First conditional
If + present simple + will + infinitive
If you see the film, you´ll understand.
El condicional de primer grado se utiliza para hablar de
* posibles o probables situaciones futuras.
If it´s cold tomorrow, I won´t walk to college.
If she doesn´t go to the party, she won´t see David.
* promesas y advertencies.
If you forget her birthday, she´ll be upset.
If we eat now, we won´t be hungry when we get to the
restaurant.
Second conditional
If + past simple + would + infinitive
If you saw the film, you´d understand.
El condicional de sgundo grado se utiliza para
* hablar de situaciones irreales o improbable en el presente o
en el futuro.
If I had money, I´d buy it for you. (It is unlikely that you will
have more money.)
If you had a car, you could learn to drive. (You don´t have a
car, so you won´t learn to drive.)
* dar consejo.
If I were you, I´d put some suntan lotion on.
If he lived in Germany, he´d learn German.
Third conditional
If + past perfect + would have + past participle
If you had seen the film, you would have understood
El condicional de tercer grado se utiliza para hablar de cosas
que no tuvieron lugar en el pasado.
If I had known you were coming, I would have made some
dinner. (I didn´t know you were coming so I didn´t make any
dinner.)
+ ¡ Puntos extra ! +
* La proposición que lleva if puede colocarse delante o detrás de
la proposición principal.
El significado es el mismo en ambos casos.
Si se coloca delante, se utiliza coma.
If I´d remembered your birthday, I would have sent you a card.
I would have sent you a card if I´d remembered your birthday.
A. Write first conditional sentences.
1) If she / forget / my birthday, I / be / really angry.
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2) I / make / a face if you / try / to take a photo of me.
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3) If I / phone / my parents now, they / not get worried.
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4) I / show / you the photo if you / not laugh.
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5) If you / not introduce / me to her, I / introduce / myself.
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6) My parents / not give / me any money if I / not help / with
the housework.
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7) If they / ban / that record, lots of people / buy / it.
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B. Choose the correct words to form the
second conditional.
1) He (wasn´t / wouldn´t) be a loner if he (wouldn´t be /
wasn´t) such a bighead.
2) I (listened / ´d listen) to more rap music if I (´d
understand / understood) the lyrics.
3) If we (love / loved) each other, we (don´t / wouldn´t) have
so many arguments
4) I (´ll /´d) get very jealous if my boyfriend (was / would be) a
flirt.
5) He (isn´t / wouldn´t be) such a flirt if he (wasn´t / wouldn´t
be) so good-looking.
6) If they (wouldn´t be / weren´t) such jokers we (´d believe /
believe) them.
7) I´d (bought / buy) this jacket, if it (would be / was)
waterproof.
8) If he (wasn´t / wouldn´t be) such a geek, I´d (hung / hang)
out with him.
C. Complete the sentences using the first
or the second conditional.
1) Who ………………… (you be) if you ………………… (can) be a
famous person?
2) If I ………………… (see) some yoghurt at the supermarket, I
………………… (buy) some.
3) If I ………………… (live) in Alaska, I ………………… (get) very
depressed in winter.
4) What ………………… (you, buy) if you ………………… (have)
€100.000?
5) If I ………………… (be) you, I ………………… (concentrate) on
passing my exams.
6) If you ………………… (see) your dad, ………………… (you, tell) him
to call me?
D. Rewrite each sentence using the third
conditional.
1) He didn´t pass the exam because he didn´t study.
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2) I didn´t say hello because I didn´t see you.
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3) I didn´t buy the dress because I didn´t have any money.
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4) As you didn´t explain it very good, I didn´t understand.
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5) I didn´t have her number so I didn´t phone her.
E. Complete the sentences using the
prompts.
1) If Aiden has enough time, he / train / once a week.
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2) He would take part in the marathon if / he / be / fit / enough.
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3) He would train even more if / his trainer / recommend / it.
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4) He will eat less junk food if I / encourage / him.
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5) If I felt fit, I / participate / in the marathon with him.
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F. Complete the first conditional
sentences about a beauty clinic. Use
these verbs: change, get, make, not
know, not like, recommend.
