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“DUQUE DE RIVAS”
• Conditional
Sentences
are
used
to
express
that
the
action
in
the
main
clause
can
only
take
place
if
a
certain
condition
is
fulfilled.
‘I
will
help
you
with
your
homework
IF
you
help
me
with
mine.’
• The
conditional
clause
is
usually
introduced
by
IF
(‘si’)
or
UNLESS
(‘a
menos
que’).
• There
are
three
types
of
Conditional
Sentences:
type
1,
2
and
3.
CONDITIONAL
SENTENCE
TYPE
1→
if
+
Simple
Present
/
will-‐Future
It
is
possible
and
also
very
likely
that
the
condition
will
be
fulfilled.
‘If
I
find
her
address,
I’ll
send
her
an
invitation’.
OR
‘I
‘ll
send
her
an
invitation
if
I
find
her
address.’
Si
encuentro
su
dirección,
le
enviaré
la
invitación
(y
seguro
que
la
voy
a
encontrar)
CONDITIONAL
SENTENCE
TYPE
2→
if
+
Simple
Past
/
would
+
Infinitive
It
is
very
unlikely
or
impossible,
that
the
condition
will
be
fulfilled.
‘If
I
found
her
address,
I
would
send
her
an
invitation.’
OR
‘I
would
send
her
an
invitation
If
I
found
her
address’.
Si
encontrara
su
dirección,
le
enviaría
una
invitación
(pero
no
lo
creo).
• We
usually
use
‘were’
instead
of
‘was’
in
the
conditional
clause.
‘If
I
were
the
president
of
the
government,
I
would
build
better
schools.’
• We
often
use
IF
I
WERE
YOU...
to
give
advice
(‘yo
de
ti’.
‘If
I
were
you,
I
would
call
a
doctor’
CONDITIONAL
SENTENCE
TYPE
3
→
if
+
Past
Perfect
/
would
have
+
Past
Participle
They
refer
to
the
past,
so
it
is
impossible
that
the
condition
will
be
fulfilled.
‘If
I
had
found
her
address,
I
would
have
sent
her
an
invitation.’
OR
‘I
would
have
sent
her
an
invitation
if
I
had
found
her
address.’
Si
hubiera
encontrado
su
dirección,
le
hubiera
enviado
la
invitación
(pero
no
la
encontré
y
por
lo
tanto
no
le
envié
la
invitación)
Exceptions:
sometimes
Conditional
Sentences
Type
I,
II
and
III
can
also
be
used
with
other
tenses
(2ºBach).
GRAMMAR
EXERCISES
A.
Complete
the
Conditional
Sentences.
Decide
whether
to
use
Type
I,
II
or
III.
1. If
I
had
time,
I
............................................
(go)
shopping
with
you.
2. If
you
......................................
(speak)
English,
you
will
get
along
with
them
perfectly.
3. If
they
had
gone
for
a
walk,
they
.....................................
(turn)
the
lights
off.
4. We’ll
go
to
the
zoo
if
she
..........................
(come)
to
see
us.
5. I
would
have
told
you,
if
I
.....................................
(see)
him.
6. Would
you
mind
if
I
.......................................
(open)
window?
7. If
they
.......................................
(invite)
me,
I
wouldn't
have
said
no.
8. My
friend
....................................
(meet)
me
at
the
station
if
he
gets
the
afternoon
off.
9. If
I
......................................
(do)it,
nobody
would
do
it.
10. I’ll
take
the
bus
home
if
my
father
..................................
(pick)
me
up.
B.
Complete
the
Conditional
Sentences
(Type
I,
II
or
III)
by
putting
the
verbs
into
the
correct
form.
1. They
promised
that
If
they
..............................
(have)
time
at
the
weekend,
they
........................
(come)
to
see
us.
2. If
we
..............................
(not
make)
any
noise,
nobody
..........................(notice)
.
3. I
didn’t
know
you
had
a
problem.
If
we
.........................(know),
we
.............................
(help)
you.
4. If
I
...............................(be)
you,
I
...............................
buy
that
dress.
5. We
were
late
to
the
party.
We
..................................(arrive)
earlier
if
we
...............................
(not
miss)
the
bus.
6. My
life
...........................
(not
/
be)
complete
if
I
..................................(not
have)
a
mobile
phone.
7. Okay,
I
...............................(get)
the
popcorn
if
you
....................................
(buy)
the
drinks.
8. Why
didn’t
you
ask
her?
She
.....................
(go)
out
with
you
if
you
.............................
(ask)
her.
9. Why
did
you
hide
it
in
your
drawer?
I
.................................
