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1BAC Conditional Sentences

The document outlines the four types of conditional sentences: zero, first, second, and third. Each type is defined with examples illustrating their structure and usage, including facts, probable situations, hypothetical scenarios, and past regrets. Additionally, it discusses the use of modal verbs and imperatives in conditional sentences.

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1BAC Conditional Sentences

The document outlines the four types of conditional sentences: zero, first, second, and third. Each type is defined with examples illustrating their structure and usage, including facts, probable situations, hypothetical scenarios, and past regrets. Additionally, it discusses the use of modal verbs and imperatives in conditional sentences.

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CONDITIONAL

SENTENCES

1 S T B A C H A R E L AT O
I E S C I DA D E D E A N T I O Q U Í A
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
• ZERO: Facts. It always happens.

• FIRST: Probable situations.

• SECOND: Not probable situations, unreal, hypothetical situations


in the present or future. To give advice.

• THIRD: Past situations / regrets.


ZERO CONDITIONAL
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE

If it rains, the grass gets wet.


• If it rains, the grass gets wet.
The grass gets wet if it rains.

• If you touch a fire, you get burned.


You get burned if you touch a fire.

• If you put water in the freezer, it turns into ice.


Water turns into ice if you put it in the freezer.

• When you put water in the freezer, it turns into ice.


Water turns into ice when you put it in the freezer.
FIRST CONDITIONAL
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE WILL + INFITINITE

If I stay at home tonight, I will watch series.


• If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we will go to the beach.
We will go to the beach if it doesn’t rain tomorrow.

• If I study today, I will go to the party tomorrow.


I will go to the party tomorrow if I study today.

• Unless you study (= If you don’t study), you won’t pass the exam.
• I will leave as soon as the babysitter arrives.
• I will give you a key in case I'm not at home.
• You can go to the party, as long as you're back by midnight.

The result can also be expressed with a modal verb or with the imperative form.

Modal verbs:
• If you ask George, he may/might be able to help you.
• You can/may leave the room if you've finished the test.
• If he doesn't come soon, we must / will have to leave without him.
• If you ever go to Chicago, you should take a boat trip on the river.

Imperative:
• If you finish your homework, clean your bedroom.
SECOND CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST SIMPLE WOULD + INFITINITE

If I won the lottery, I would buy a yacht.


• If I had 800,000€, I would buy a house in California.
I would buy a house in California if I had 800,000€.

• If she didn’t live so far away, she would come.


She would come if she didn’t live so far away.

• If my grandmother were still alive, she would be 150 years old.


• My grandmother would be 150 years old if she were still alive.
With could / might:
• If we had a garden, we could have a cat.
• If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
• If I won the lottery, I might retire.

Advice:
If I were you, I would move on.
I would study harder if I were you.
If I were you, I wouldn’t worry.
THIRD CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST PERFECT
WOULD HAVE + V3
had + V3
I would have passed the
If I had studied,
exam.
• If I had studied, I wouldn’t have failed the exam.
I wouldn’t have failed the exam if I had studied.

• If I had left home earlier, I wouldn’t have missed the flight.


I wouldn’t have missed the flight if I had left home earlier.

• What would you have done if you’d been me?


• If it hadn’t been snowing heavily, we’d have carried on skiing.
• If they hadn’t won that match, the club would have fired the
manager.
With could / might:

• If you had saved the money, you could have gone on


holiday.
• I could have finished the marathon if I had trained
harder.

• I might have got the job, if I hadn't worn flip flops for
the interview.
SUMMARY

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