1. The Key del patrón
How to use
the English
conditional
s
 Miguel Rodríguez
José A. Garabán
Antonio E. Fernández
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2. I nt r oduct Conditionals are used to talk about
del patrón
ion past, present or future,
They can have different meanings:
certainty, regret, criticism,
possibility, etc.and...
 ...are very similar to Spanish
Conditionals are formed by two
clauses: the if clause and the main
clause
If I had a million dollars, I would buy a house
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3. Zer o del patrón
Condit ional
The Zero conditional is a
structure used to talk
about general truths.
Things that will always
happen under certain
conditions.
Cer t anint y
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4. St r uct ur del patrón
e
Zer o condit ional
If + subject + simple present
Subject + simple present
If you heat it at 100ºC, water boils
Water boils If you heat it at 100ºC
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5. Example del patrón
s
Zer o condit ional
If it rains, the grass gets wet Certaninty expression
Wood doesn't burn if there is no air Scientific fact: certainty
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6. Fir st del patrón
Condit ional
The first conditional is a
structure used to talk
about possible situations
in the present or in the
Possible future.
sit uat ions
pr esent or
f ut ur e
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7. St r uct ur del patrón
e
Fir st condit ional
If + subject + present
Subject + will + verb
If you study hard, You will pass the test
You will pass the test If you study hard
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8. Example del patrón
s
Fir st condit ional
If it's sunny, we'll go to the park Maybe it’ll be sunny: possible
If you cook the supper, I'll wash Maybe you will cook the
the dishes. supper: possible
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9. Second del patrón
Condit ional
The second conditional is
a structure used to talk
about unreal situations
in the present or in the
Unr eal future.
sit uat ions
pr esent or
f ut ur e
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10. St r uct ur del patrón
e
Second condit ional
If + subject + simple past
Subject + would + verb
If I had a million dollars, I would buy a house
I would buy a house If I had a million dollars
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11. Example del patrón
s
Second condit ional
If I were you, I would go I’m not you, this is unreal
If I had wings, I would fly I don’t have wings: unreal
She would be sad if Jan left Jan didn’t leave, it’s unreal
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12. Thir d del patrón
Condit ional
The third conditional is a
structure used to talk
about unreal situations
in the past.
Unr eal
sit uat ions
I n t he past
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13. St r uct ur del patrón
e
Thir d condit ional If + subject + past perfect
Subject + would have+
verb + past participle
If I had a studied harder, I would have passed the exam
I would have passed the If I had studied harder
exam
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14. Example del patrón
s
Thir d condit ional
If it had snowed, we Regret expression
could have gone skying
If you would have saved Criticism expression
money, you could have
bought it
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15. Recap del patrón
Conditional Meaning Time
Zero Certainty Present
First Possibility Present or
future
Second Impossibility Present or
future
Third Impossibility Past
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