2. Types of conditionals
There are 4 types of conditional sentences
FIRST
CONDITIONAL
THIRD
CONDITIONAL
EXERCISES
ZERO
CONDITIONAL
SECOND
CONDITIONAL
3. • Condicional cero
1) FORMACIÓN
if PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE
If you put ice on
fire
it melts .
4. 2) USO:
Usamos la condicional cero para hablar de
algo que ocurre siempre son verdades
universales.
If it rains, you get wet
BACK
5. • 1ª Condicional
1) FORMACIÓN
if PRESENT SIMPLE
Futuro simple
Modal (can, may…)
Imperativo
If I pass the exam my parents will buy me an MP4.
If you are tired we can go to the cinema
If it rains take an umbrella
6. 2) USO:
Usamos la 1ª condicional para hablar de algo que
es posible que vaya a ocurrir.
If you meet an English person, he will know The
Beatles
Si utilizamos might (podria) hablamos de algo que
puede ocurrir basándonos en la condición (pero
no estamos seguros)
If you meet an American person, he might wear a
cowboy hat.
BACK
7. • 2ª Condicional
1) FORMACIÓN
if PAST SIMPLE CONDITIONAL SIMPLE
If I passed my exam my parents would
buy me a motrobike.
8. 2) USO:
Usamos la segunda condicional para hablar de
una condición futura imaginada o improbable
y su consecuencia.
If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house
and a new car.
BACK
9. Fill in the gaps with the
suitable verb tense
• If Clare ___________________ late again, the
hockey trainer will be furious. (to arrive)
• You wouldn’t be sorry if you ___________________
for your exams. (to revise)
• We ___________________ if the weather's good.
(to go)
• They ___________________ you if you wore a wig
and dark glasses. (not / recognise)
• If the bus ___________________ on time, I won't
miss the football. (to be)
10. • If Clare ARRIVES late again, the hockey
trainer will be furious. (to arrive)
• You wouldn’t be sorry if you REVISED for
your exams. (to revise)
• We WILL GO if the weather's good. (to go)
• They WOULDN’T RECOGNISE you if you
wore a wig and dark glasses. (not/recognise)
• If the bus IS on time, I won't miss the
football. (to be)
11. • We__________ out if there's no food. (to eat)
• You’d find life much easier if you ________ more
often. (to smile)
• If it's hot, we__________ for a swim. (to go)
• You'll do it better if you __________ more time over
it. (to take)
• If she _________ practising, she would get better. (to
keep)
• Mum will be very sad if Jim ______ Mother's Day
again. (to forget )
• I______ so happy if I passed the exam. (to be)
• You'll be really tired tomorrow if you _________ to
bed soon. (not / go)
12. • We WILL EAT out if there's no food. (to eat)
• You’d find life much easier if you SMILED more often.
(to smile)
• If it's hot, we WILL GO for a swim. (to go)
• You'll do it better if you TAKE more time over it. (to
take)
• If she KEPT practising, she would get better. (to keep)
• Mum will be very sad if Jim FORGETS Mother's Day
again. (to forget )
• I WOULD BE so happy if I passed the exam. (to be)
• You'll be really tired tomorrow if you DON’T GO to
bed soon. (not / go)
13. • The government ______ the next
election if they continue to ignore public
opinion. (to lose)
• If Valencia FC won the Spanish football
league, I______ my hair blue. (to dye)
• If someone __________ you a bike, you
might come with us. (to lend)
14. • The government WILL LOSE the next
election if they continue to ignore public
opinion. (to lose)
• If Valencia FC won the Spanish football
league, I WOULD DYE my hair blue. (to
dye)
• If someone LENDS you a bike, you
might come with us. (to lend)
BACK
15. • 3ª Condicional
1) FORMACIÓN
if PAST PERFECT PERFECT CONDITIONAL
If you had arrive on time you would have
seen her.
16. USO:
Usamos la tercera condicional para
hablar de una condición pasada
imposible (porque ya ha ocurrido) de
la que normalmente nos quejamos.
If I had studied more, I would have
passed yesterday’s exam.
BACK
17. CONNECTORS
• IF: si
I’ll go to the cinema IF it rains
• WHETHER(=if):normalmente para elegir
entre dos.
She will go to Italy, WHETHER she likes it or
not. (Irá a Italia quiera o no)
• UNLESS(=if not) A menos que
We would have gone to the swimming-pool
unless it had rained (Habríamos ido a la
piscina a menos que hubiese llovido)
18. ATENCIÓN
• Como ya habéis visto las oraciones
condicionales tienen dos partes. En la parte de
la oración donde está IF, nunca jamás va a
estar WILL o WOULD
If I arrive late, I will miss the bus.
If I were you, I would go to the doctor.
• Si en la 2ª condicional el verbo en pasado es el
TO BE siempre pondremos WERE:
If I were you, I’d go to the doctor.
