C O NDI T I O N RESU LT

1. FI RST C O NDI T I O N A L Any pres e n t Any F uture

( PR O BABLE ACTI O N S I N C an
FU T U R E : R EAL) M ay / Migh t
Sh o u ld / O ugh t to
1. H ABI T U A L ST AT E S O R Any pres e n t Any pres e n t
A C T I O NS Zero co n di t io na l
2. C O NDI T I O N AL W I T H AN Any pres e n t Aff . O r N eg.
I MPER AT I VE I m pera tiv e
4. SEC O ND C O NDI T I O N AL P as t s im pl e o r Co nd it io n a l s im pl e
(U N R EAL ACTI O N S IN P R E SEN T co nt in u o us o r co nt in u o us
/ LE SS P R O BABLE ACTI O N S I N Co u ld
FU T U R E ) Migh t
Sh o u ld / O ugh t to
5. TH I RD C O ND I T I O N AL P a s t p e rf e c t Co nd it io n a l pe rf e ct
( I MPO SS I BL E ACTI O N S IN TH E PAS T) s i m p l e or c o n t i n u o u s . s im p le o r co nt in u o us .

C O N J U N C T I O NS I NT R O D U C I N G C O N DI T I O NS :

A) I F is th e m o s t co m m o n.

B) U NLE SS = IF N O T
U nles s yo u giv e up s m o k ing , yo u are runn in g a se rio us ris k of
ca n c e r. / I f yo u d o n t giv e up s m o k ing

B) PR O VI D ED T H AT a nd PRO VI DI NG ( With th e s a m e m e an i n g)
I l l bu y th e ca r pro v id ed ( th a t) yo u l e n d m e th e m o ne y.

C) EVEN I F
* If he s go t a te m pe r a t ur e , h e d o e s n t go jo gging. If you drop eggs,
they break
* Ev e n if h e s go t a te m pe ra t ur e , h e go es jo gging.

D) EVEN I F a nd EVEN T H O U G H a re s im il a r bu t s ligh tl y d if f e re n t in m e a ni n g.

* Ev en if yo uv e s tud ie d m e d i c in e I w o n t l e t yo u to u ch th e w o u n d .
(I d o n t k no w if yo u h av e )
* Ev en th o ugh yo uv e s tud ie d m e d i c in e I w o n t l e t yo u to u ch th e w o u n d .
(I k no w yo u h av e)

E) I N C AS E
I n c as e of ro b be ry , pho ne 09 1. ( If th e re is a ro bb e ry , ph o ne 0 91)

F) I F O N LY
We w o u l d s tar t th e jo urn e y a t 1 2.0 0 if o nl y yo u ca m e in tim e .
EXAMPLES WITH CONDITIONAL
1.HABITUAL STATES OF ACTIONS 4. SECOND CONDITIONAL

Unless you work hard, you dont get a good salary. If you had six children, you would live in a bigger

If the sun is shining, we can go for a ride. flat.

2. CONDITIONAL WITH AND IMPERATIVE If had time, I would go to night school.

If you are afraid of dark, dont put the light off. 5. THIRD CONDITIONAL

If you are writing to Susan, give her my regards. If he had come earlier, he might have been able to

3. FIRST CONDITIONAL help us.

If you drive all the way, I will go with you. If you hadnt been so lazy, you would have been on

If it is snowing, we wont drive to London time for breakfast.

 FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONALS:
Complete the sentences, using the information in brackets and the correct conditionals.

1.
____________________________________________________ you will feel better in the morning.
(have an early night)
2.
__________________________________________________________If you didnt go out so much.
(save more money)
3.
Unless you had told her_____________________________________________________________
(she not find out)
4.
If you invite them___________________________________________________________________
(they come)
5.
If you had asked me for the address ___________________________________________________
(I give it to you)
6.
You would look very smart____________________________________________________________
(wear your new suit)
7.
____________________________________________________________if you go to Mercadona.
(not forget to buy bread)
8.
If I had stayed to the end of the party __________________________________________________
(meet them)

TRANSLATE THESE SENTENCES:

Si Mary est enfadada, su cara se pone siempre roja._______________________________________

Si est de rebajas, compra dos cajas.____________________________________________________

Preguntar a Pedro si le puedo ver maana._______________________________________________

Si apruebo el examen, estudiar en Valencia.______________________________________________

Si estudiaras mas, tendras mejores notas. _______________________________________________

Si no hubiera llevado los zapatos nuevos, habra estado mas cmoda.

___________________________________________________________________________________

If you take the train, Yo l a n d a G i m n e z / A p r i l 2 0 0 8

youll get there quicker
If you take the train, youll get there quicker

If you took the train,

youd save time.

If you took the train youd save time.

If youd taken the train,

youd have arrived by now.

I f yo u d t a ke n t h e t r a i n , yo u d h ave a r r i ved b y n o w.