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CONDITIONAL

CONDITIONAL. Claudia Méndez & Paloma Fernández. If. Subject. Verb in PRESENT. Complement. ,. Subject. Verb in FUTURE. Complement. If. you. help. me. ,. I. will help. you. First Conditional: real possibility.

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CONDITIONAL

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  1. CONDITIONAL Claudia Méndez & Paloma Fernández

  2. If Subject Verb in PRESENT Complement , Subject Verb in FUTURE Complement If you help me , I will help you First Conditional: real possibility We use the First Conditional to talk about situacions that are possible or likely to happen. ....we take John, he will be really pleased. .... you give me some money, I will pay you back tomorrow. ....they go to Barcelona, they will walk along the Ramblas.

  3. MAY / MIGHT + BASE FORM If the library is open, I may / might borrow a book. (Si la biblioteca está abierta, puedo / podría sacar un libo prestado) • You can also use the IMPERATIVE OR CAN • If I miss the bus, I´ll get a taxi. • If you miss the bus, get a taxi • Ifyou miss the bus, you can get a taxi UNLESS = IF NOT ( A menos que .. “ si no..” ) Unless you pay me well, I won´t do it If you don´t pay me well, I won´t do it. A menos que me pagues bien, no lo haré

  4. Conditional Questions Structure WHAT AUX VERB* SUBJ VERB IF clause*? (or another Wh word) * ( would, will, remember that it depends of the type of conditional that you are going to use) * ( the tense of the If clause that you use in the question wil depend of the conditional type used.)

  5. What will happen, if you don´t study hard enough? If I don´t study hard enough I will fail in the exam Where would you like to travel, if you won paid vacations? If I could go anywhere I would like to travel to Hawaii If you were an animal, which one would you like to be? If I were an animal I would like to be a tiger.

  6. If Subject Verb in PAST Complement , Subject Verb with WOULD Complement If I had a yacht , I would travel around the world Second conditional: unreal possibility or dream We use the second conditional to talk about situations which are imaginary or unlikely to happen .

  7. If elephants had wings, they would be able to fly. If I were rich, I would buy a castle. If her hair were black, she would look completely different.

  8. If Subject HAD + PARTICIPLE Complement , Subject WOULD HAVE + PARTICIPLE MIGHT/ COULD HAVE + PP Complement If you had invited me to your party , I would have gone - Third Conditional: no possibility • We use the thrid conditional to talk about imaginary or hypothetical situations in the past. • If hadn´t got up late, I wouldn´t have missed the train • If his parents had had the money, he could have gone to university. • If his uncle hadn´t died, he might have worked for him.

  9. Wish/if only + Past Simple Refers to a present situation that the speaker is unhappy about. I wish/ If only I were more responsible Wish/if only + Past Perfect Expresses regret about a past action or situation. If only I had known earlier! Wish + Could/Would + Base form Expresses a desire for something to happen in the future. I wish I could go to university. If only/Wish - Wishful prayers expressed a desire. - Can be formed in two ways: with wish or if only.

  10. PALOMA FERNÁNDEZ & CLAUDIA MÉNDEZ

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