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com Ingls (nivel bsico) Condicional cero (zero conditional-type 0) Se utiliza para situaciones que son siempre verdaderas, como por ejemplo en leyes empricas. Su construccin es If + present simple + present simple. Por ejemplo: If you freeze water, it turns into ice (si congelas agua, se convierte en hielo) If she eats shellfish, she gets an allergy (si come marisco, le da alergia) Primer condicional (first conditional-type I) Se utiliza para situaciones posibles. Su construccin es If + present simple + future simple Por ejemplo: If it doesnt rain tomorrow, well go to the beach (si no llueve maana, iremos a la playa) If you study more, you will pass your exam (si estudias ms, aprobars el examen) Segundo condicional (second conditional-type II) Se utiliza para situaciones poco probables o hipotticas. Su construccin es If + past simple + conditional simple Por ejemplo: If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world (si ganase la lotera, viajara alrededor del mundo) If I were you, I would tell him the truth (si fuese t, le dira la verdad) Ntese que en el pasado simple del verbo to be se utiliza siempre la forma were. Tercer condicional (third conditional-type III) Se utiliza para situaciones pasadas en las que en otras circunstancias se hubiese preferido actuar de otro modo o hubiese sucedido algo distinto. Su construccin es If + past perfect + conditional perfect Por ejemplo: If he had worked more, he would have saved more money (si hubiese trabajado ms, hubiese ahorrado ms dinero) I would have understood the problem if she had explained it better (habra entendido el problema si ella lo hubiese explicado mejor) Adems de if (si), otras partculas para introducir condiciones son when (cuando) y unless (a no ser que). Por ejemplo: The grass looks better when you take care of it (el csped luce mejor cuando te ocupas de l) We wont phone the doctor unless he feels worse (no llamaremos al mdico a menos que se sienta peor)

Academia Arganzuela www.academiaarganzuela.wordpress.com academiaarganzuela@gmail.com Exercises 1. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the zero conditional: Example: If flowers __________________(not to get) any water, they ___________(to die). Answer: If flowers dont get any water, they die. 1) When people ________________(to be) stressed, they _________________(to work) worse. 2) Ice _____________________(to float) if you __________________(to drop) it in water. 3) You easily _________________(to get) tired when you ______________(to work) under the sun. 4) You ________________(to have) to wear a suit if you ____________________(to work) in an office. 5) The time _____________(to change) if you ______________(to cross) an international date line. 6) If iron _______________(to get) wet, it _________________(to rust). 7) I ___________________(to get) sick if I ________________(to travel) by car. 8) You ________________(to get) water if you ________________(to mix) oxygen and hydrogen. 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the first conditional: Example: If I _____________(to read) a historical novel, I ___________(to learn) a lot of History. Answer: If I read a historical novel, I will learn a lot of History. 1) We ___________________(to go) to the beach unless the weather ________________(to be) bad. 2) The party ______________(to be) a success if my friends ___________________(to come). 3) She ________________(to earn) a lot of money if she ____________________(to get) the job. 4) If we ___________________(to travel) to Paris, we ______________(to visit) the Louvre. 5) If you ___________(to wear) sandals in the mountains, you ____________(to slip) on the rocks. 6) If she __________________(not to do) her homework, she ______________(to get) a low mark. 7) If you ___________________ (to wait) a minute, I ______________ (to ask) my parents. 8) If he ______________________(to keep) lying to her, that relationship __________________(not to last). 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the second conditional: Example: If I ______________________(to be) you, I _______________(to apologize) to her. Answer: If I were you, I would apologize to her. 1) I ________________________(not to eat) so much in restaurants if I _________________(to know) how to cook. 2) If you ______________(to have) the money, what changes _____________ you ______________(to do) in your house? 3) What _________________ you ___________(to do) if you _________________(to see) a house on fire? 4) I _______________________(to tell) you the time if I _____________(to have) a watch. 5) If he ________________________(to study) more, he _____________________(to pass) his exams. 6) If you ___________________(not to snore), I ___________________(to sleep) better. 7) If Laura ____________________(not to be) allergic to dogs, we __________________(to have) one. 8) I _____________________(to be) sad if you __________________(to live) in another country.

