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Felix Pinto. Nubia Pérez.
Note that there is no verb tense for the English conditional as it exists in Spanish. At the
same time, the auxiliary verb "would" is used to form the conditional in English.
What Is Zero Conditional? The "zero conditional" is used when the time we are
referring to is now or always and the situation is real and possible. This type of
conditional is usually used to talk about general facts. The verb tense of both
propositions is the "simple present". In type 0 conditional sentences, the term "if" can
usually be replaced by "when" without changing the meaning
Conditional type 1:
Proposición "if" Proposición principal
If + simple present simple future
If this thing happens that thing will happen.
If you don't hurry you will miss the train.
If it rains today you will get wet.
Conditional type 2
Proposición "if" Proposición principal
If + simple past present conditional o present continuous conditional
If this thing happened that thing would happen. O that thing would be
happening.
If you went to bed earlier you would not be so tired.
If it rained you would get wet.
If I spoke Italian I would be working in Italy.
Conditional type 3
Proposición "if" Proposición principal
If + past perfect perfect conditional o perfect continuous
conditional
If this thing had happened that thing would have happened. O that thing
would have been happening.
If you had studied harder you would have passed the exam.
If it had rained you would have gotten wet.
If I had accepted that promotion I would have been working in Milan.
With Conditional Tenses. ( 5 With First Conditional, 5 With Second Conditional And
5with Third Conditional).
First Conditional
1. If I do not finish my homework, I will not party.
2. If it's cold, I'll take a jacket
3. If they do not come here, we'll have to go home
4. If he likes the car, buy it
5. If I exercise, will lose weight
Second Conditional
1. If I won the lottery, I would buy my dream house.
2. If I had a lot of money, I would travel to 10 different countries.
3. I would raise teachers’ salaries if I were the president of Colombia,
4. If she had more time, she would travel more often.
5. If we didn't have to work today, we could have a picnic.
Third Conditional
1. If she had been there, I would have seen her.
2. If we had had more time, we would have visited Pompeii.
3. If I had been able to afford it, I would have bought the Porsche
4. If I hadn't forgotten his number, I would have phoned him.
5. If she had explained me the problem, I would have understood it.