Conditionals

Conditionals

1. zero conditional

   • Se usa para verdades universales, instrucciones u ordenes.
   • se forma por
     • Conditional clause
       • example
         • If you don't wash your socks,
     • Result clause
       • Present Simple
       • example
         • they smell bad
   • La oración inicia con If o when

2. First conditional

   • Se usa para situaciones probables, reales en el futuro.
   • se forma por
     • present simple
       • example
         • If you don't clean the house,
     • will/won't
       • example
         • you'll sleep on the sofa

3. Second conditional

   • Se usa para el futuro pero con una condición hipotética .
   • se forma por
     • Would
       • example
         • I'd move to Japan
     • Past simple
       • example
         • If I won the lottery,
   • Para hablar de cosas imposibles en el presente.
     • use WERE for I, he, she, it, they, we, you
       • example
         • If he were taller, I'd wear high heels
   • Para dar consejos
     • example
       • If I were you, I'd travel to England more often

4. Third conditional

   • Para una situacion imaginaria en el pasado
   • Se forma por
     • Past perfect o past perfect continuous
       • If you hadn't been looking at your phone,
     • would + have + past participle
       • you wouldn't have burnt my toast
   • Arrepentimiento
     • If I hadn't left you in charge of breakfast, you wouldn't have burnt my toast.
   • cambiar el pasado
     • If I had remembered to put the lid on the toothpaste, it wouldn't have got dry.