Academia Arganzuela www.academiaarganzuela.wordpress.com academiaarganzuela@gmail.com 4. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the third conditional: Example: I _____________________(to write) to you if I ______________(to have) your address. Answer: I would have written to you if I had had your address. 1) If I ____________________(not to break) my leg, I ___________________(to take) part in the contest. 2) If she _________________________(to take) the bus, she ___________________(to arrive) on time. 3) If it _______________________(not to start) raining, we ____________________(to walk) to the park. 4) Your boss _______________________(not to fire) you if you_________________________(not to be) late for work so often. 5) If she ___________________________(to listen) to me, she __________________________(not to have) so many problems. 6) If the center forward __________________________________(to score) the penalty, his team ______________________________(to win) the match. 7) If I _________________________(to know) you were going to the party, I _____________________(to go). 8) If it __________________________(to snow), we _________________________(to go) skiing. 5. Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the conditionals type 0,1,2 or 3: 1) If we do not protect the lynxes, they ______________________(to become) extinct. 2) If I ______________________(to be) Chinese, I would know how to cook spring rolls. 3) I would have visited him if I _____________________(to know) he was in hospital. 4) If I ___________________(not to have) so much work to do, I would take up painting classes. 5) When you earn a lot of money, you __________________ (to pay) a lot of taxes. 6) Would you be happy if I _____________________(to get) married? 7) If he ______________________(not to misbehave), I wouldnt have punished him. 8) If Samantha werent afraid of heights, we _______________(to go) to the top of the Eiffel Tower. 9) We will be late if we ___________________(not to hurry up). 10) What would you do if you ____________________(to run out) of money? 11) I ______________________(to buy) some food if I had known you were coming. 12) If I were unemployed, I ______________________(to study) an accountancy course. 13) We _______________________(to have) to walk if we ran out of petrol. 14) If you ___________________________(to eat) more vegetables, you would be much healthier. 15) If she practiced more, she ______________________(to play) more naturally. 16) Unless it is a nice day, we _________________________(not to go) anywhere.

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Soluciones del ejercicio 1 1) When people are stressed, they work worse. 2) Ice floats if you drop it in water. 3) You easily get tired when you work under the sun. 4) You have to wear a suit if you work in an office. 5) The time changes if you cross an international date line. 6) If iron gets wet, it rusts. 7) I get sick if I travel by car. 8) You get water if you mix oxygen and hydrogen. Soluciones del ejercicio 2 1) We will go to the beach unless the weather is bad. 2) The party will be a success if my friends come. 3) She will earn a lot of money if she gets the job. 4) If we travel to Paris, we will visit the Louvre. 5) If you wear sandals in the mountains, you will slip on the rocks. 6) If she doesnt do her homework, she will get a low mark. 7) If you wait a minute, I will ask my parents. 8) If he keeps lying to her, that relationship wont last. Soluciones del ejercicio 3 1) I wouldnt eat so much in restaurants if I knew how to cook. 2) If you had the money, what changes would you do in your house? 3) What would you do if you saw a house on fire? 4) I would tell you the time if I had a watch. 5) If he studied more, he would pass his exams. 6) If you didnt snore, I would sleep better. 7) If Laura werent allergic to dogs, we would have one. 8) I would be sad if you lived in another country. Soluciones del ejercicio 4 1) If I hadnt broken my leg, I would have taken part in the contest. 2) If she had taken the bus, she would have arrived on time. 3) If it hadnt started raining, we would have walked to the park. 4) Your boss wouldnt have fired you if you hadnt been late for work so often. 5) If she had listened to me, she wouldnt have had so many problems. 6) If the center forward had scored the penalty, his team would have won the match. 7) If I had known you were going to the party, I would have gone. 8) If it had snowed, we would have gone skiing. Soluciones del ejercicio 5 1) If we do not protect the lynxes, they will become extinct. 2) If I were Chinese, I would know how to cook spring rolls. 3) I would have visited him if I had known he was in hospital. 4) If I didnt have so much work to do, I would take up painting classes. 5) When you earn a lot of money, you pay a lot of taxes. 6) Would you be happy if I got married? 7) If he hadnt misbehaved, I wouldnt have punished him. 8) If Samantha werent afraid of heights, we would go to the top of the Eiffel Tower. 9) We will be late if we dont hurry up. 10) What would you do if you ran out of money? 11) I would have bought some food if I had known you were coming. 12) If I were unemployed, I would study an accountancy course. 13) We would have to walk if we ran out of petrol. 14) If you ate more vegetables, you would be much healthier. 15) If she practiced more, she would play more naturally. 16) Unless it is a nice day, we wont go anywhere.