t
+  in
+  let rec aux_eq vars eq: t_eqlist * t_varlist * t_equation =
+    let patt, expr = eq in
+    match expr with
+    | EConst _ | EVar   _ -> [], vars, eq
+    | EMonOp (t, op, e) ->
+        let eqs, vars, (patt, e) = aux_eq vars (patt, e) in
+        eqs, vars, (patt, EMonOp (t, op, e))
+    | EBinOp (t, op, e, e') ->
+        let eqs, vars, (_, e) = aux_eq vars (patt, e) in
+        let eqs', vars, (_, e') = aux_eq vars (patt, e') in
+        eqs @ eqs', vars, (patt, EBinOp (t, op, e, e'))
+    | ETriOp (t, TOp_if, e, e', e'') ->
+        let eqs, vars, (_, e) = aux_eq vars (patt, e) in
+        let eqs', vars, (_, e') = aux_eq vars (patt, e') in
+        let eqs'', vars, (_, e'') = aux_eq vars (patt, e'') in
+        let patt_l: t_varlist = make_patt t in
+        let patt_r: t_varlist = make_patt t in
+        let patt_l_when: t_varlist = make_patt t in
+        let patt_r_when: t_varlist = make_patt t in
+        let expr_l: t_expression =
+          simplify_tuple
+          (ETuple
+            (fst patt_l, List.map (fun v -> EVar (type_var v, v)) (snd patt_l)))
+          in
+        let expr_r: t_expression =
+          simplify_tuple
+          (ETuple
+            (fst patt_r, List.map (fun v -> EVar (type_var v, v)) (snd patt_r)))
+          in
+        let expr_l_when: t_expression =
+          simplify_tuple
+          (ETuple
+            (fst patt_l_when, List.map (fun v -> EVar (type_var v, v))
+              (snd patt_l_when)))
+          in
+        let expr_r_when: t_expression =
+          simplify_tuple
+          (ETuple
+            (fst patt_r_when, List.map (fun v -> EVar (type_var v, v))
+              (snd patt_r_when)))
+          in
+        let equations: t_eqlist =
+          [(patt_l, e');
+            (patt_r, e'');
+            (patt_l_when,
+              EWhen (t, expr_l, e));
+            (patt_r_when,
+                EWhen (t,
+                  expr_r,
+                  (EMonOp (type_exp e, MOp_not, e))))]
+            @ eqs @ eqs' @eqs'' in
+        let vars: t_varlist =
+          varlist_concat
+            vars
+            (varlist_concat patt_l_when (varlist_concat patt_r_when
+            (varlist_concat patt_r patt_l))) in
+        let expr =
+          ETriOp (t, TOp_merge, e, expr_l_when, expr_r_when) in
+        equations, vars, (patt, expr)
+    | ETriOp (t, op, e, e', e'') ->
+        let eqs, vars, (_, e) = aux_eq vars (patt, e) in
+        let eqs', vars, (_, e') = aux_eq vars (patt, e') in
+        let eqs'', vars, (_, e'') = aux_eq vars (patt, e'') in
+        eqs @ eqs' @ eqs'', vars, (patt, ETriOp (t, op, e, e', e''))
+    | EComp  (t, op, e, e') ->
+        let eqs, vars, (_, e) = aux_eq vars (patt, e) in
+        let eqs', vars, (_, e') = aux_eq vars (patt, e') in
+        eqs @ eqs', vars, (patt, EComp (t, op, e, e'))
+    | EWhen  (t, e, e') ->
+        let eqs, vars, (_, e) = aux_eq vars (patt, e) in
+        let eqs', vars, (_, e') = aux_eq vars (patt, e') in
+        eqs @ eqs', vars, (patt, EWhen (t, e, e'))
+    | EReset (t, e, e') ->
+        let eqs, vars, (_, e) = aux_eq vars (patt, e) in
+        let eqs', vars, (_, e') = aux_eq vars (patt, e') in
+        eqs @ eqs', vars, (patt, EReset (t, e, e'))
+    | ETuple (t, l) ->
+        let eqs, vars, l, _ =
+          List.fold_right
+            (fun e (eqs, vars, l, remaining_patt) ->
+              let patt_l, patt_r = split_patt remaining_patt e in
+              let eqs', vars, (_, e) = aux_eq vars (patt_l, e) in
+              eqs' @ eqs, vars, (e :: l), patt_r)
+            l ([], vars, [], patt) in
+          eqs, vars, (patt, ETuple (t, l))
+    | EApp   (t, n, e) ->
+        let eqs, vars, (_, e) = aux_eq vars (patt, e) in
+        eqs, vars, (patt, EApp (t, n, e))
+  in
+  let aux_if_removal node =
+    let new_equations, new_locvars =
+      List.fold_left
+        (fun (eqs, vars) eq ->
+          let eqs', vars, eq = aux_eq vars eq in
+          eq :: eqs' @ eqs, vars)
+        ([], node.n_local_vars) node.n_equations
+      in
+    Some { node with n_equations = new_equations; n_local_vars = new_locvars }
+  in
+  node_pass aux_if_removal
 
