Conditionals

ZERO CONDITIONAL verdades generales

Existe una condición para que se produzca una consecuencia.

If I run, I get tired.

(Si corro, me canso.)

FIRST CONDITIONAL situaciones probables

Existe una condición para que se produzca una consecuencia.

If I sell my house, I WILL buy you a car.

(Si vendo mi casa, te compraré un auto.)

SECOND CONDITIONAL situaciones imaginarias

Existe una condición para que se produzca una consecuencia.

If I had money, I WOULD travel around the world.

(Si tuviera dinero, viajar ía alrededor del mundo.)

Con TO BE, se usa WERE para todas las personas. Es la forma que tiene el inglés para dar a entender que algo es una suposición.

THIRD CONDITIONAL resultados hipotéticos de una situación pasada.

If I had studied, I WOULD have passed the exam.

(Si hubiera estudiado, habr ía pasado el examen.)

English:

If + Simple Present + Simple Present

If + Simple Present + WILL + infinitive verb

If + Simple Past + WOULD + infinitive verb

If + Past perfect + WOULD + have + 3rd col.

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Conditional Overview with Examples (Resumen)

Present Real Conditional Present Unreal Conditional

If I have time, I study English.

SOMETIMES I HAVE TIME.

If I had   time, I would study English.

I DON'T HAVE TIME.

Past Real Conditional Past Unreal Conditional

If I had time, I studied English.

SOMETIMES I HAD TIME.

If I had had time, I would have studied English.

I DIDN'T HAVE TIME.

Future Real Conditional Future Unreal Conditional

If I have time, I will study English.

I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL HAVE TIME OR NOT.

If I had time, I would study English.

I WON'T HAVE TIME.

Conditional sentences type 0

1. If you _____________________ (break) an arm, it _____________________ (hurt) a lot.

2. If the temperature __________________ (be) below zero, water __________________ (freeze).

3. If you ___________________ (not work), you ___________________ (not earn) money.

4. If you ________________ (not press) that button, the radio __________________ (not turn) off.

5. If you ___________________ (not water) plants, they ___________________ (die).

6. If water ___________________ (boil), it ___________________ (turn) into steam.

7. If you ___________________ (drop) a mirror, it _____________________ (break).

8. If you ___________________ (pull) the pin on a grenade, it ___________________ (explode).

9. Water _________________ (boil) if you _________________ (heat) it to 100 degrees Celsius.

10. If Sue ___________________ (visit) us, she always ___________________ (bring) flowers.

Conditional sentences type I

1. If you ______________ (repair) my bike, I ________________ (help) you with the homework.

2. It __________________ (be) too hot if he __________________ (travel) to Greece in August.

3. If Peter _______________ (sit) on the sofa, his sister __________________ (sit) next to him.

4. The policeman ___________________ (tell) you the way if you __________________ (ask) him.

5. If it __________________ (snow) in the Alps, it _____________________ (rain) in Munich.

6. I _________________ (lend) you my laptop if you __________________ (promise) to be careful.

7. If you _______________ (add) tomatoes, the sauce __________________ (taste) much better.

8. If Tom ___________________ (pull) this string, he ___________________ (open) the box.

9. If I ___________________ (find) Simon's mobile, I _____________________ (take) it to the office.

10. We _____________________ (get) lost if we _____________________ (forget) the town map.

Conditional sentences type II

1. If Alex _________________ (sold) his old mobile, he ___________________ (buy) a new mp3 player.

2. We __________________ (come) to the party if it _____________________ (start) at 8 o'clock.

3. The boy __________________ (be) in the Olympic team if he __________________ (train) harder.

4. If you __________________ (click) the red button, you _________________ (cancel) the download.

5. If they ______________ (be) old enough, they ______________ (play) in the school basketball team.

6. Maria _________________ (understand) the text if her teacher ______________ ( mark) the important

sentences.

7. Joe ________________ (get) better marks if he ___________________ (improve) his grammar.

8. If we ______________ (recycle) these cans, we ___________________ (reduce) rubbish.

9. If you ________________ (change) your money at a bank, you _________________ (save) commission.

10. If it _________________ (snow) during the night, I _______________ (go) snowboarding the next

morning.

Conditional sentences type III

1. If Lucy _______________ (watch) the news, she ____________________ (solve) the puzzle.

2. If I _______________(have) a mobile, I _______________ (phone) you.

3. We _______________ (go) to the beach if we _______________ (stay) in Florida.

4. If my mother _______________ (make) breakfast, I _______________ (be) really happy.

5. Her brother _______________ (find) more mistakes if he _______________ (read) the text again.

6. If you _______________ (add) a little lemon, the soup _______________ (taste) excellent.

7. They _______________ (pay) less if they _______________ (book) the tickets yesterday.

8. If the students_______________ (collect) more empty bottles, they _______________ (have) more

money for their class trip.

9. Gerry might _______________ (convince) his grandmother to see the doctor if he _______________

(talk) to her.

10. She _______________(visit) Henry and Cliff in hospital if she _______________ (know) that they were

there.