CONDITIONALS

Condicionals

Manuel Campello, Miryam Alameda y Valentina Henao

INTRODUCTION

1. Zero conditional 2. First conditional 3. Second conditional 4. Third conditional 5. If the "if" is behind

ZERO CONDITIONAL

ESTRUCTURE

If + S + Present S + , + S + Present S

USES

100% ProbabilityFacts that are always true or to give instructions

EXAMPLES

If you heat water to 100° C, it boils. If you don't turn on the microwave, the food doesn't heat

FIRST CONDITIONAL

ESTRUCTURE

If + S + Present S + , + S + Future Simple

USES

70% ProbabilityThings that are very likely to happen and the promises

EXAMPLES

If it doesn´t rain, we will go to the beach If you miss the bus, will you take the train?

SECOND CONDITIONAL

ESTRUCTURE

If + S + Past Simple + , + S + Would + Infinitiv

USES

10% ProbabilityImaginations or something unlikely to happen

EXAMPLES

If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world. If Susan had more time, she would learn to play the piano.

THIRD CONDITIONAL

ESTRUCTURE

If + S + Past Perfect + , + S + Would have + Past Participle

USES

0% ProbabilityIt's impossible because it's already happened

EXAMPLES

If you had been able to afford it, would you have liked to go to university? if I had known you were in hospital, I had have visited you.

"IF" BEHIND THE SENTENCES

0: S + Present S. + if + S + Present S.Example: You live if you breath. 1st: S + Future S. + If + S + Present S. Example: Bill will pass the exam if he studies. 2nd: S + Conditional S. + If + S + Past S. Example: I would buy a lot of things if I was rich. 3th: S + Conditional P + If + S + Past Perfect. Example: Would you have liked to go to university if you had been able to afford it?