Conditionals Las oraciones condicionales son oraciones compuesta por

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Conditionals

Conditionals

Las oraciones condicionales son oraciones compuesta por : o una subordinada que expresa la

Las oraciones condicionales son oraciones compuesta por : o una subordinada que expresa la condición ( conditional clause – if ) o una principal que indica el resultado ( result clause). En inglés existen 3 tipos: First conditional: If + present simple + future simple 1 st If you give me a hand , I will be really grateful. ( Si me echas una mano, estaré muy agradecido) §No importa el orden en que se coloquen las preposiciones, pero si la condición ( if ) va primero se suele poner una coma entre ambas. § Además del future simple en el resultado también se pueden usar los modales y el imperativo You can´t go out if you don´t finish your homework If you search for information on the Internet, use Google

§ Para expresar que algo no ocurrirá si no se cumple la condición, la

§ Para expresar que algo no ocurrirá si no se cumple la condición, la proposición es introducida por unless = if not ( a no ser que , a menos que ) Unless you study hard this term , you will fail English. If you don´t study hard this term , you will fail English. § Unless se usa más en el 1 st conditional. Es menos frecuente en el 2 nd y nunca en el 3 rd. If + present simple , future simple Unless = if not Modal Imperative

Seconditional If + past simple , would + infinitivo 2 nd If I studied

Seconditional If + past simple , would + infinitivo 2 nd If I studied harder , I would pass this exam § Si el verbo de la condición ( if ) es “to be” se suele utilizar were en todas las personas. If I were a rich girl, I would buy a new car § Para dar consejos se usa… If I were you, I wouldn´t go ( Yo que tú no iría) § Podemos usar en vez de would los modales could o might ( indican que la probabilidad de que se cumpla la hipótesis es aún menor – podría, tal vez, quizás-)

Third conditional If + past perfect , would have + participio If you had

Third conditional If + past perfect , would have + participio If you had studied harder, you would have passed this exam § En vez de would have también podemos usar could have o might have If Jack had come , we could have gone to the party 3 rd

Summing up…. 1 st If + present simple , Unless = if not 2

Summing up…. 1 st If + present simple , Unless = if not 2 nd 3 rd future simple Modal Imperative If + past simple , would + infinitivo Could might If + past perfect , would have + participio Could have might have

Choose the correct answer. 1. If you like this CD, I’ll lend / I

Choose the correct answer. 1. If you like this CD, I’ll lend / I would lend it to you. 2. You won’t / wouldn’t get lost if you had a GPS. 3. We’ll discuss it if you come / will come over tonight. 4. If he sends / sent me an e-mail, I’d reply at once. 5. We’ll miss the bus unless we will leave / leave now.

Choose the correct answer. 1. If you don’t help me with the homework, ….

Choose the correct answer. 1. If you don’t help me with the homework, …. a. I won’t be able to do it b. I wouldn’t do it 2. John will take pictures of your family …. a. unless he forgets his camera b. if you would ask him 3. If we saved some money, …. a. we bought a new computer b. we could buy a laptop

Complete the sentences with the correct affirmative or negative form of the verbs in

Complete the sentences with the correct affirmative or negative form of the verbs in brackets. wore 1. You wouldn’t disturb people if you …………… (wear) headphones. will find 2. If she goes online, she …………… (find) all the information she needs. gets 3. Jack can’t travel to America unless he …………… (get) a passport. didn’t have (have) a Palm Pilot to help me, I wouldn’t be so well organised. 4. If I …………… won’t find (find) the jewels. 5. Unless the police catch the thief, they …………… won 6. What would you buy if you …………… (win) the lottery?

Match A to B to form sentences. A B 1. If there’s a good

Match A to B to form sentences. A B 1. If there’s a good film on, e a. I’d refuse his offer. 2. Dan would fix the TV b. f if he’d practised more. 3. He would have played better b 4. If I were you, a 5. If the car hadn’t broken down, c 6. You won’t get the job f. dif he were here. c. they wouldn’t have been late. d. unless you know English. e. I’ll go.

Complete each sentence according to the meaning of the original sentences. Use the first,

Complete each sentence according to the meaning of the original sentences. Use the first, second or third conditionals. 1. We didn’t visit the museum because it was closed. We ……………… the museum if …………… open. would have visited it had been 2. The temperature may reach 0º C tonight and the lake will freeze. If the temperature …………… 0º C tonight, the lake …………… reaches, will freeze. 3. She hasn’t got a laptop so she can’t work when she’s travelling. If she ……………………… had a laptop, she would be able to work when she travels. could work would work 4. Hurry or you’ll miss the bus. hurry You ……………… the bus unless you ……………. will miss 5. Bill had an accident because he was careless. If Bill …………… careless, he …………… hadn’t been wouldn’t have had an accident. 6. Robbie is only nice to Ellie because she lets him borrow her i. Pod. Robbie ……………………… let him borrow wouldn’t be so nice to Ellie if she didn’t lend him her i. Pod.

v Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the correct form of the

v Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the correct form of the affirmative or negative third conditional. have • be • die • hear wouldn’t have died 1. These plants ……………… if you had given them water. have been / could have been a model. 2. If she had wanted to, she would ……………… had heard 3. The boss would have been angry if he …………… us talking. hadn’t had 4. If I ……………… a bad cold, I’d have gone to work.

§ Complete each sentence according to the meaning of the original sentence. Use the

§ Complete each sentence according to the meaning of the original sentence. Use the words in brackets and the first, second or third conditionals. 1. She has to apologise or I won’t speak to her again. (unless) I won’t. speak to her again unless she apologises 2. Shorter hair would make her look more attractive. (had) If she. had shorter hair, she would look more attractive 3. We’d better hurry, or the pizza bar will be closed. (open) The pizza bar won’t be. open unless we hurry / will be open if we hurry 4. You aren’t fit because you don’t exercise enough. (more) Unless you exercise. more, you won’t be fit 5. Joe had to reset the computer because it crashed. (not) If the. computer hadn’t crashed, Joe wouldn’t have had to reset it

Translate these sentences: 1. Yo que tú no lo haría. If I were you

Translate these sentences: 1. Yo que tú no lo haría. If I were you I wouldn´t do it 2. Si me hubieras ayudado habría terminado antes If you had helped me I would have finished earlier 3. Si no me pagas antes del jueves, llamaré a mi abogado If you don´t pay me by Thursday I´ll call my lawyer 4. Si has terminado, vete a casa If you have finished , go home 5. Si no os calláis no hablaré If I you don´t shut up I won´t talk 6. Como no estudie mucho este año supenderé y mis padres no me comprarán la moto Unless I study hard this year I´ll fail and my parents won´t buy me the moped 7. Daremos un paseo cuando deje de llover We´ll go for a walk when it stops raining