1) If you ………………….. what to do, we´ll offer you free advice.
2) If you´re worried about your appearance, we …………………..
you feel better.
3) If your hair´s the wrong style and colour, we ………………….. it
to suit you.
4) If you ………………….. your curly hair, we´ll make it straight.
5) If you call 617007664 now, you ………………….. a free
consultation.
6) If you ………………….. a friend, we´ll give you a discount.
G. Choose the correct endings for the
sentence.
1) If I didn´t spend time with my friends
a. I´ll be stressed
b. I´d be stressed
2) We will go bowling this weekend if we
a. don´t go to the cinema
b. won´t go to the cinema
3) If Jane´s parents don´t take us,
a. we´d go by bus.
b. we´ll go by bus-
4) I would buy popcorn if I
a. have enough money
b. had enough money
5) We will have a burger and chips after the film if we
a. are hungry
b. would be hungry
6) I would order a hotdog if
a. I am not a vegetarian
b. I weren´t a vegetarian
7) If the film is good
a. we´d recommend it to our friends
b. we´ll recommend it to our friends
8) If it were cheaper to go to the cinema,
a. I´d go more often
b. I´ll go more often
H. Third conditional. Choose the correct
options to complete the sentences.
1) If I had known it was fun, I (would start / would have
started) travelling sooner.
2) If I (hadn´t / had) visited so many countries, I wouldn´t
have seen so many monuments.
3) I (wouldn´t have become / haven´t become) interested in
architecture if I hadn´t seen these monuments.
4) If I (had / hadn´t) wanted to learn more about the
construction of these monuments, I wouldn´t have decided to
study Architecture.
5) If I hadn´t studied Architecture, I (would / wouldn´t) have
designed my house.
6) My house would have been different if someone else (had
designed / designed) it.
7) It (wouldn´t have been / haven´t been) oriental if I hadn´t
spent time in China.
8) Unfortunately the design didn´t win the architecture
competition last year. If the design had won a prize, I (would
have received / would received) more work.
I. Choose the correct ending for each
sentence.
1) We´ll have to get a taxi.
a. if you can´t pick us up.
b. if you couldn´t pick us up.
2) If he wasn´t so mean.
a. he´d lend you some money.
b. he´ll lend you some money
3) I wouldn´t need to get a job
a. if I win this competition
b. if I won this competition
4) If your sister doesn´t get into university,
a. would she apply again next year?
b. will she apply again next year?
5)What would you say
a. if he asked you out?
b. if he asks you out?
6) I´ll pay for a tax
a. if it rained
b. if it rains
J. Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the pairs of verbs. Use the
third conditional.
1) If someone ……………………… my passport, I ………………………
home. (not find, not get)
2) If she ……………………… her normal numbers for her lottery
ticket, she ……………………… some money (choose, won)
3) If Aiden ……………………… me nicely, I ……………………… him the
money (ask, lend)
4) If we ……………………… the CDs on the internet, ………………………
cheaper? (buy, be)
5) If you ……………………… that drink, you ……………………… enough
money for the bus. (not buy, have)
1) If she / forget / my birthday, I / be / really angry.
If she forgets my birthday, I´ll be very angry.
2) I / make / a face if you / try / to take a photo of me.
I´ll make a face if you try to take a photo of me.
3) If I / phone / my parents now, they / not get worried.
If I phone my parents now, they won´t get worried.
4) I / show / you the photo if you / not laugh.
I will show you the photo if you don´t laugh.
5) If you / not introduce / me to her, I / introduce / myself.
If you don´t intoduce her to me, I will introduce myself.
6) My parents / not give / me any money if I / not help / with
the housework.
My parents won´t give me any money if I don´t help with the
housework.
7) If they / ban / that record, lots of people / buy / it.
If they ban that record, lots of people will buy it.
B. Las respuestas correctas.
1) He wouldn´t be a loner if he wasn´t such a bighead.
2) I´d listen to more rap music if I understood the lyrics.
3) If we loved each other, we wouldn´t have so many
arguments.