(not
read)
your
diary
if
you
...........................(not
hide)
it
in
such
an
obvious
place.
10. Unless
you
...............................(work)
harder,
you
........................(not
pass)
the
math
exam.
1. She
didn't
get
the
job,
so
he
couldn't
buy
a
bigger
flat.
2. Tell
her
you
are
sorry
and
she
won’t
leave.
3. In
my
opinion,
you
should
break
up
with
him.
-‐>
If
I...
4. I
want
to
buy
that
mobile,
but
I
don’t
have
enough
money.
5. You
stopped
quickly.
We
didn't
crash.
6. I’m
sure
you
will
win
the
race,
but
you
have
to
train
harder.
7. I
went
to
the
party
because
you
persuaded
me
to
go.
8. She
won’t
forgive
him
if
he
doesn’t
tell
her
the
truth.
-‐>
Unless
ANSWER
KEY
A.
Complete
the
Conditional
Sentences.
Decide
whether
to
use
Type
I,
II
or
III.
1. If
I
had
time,
I
............WOULD
GO...............................
(go)
shopping
with
you.
2. If
you
...........SPEAK...........................
(speak)
English,
you
will
get
along
with
them
perfectly.
3. If
they
had
gone
for
a
walk,
they
...........WOULD
HAVE
TURNED..............
(turn)
the
lights
off.
4. We’ll
go
to
the
zoo
if
she
.............COMES.............
(come)
to
see
us.
5. I
would
have
told
you,
if
I
.........HAD
SEEN............................
(see)
him.
6. Would
you
mind
if
I
.................OPENED......................
(open)
window?
7. If
they
.......HAD
INVITED................................
(invite)
me,
I
wouldn't
have
said
no.
8. My
friend
...........WILL
MEET...................
(meet)
me
at
the
station
if
he
gets
the
afternoon
off.
9. If
I
.....DID...................
(do)it,
nobody
would
do
it.
10. I’ll
take
the
bus
home
if
my
father
........PICKS.............
(pick)
me
up.
B.
Complete
the
Conditional
Sentences
(Type
I,
II
or
III)
by
putting
the
verbs
into
the
correct
form.
1. They
promised
that
If
they
.......HAVE.......................
(have)
time
at
the
weekend,
they
..........WILL
COME..............
(come)
to
see
us.
2. If
we
.........DON’T
MAKE.......
(not
make)
any
noise,
nobody
......WILL
NOTICE...(notice)
.
3. We
didn’t
know
you
had
a
problem.
If
we
......HAD
KNOWN...................(know),
we
........WOULD
HAVE
HELPED.....................
(help)
you.
4. If
I
...........WERE....................(be)
you,
I
..’D
BUY.............................
buy
that
dress.
5. We
were
late
to
the
party.
We
.........WOULD
HAVE
ARRIVED.........................(arrive)
earlier
if
we
..............HADN’T
MISSED.................
(not
miss)
the
bus.
6. My
life
.......WOULDN’T
BE....................
(not
/
be)
complete
if
I
...........DIDN’T
HAVE.......................(not
have)
a
mobile
phone.
7. Okay,
I
............WILL
GET...................(get)
the
popcorn
if
you
.........BUY...........................
(buy)
the
drinks.
8. Why
didn’t
you
ask
her?
She
........WOULD
HAVE
GONE.............
(go)
out
with
you
if
you
.....HAD
ASKED........................
(ask)
her.
9. I
...........WOULDN’T
HAVE......................
(not
read)
your
diary
if
you
........HADN’T
HIDDEN...................(not
hide)
it
in
such
an
obvious
place.
10. Unless
you
............WORK...................(work)
harder,
you
....WON’T....................(not
pass)
the
math
exam.
1. IF
SHE
HAD
GOT
THE
JOB,
SHE
WOULD
HAVE
BOUGHT
A
BIGGER
FLAT
2. IF
YOU
TELL
HER
YOU
ARE
SORRY,
SHE
WON’T
LEAVE
3. IF
I
WERE
YOU
I
WOULD
BREAK
UP
WITH
HIM
4. IF
IA
HAD
MORE
MONEY,
I
WOULD
BUY
THAT
MOBILE
5. IF
YOU
HADN’T
STOPPED
SO
QUICKLY,
WE
WOULD
HAVE
CRASHED
6. IF
YOU
TRAIN
HARDER,
YOU
WILL
WIN
THE
RACE.
7. IF
YOU
HADN’T
PERSUADED
ME,
I
WOULDN’T
HAVE
GONE
TO
THE
PARTY.
8. UNLESS
HE
TELLS
HER
THE
TRUTH,
SHE
WON’T
FORGIVE
HIM.