conditional

conditional

1. Zero Conditional

   • The use
     • Is used when the time we refer to is now or always and the situation is real and possible
       • affirmative structure
         • If +subject + present simple, subject + present simple
           • 1 if you mix red and blue, you get purple . 2 if you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils. 3 if you cross the line, you are in our country. 4 if children always speak during the teacher´s explantion, they can´t progress at school. 5 if you want to come with me, do not were that dress,please. 6 look up at the newspaper if you don´t trust me. 7 if date you, I have to date all the time? . 8 if julio don´t eat well,does he star? . 9 if your do you homework, do i have to take you to the movies? . 10 do i have to be with you if you feel fine
       • structure in negative
         • if + subject + don´t / can´t + infinitive verb, subject + don´t/ doesn´t + infinitive verb
       • interogative structure
         • if+ auxiliary + subject + verb + if/ when + present simple + ?
       • examples

2. First Conditional

   • The use
     • Is used to talk about thing that could happen in the future
       • affirmative structure
         • if + present simple , will + infinitive verb
       • structure in negative
         • if + does not + present simple, will + infinitive verb
       • interrogative structure
         • interrogative particle + will + infinitive verb + if + present simple
       • examples
       • 1 if it rains, you will get wet. 2 if sally is late again i will be mad. 3 if it is not that cold tonight, i will go for a walk. 4 if you don´t do your homework, you will not come to the cinema. 5 do you think they will come to the meeting if their plane is delayed. 6 if you don ´t eat something now you´ll be hungry late. 7 if i have time, i´ll call you. 8 will she stay at home, if i go? . 9 will you do my homework, if i pay you? . 10 if i don´t try it , i will never get it.

3. Second Conditional

   • The use
     • is used to talk about events that are unlikely to happen in the future
       • affirmative structure
         • if + the verb in the simple past + the simple conditional
       • structure in negative
         • si+ past simple negative , no + infinitive
       • interrogative structure
         • question word + would + subject+ infinitive + if + subject + simple past tense
       • exaples
       • 1 if the spider were smaller, i wouldn´t have fear. 2 if your friends were in town we could have a party. 3 if i were taller, she would like me. 4 how would you do it if it were up to you ? . 5 when would you tell your boss if you had to hand in your notice. 6 if i didn´t speak english, i wouldn´t be a teacher. 7 if a won the lottery , i would travel to europe. 8 if you could fix one of the world´s problems, what would it be? . 9 if i had a better job , i wouldn´t live in this apartment. 10 we would live in france , if we were still married.

4. Third conditional

   • The use
     • is used to think about past situation that did not occur and imagine what the results would have been
       • affirmative structure
         • if + past perfect + modal verb + past perfect
       • structure in negative
         • if + wouldn´t / couldn´t / might not + verb in past simple, subject + would/ could/ might + verb
       • interrogative structure
         • question word + would/ might/ could + have + verb in past simple + if +subject+ had + verb in past simple
       • examples
         • 1 would you have listened to marcus if he had told you the truth? . 2 if only i had worked harder at school, i could have been a doctor. 3 if you had answered the phone, i would have told you the news. 4 if i had been able to afford it, i would have bought the porsche. 5 if she had been there, i would have seen her. 6 when would it have happened if it hadn´t happened last night? . 7 where would you have spent the night if you hadn´t slept at home? . 8 if i had asked you , would you have helped me? . 9 if bill had arrived earlie, we wouldn´t have missed the train. 10 if they hadn´t told me about the exhibition, i never would haveknown