Conditional Forms

Los "conditionales" son ciertas estructuras del inglés en las cuales, si cierta condición, situación o circunstancia es verdadera, entonces sucede un resultado específico. Aquí veremos varios tipos usuales de "condicionales"

Zero Conditional - (Type Zero) - Situación siempre verdadera If you freeze water, it turns into ice.

First Conditional - (Type I) - Situación real o posible If it rains today, I'll stay at home.

Se forma con IF + SIMPLE PRESENT + SIMPLE FUTURE. Se emplea cuando una situación es real o posible: If it rains today, I’ll stay at home.

If clause Main Clause

If + present tense Will / can / may / must + verb

If it rains I will stay at home

Ejemplos:

If he is busy now, I will come back tomorrow.

If I have time, I’ll visit my parents this afternoon

If it is warm tomorrow, we’ll go to the beach.

If it is cold, you must wear warm clothes

If he doesn’t do his homework, he can not go to the party

If she doesn’t call you, you can call her.

If you work hard, you may become a millionaire someday.

If you spend more than you earn, you will become a poor man.

If they don’t invite you, you must not go.

If we don’t hurry, we will miss our bus.

If you pay now, you will get a discount.

If they don’t go out, they can stay home.

If you drink too much, you will get drunk.

Si you fell sick, you must stay in bed.

If they don’t come here, we will have to go there.

Ejemplos creados:

If I study hard, I will approve the exam.

If I eat healthy food, I will have a slim figure.

If you look carefully, you may find the apartment that you need.

If you drive drunk, you can cause a serious accident.

If you plan to drink alcohol this night, you must not drive.

Second Conditional - (Type II) - Situación hipotética If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.

Refiere a una situación hipotética y se forma según la estructura IF + SIMPLE PAST + SIMPLE CONDICIONAL.

If clause Main Clause

If + Past Simple Would / could / might + verb

If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.

Ejemplos:

If I were in Brazil, I would go to Rio de Janeiro.

If I were you, I would buy that car. (Si yo fuse tu compraría este auto)

If he were in my place, he would not do this. (Si él estuviese en mi lugar, no haría esto).

If I had more money, I would buy a nice apartment. (Si yo tuviese más dinero, me compararía un lindo apartamento).

If she had more time, she would travel more often. (Si ella tuviera más tiempo, viajaría más a menudo).

If it was not raining, we could go out. (Si no estuviese

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