4) I´d get very jealous if my boyfriend was a flirt.
5) He wouldn´t be such a flirt if he wasn´t so good-looking.
6) If they weren´t such jokers we´d believe them.
7) I´d bought this jacket, if it was waterproof.
8) If he wasn´t such a geek, I´d hung out with him.
C. Las respuestas correctas.
1) Who would you be if you could be a famous person?
2) If I see some yoghurt at the supermarket, I´ll buy some.
3) If I lived in Alaska, I´d get very depressed in winter.
4) What would you buy if you had €100.000?
5) If I was you, I´d concentrate on passing my exams.
6) If you see your dad, will you tell him to call me?
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D. Las respuestas correctas.
1) He didn´t pass the exam because he didn´t study.
If he had studied, he would have passed the exam.
2) I didn´t say hello because I didn´t see you.
If I had seen you, I would have said hello.
3) I didn´t buy the dress because I didn´t have any money.
If I had any money, I would have bought the dress.
4) As you didn´t explain it very good, I didn´t understand.
I would have understood, if you had explained it very good.
5) I didn´t have her number so I didn´t phone her.
If I had her number, I would have phoned her.
E. Las respuestas correctas.
1) If Aiden has enough time, he / train / once a week.
If Aiden has enough time, he´ll train once a week.
2) He would take part in the marathon if / he / be / fit / enough.
He would take part in the marathon if he was fit enough.
3) He would train even more if / his trainer / recommend / it.
He would train even more if his trainer recommended it
4) He will eat less junk food if I / encourage / him.
He will eat less junk food if I encourage him.
5) If I felt fit, I / participate / in the marathon with him.
If I felt fit, I would participate in the marathon with him.
F. Las respuestas correctas.
1) If you don´t know what to do, we´ll offer you free advice.
2) If you´re worried about your appearance, we´ll make you
feel better.
3) If your hair´s the wrong style and colour, we´ll change it to
suit you.
4) If you don´t like your curly hair, we´ll make it straight.
5) If you call 617007664 now, you´ll get a free consultation.
6) If you recommend a friend, we´ll give you a discount.
G. Las respuestas correctas.
1) If I didn´t spend time with my friends
b. I´d be stressed
2) We will go bowling this weekend if we
a. don´t go to the cinema
3) If Jane´s parents don´t take us,
b. we´ll go by bus-
4) I would buy popcorn if I
b. had enough money
5) We will have a burger and chips after the film if we
a. are hungry
6) I would order a hotdog if
b. I weren´t a vegetarian
7) If the film is good
b. we´ll recommend it to our friends
8) If it were cheaper to go to the cinema,
a. I´d go more often
H. Las respuestas correctas.
1) If I had known it was fun, I would have started travelling
sooner.
2) If I hadn´t visited so many countries, I wouldn´t have seen
so many monuments.
3) I wouldn´t have become interested in architecture if I hadn´t
seen these monuments.
4) If I hadn´t wanted to learn more about the construction of
these monuments, I wouldn´t have decided to study
Architecture.
5) If I hadn´t studied Architecture, I wouldn´t have designed
my house.
6) My house would have been different if someone else had
designed it.
7) It wouldn´t have been oriental if I hadn´t spent time in
China.
8) Unfortunately the design didn´t win the architecture
competition last year. If the design had won a prize, I would
have received more work.
I. Las respuestas correctas.
1) We´ll have to get a taxi.
a. if you can´t pick us up.
2) If he wasn´t so mean.
a. he´d lend you some money.
3) I wouldn´t need to get a job
b. if I won this competition
4) If your sister doesn´t get into university,
b. will she apply again next year?
5)What would you say
a. if he asked you out?
6) I´ll pay for a tax
b. if it rains
J. Las respuestas correctas.
1) If someone hadn´t found my passport, I wouldn´t get home.
2) If she´d chosen her normal numbers for her lottery ticket,
she would have won some money.
3) If Aiden had asked me nicely, I would have lent him the
money.
4) If we had bought the CDs on the internet, would they have
been cheaper?
5) If you hadn´t bought that drink, you would have had enough
money for the bu