CONDICIONALES

TYPE 0 Verdades universales

IF PRESENTE/PRESENTE

If + present simple, S + present simple

If I mix blue and yellow, I get green

If + S + present simple, S +

will

be going can/may ( no tienen sujeto)

imperativo
TYPE 1 Posibilidad causa- efecto
IF PRESENTE/ FUTURO

+ Vinfinitivo

TIME CLAUSES
Puede cambiar el nexo de unin: en vez de If

before
after
until
when
as soon as

TYPE 2 Hiptesis y consejos

IF PASADO SIMPLE/CONDICIONAL
SIMPLE

would
s h ould
If + S + pasado simple, S + could
mig h t

+V

infinitivo

If I see Tim, I will invite him

If you see, him, can you invite him?
If you see a criminal, call the police

If he arrives, we will leave

We wont leave before he arrives
We will leave after he arrives
We wont leave until he arrives
We will leave when he arrives
As soon as he arrives, we will leave

If I had money, I would buy a house

If he were taller, he would play
basketball

(en espaol corresponde al pasado subjuntivo)

TYPE 3 Cosas imposibles de cambiar

IF PASADO PERFECTO/CONDICIONAL
PERFECTO

If S + pasado perfecto, S +

would
should
could + have +
might

Vparticipio
Unless = if not

If I had studied, I would have passed the

exam

If I dont study, I wont pass the level

=
Unless I study, I wont pass the level

Siempre que aparezca unless el verbo tiene que ir en positivo

En las condicionales siempre: I/He/She/It/We/You/They

Para transformar frases a condicionales:

were

(If I were you I could go to the doctor)

present+ present 2 concional y cambiamos X (We don t visit you because you live so far )
X (If you didn t live so far , we would visit you)
X ( I wasn t hungry so I didn t eat anything)
past + past 3 condicional y cambiamos
X ( If I had been hungry , I would have eaten something)

CONDICIONALES MIXTAS

TYPE 1: mezcla 2+3

IF PRESENTE/ CONDICIONAL PERFECTO

If S + presente simple, S +

would
should
could +
might

If I were you, I could have gone to the

party

have + Vparticipio

TYPE 2: mezcla 3+2

IF PASADO PERFECTO/ CONDICIONAL
SIMPLE

would
s h ould
If + S + pasado perfecto, S + could
mig h t
V

infinitivo

WISH

If I had studied during this term, I would be

happy at the beach

Presente o futuro Pasado simple

Pasado Pasado perfecto

Si hablamos de una 3 persona y nos quejamos de su comportamiento would + Vinf

Its so hot! I wish it were cooler

I have to work tomorrow. I wish I didnt have
to work tomorrow
I failed my exam. I wish I hadnt failed my
exam.
My neighbours are very noisy. I wish they would
be quiter.