-let pass_linearization_tuples verbose debug =
+let pass_linearization_tuples verbose debug ast =
+  let rec split_tuple (eq: t_equation): t_eqlist =
+    let patt, expr = eq in
+    match expr with
+    | ETuple (_, expr_h :: expr_t) ->
+      begin
+        let t_l = type_exp expr_h in
+        let patt_l, patt_r = list_select (List.length t_l) (snd patt) in
+        let t_r = List.flatten (List.map type_var patt_r) in
+        ((t_l, patt_l), expr_h) ::
+          split_tuple ((t_r, patt_r), ETuple (t_r, expr_t))
+      end
+    | ETuple (_, []) -> []
+    | _ -> [eq]
+  in
   let aux_linearization_tuples node =
     let new_equations = List.flatten
      (List.map
@@ -29,11 +164,27 @@ let pass_linearization_tuples verbose debug =
               List.map
                 (fun (patt, expr) -> (patt, EWhen (type_exp expr, expr, e')))
                 (split_tuple (fst eq, ETuple (t, l)))
+          | ETriOp (t, TOp_merge, c, ETuple (_, l), ETuple (_, l')) ->
+            begin
+              if List.length l <> List.length l'
+                || List.length t <> List.length (snd (fst eq))
+                then raise (PassExn "Error while merging tuples.")
+                else
+                  fst
+                    (List.fold_left2
+                    (fun (eqs, remaining_patt) el er ->
+                      let patt, remaining_patt = split_patt remaining_patt el in
+                      let t = type_exp el in
+                      (patt, ETriOp (t, TOp_merge, c, el, er))
+                        :: eqs, remaining_patt)
+                    ([], fst eq) l l')
+            end
           | _ -> [eq])
         node.n_equations) in
     Some { node with n_equations = new_equations }
   in
-  node_pass aux_linearization_tuples
+  try node_pass aux_linearization_tuples ast with
+  | PassExn err -> (debug err; None)
 
 let pass_linearization_app verbose debug =
   let applin_count = ref 0 in
diff --git a/src/test.node b/src/test.node
index faa8355..6dd535f 100644
--- a/src/test.node
+++ b/src/test.node
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-node my_and (a, b: bool) returns (o: bool);
+node test_merge_tuples (a, b: bool) returns (o: bool);
+var t: bool;
 let
-  o = a and b;
+  (o, t) = if a and b then (true, false) else (false, true);
 tel
 
-node n (i: int) returns (o: int);
-var v: bool;
-let
-  (o, v) = (1, my_and (pre o = 8, pre v));
-tel
+--node my_and (a, b: bool) returns (o: bool);
+--let
+--  o = if a then b else false;
+--tel
diff --git a/src/utils.ml b/src/utils.ml
index 01312ef..8005e46 100644
--- a/src/utils.ml
+++ b/src/utils.ml
@@ -104,3 +104,9 @@ let rec vars_of_expr (expr: t_expression) : ident list =
 let rec varlist_concat (l1: t_varlist) (l2: t_varlist): t_varlist =
   (fst l1 @ fst l2, snd l1 @ snd l2)
 
+let split_patt (patt: t_varlist) (e: t_expression): t_varlist * t_varlist =
+  let pl, pr = list_select (List.length (type_exp e)) (snd patt) in
+  let tl = List.flatten (List.map type_var pl) in
+  let tr = List.flatten (List.map type_var pr) in
+  (tl, pl), (tr, pr)
+