CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
ORDER
SUBORDINATE CLAUSE ,
MAIN CLAUSE
Condition Consequence
EXAMPLE
If you arrive early ,
You’ll get a better seat
You’ll get a better seat If you arrive early
If you arrive early ,
what will you do?
LINKERS
IF
SI
If you see Mark ,
tell him I’ll ring him tomorrow.
WHETHER
SI
Whether we walk so slowly ,
we’ll be late.
LINKERS
SUPPOSE (that) you study
SUPONIENDO QUE
IMAGINE (that) you study ,
you will pass the exam
SUPPOSING (that) you study
IN CASE you study
EN CASO DE
,
you will pass the exam
IN CASE OF studying
You can stay WITH THE CONDITION THAT you sleep on the couch
CON LA CONDICIÓN DE QUE
LINKERS
PROVIDED (that) you come alone ,
you’ll get into the disco.
SIEMPRE QUE
PROVIDING THAT (that) you eat now ,
you won’t be hungry.
You’ll catch the train AS LONG AS you leave now.
EVEN IF It rains ,
we will still go for a picnic.
EVEN THOUGH
INCLUSO SI
LINKERS
WHEN it rains hard ,
everybody stays indoors.
CUANDO
UNLESS it rains ,
we’ll go out for a walk
A MENOS QUE
We send the package express , OTHERWISE, it will take days.
DE LO CONTRARIO
Situaciones que siempre ocurren
ZERO CONDITIONAL
If people eat too much ,
they often get fat.
Present simple Present simple
If you heat water ,
it boils.
Present simple Present simple
Situaciones PROBABLES
PRESENTES // FUTURAS
FIRST CONDITIONAL
If you take these pills ,
you’ll start to feel better soon.
Present simple Future simple
If you see him ,
tell him to come immediately
Present simple Imperative
If you come early ,
we can discuss the problem together.
Present simple Present modals
Situaciones IMPROBABLES o IMAGINARIAS
PRESENTES // FUTURAS
SECOND CONDITIONAL
If I knew the answer ,
I would tell you.
Past simple Conditional simple
WOULD + BASE FORM
I could help you. if I had the money
Past modal Past simple
WERE
Se utilizar para dar consejos con todas las personas
Situaciones irreales o no ocurridas
PASADAS
THIRD CONDITIONAL
If I had known you were coming ,
I would have met you at the station.
Past perfect Conditional perfect
If you hadn’t reminded me ,
I might have forgotten.
Past perfect Perfect modals
MIXED CONDITIONALS
If I had won the lottery ,
I would be rich.
Past perfect Conditional simple
But
I
didn't
win
the
lo/ery
in
the
past
and
I
am
not
rich
now.
If I didn’t have to work so much ,
I would have gone to the party last night.
Past simple Conditional perfect
But
I
have
to
work
a
lot
and
that
is
why
I
didn't
go
to
the
party
last
night.
