condicionales en ingles

1. Conditionals

2. Types
• Zero Conditional – to talk about the facts, general truth, advice.
If + Present Simple, Present Simple-imperative
If you mix yellow and blue, you get green

3. Types
• First Conditional – to talk about the events that are probable and real to
happen, Possible condition and its possible result.
If + Present Simple, Future Simple
If the weather is good, I will go for a walk

4. Types
• Second Conditional – to talk about unreal future events and their possible
result. The situation condition is improbable, impossible and imaginary.
If + Past Simple, would + infinitive without to
If I had a lot of money, I would move to Spain

5. Difference first vs. second
• If John runs fast, he will win the race.
 This is possible. (if John runs fast)
• If John ran fast, he would win the race.
 This is impossible, because John doesn’t run fast.
• Both refer to present and then future… The difference is in the
likelihood of the action happening.

6. Types
• Third Conditional – to talk about unreal future events and their possible
result. The situation condition is improbable, impossible and imaginary.
If + Past perfect simple + past conditional: would have +past participle.
If I had had a lot of money, I would have moved to Spain
Refers to the past, is not a fact.
It’s the opposite to What happened.

7. Ex.1. Match halves using the Zero Conditional
1. If you heat water
2. If you are in Africa
3. If it’s freezing cold
4. If the man is not breathing
5. If the moon shines
6. If you don’t eat
7. If you heat ice
8. If you leave metal out in the rain
9. If you put money into machine
10. If you don’t water the flowers
a) it’s really hot
b) he’s dead
c) it gets rusty
d) they die
e) it melts and changes into water
f) It means it’s night
g) it boils
h) you are hungry
i) it gives you a ticket
j) it means it’s winter in Poland

8. Ex.2. Complete the sentences using the correct
form of verb from the brackets (1st Conditional)
1.If you___________(learn) English, you ___________ (be able to) work in England.
2.They ____________(borrow) a bus if they _________(want) to travel around the world.
3.If she____________(practise) regularly, she _________(play) very well.
4.He__________________(not need) an instrument if he __________(be) a good singer.
5.If I ____________(share) it with my friends, I___________(enjoy) the music more.
6.If they_____________(come) to their house later, their mum_______________(cook)
them dinner.
7.If you_______________(not be able to) get ready in time, you___________(arrive) late.
8.Her parents___________(take) her to the beach this summer if she____________(not
fail) any tests.
9.If you______(go) shopping after school, you will be able to __________(buy) a
magazine.

9. Ex.3. Use third conditional to write and
talk about What would have happened
if…
1. If you became a football player.
2. If you had been born in Afghanistan.
3. If Hitler had gotten into Arts school.
4. If the world had ended in 2012.
5. If the Greek Civilization hadn’t dissapeared.