PRIMERA CONDICIONAL

El primer condicional se utiliza cuando hablamos de algo que es

probable que ocurra en el futuro. La fórmula principal y la que más se
utiliza es If + Presente Simple + Sujeto + Futuro Simple (Will).

 If Andrew arrives late again, they will fire him.

Si Andrew llega tarde otra vez, le echarán.

If + Presente simple Relación de dos hechos (uno If it is sunny today, I will go to

+ Futuro simple (Will) presente) que asegura una the beach.
consecuencia en el futuro.
Si hace sol hoy, iré a la playa.

Sujeto + Futuro Una predicción futura que es Your mother will come if your
Simple + If + resultado de algo que ocurre en dad is not here?
Presente Simple el presente.
¿Tu madre vendrá si no está tu
padre?

When + Presente ‘When’ se utiliza cuando algo va When you come to pick me up, I
Simple + Sujeto + a ocurrir con seguridad en el will tell you what happened.
Futuro Simple futuro.
Cuando vengas a recogerme, te
contaré lo que ha pasado.

Unless + Presente ‘Unless’ se utiliza como sustituto You won’t see the snow this
Simple + Sujeto + de ‘If not’. Pueden usarse ambos. year if you don’t (unless) you
Futuro Simple come to the mountains.

No verás la nieve este año si no

(a no ser) vienes a la montaña.

As soon as + Presente ‘As soon as’ se utiliza para I will send you the documents
Simple + Sujeto + enfatizar algo inmediato. as soon as I can.
Futuro Simple
Te envío los documentos en
cuanto pueda.
EJERCICIOS

1. If you study every day, you _____ get a good grade in the final
exam.
Si estudias todos los días, sacarás buena nota en el
examen final.
2. If we leave before 6 pm, there ____ be less traffic.
Si salimos antes de las seis de la tarde, habrá menos
tráfico.
3. ______ your father come tonight _____ your brother-in-law is
there?
¿Tu padre vendrá esta noche si viene tu cuñado?
4. You _____ see Marta _____ you come for dinner tomorrow.
No verás a Marta a no ser que vengas a cenar mañana.
5. _____ you come to Spain, I _____ show you my favorite
beach.
Cuando vengas a España, te enseñaré mi playa favorita.
6. If you help me with the cleaning, I _____ take you to the
movies.
Si me ayudas con la limpieza, te llevaré al cine.
7. I _____ submit the work _____ I can.
Mandaré el trabajo en cuanto pueda.
8. If it snows today, we _____ go skiing.
Si nieva hoy, iremos a esquiar.
9. _____ we go to Paris, we ____ visit the Eifel Tower.
Cuando vayamos a Paris, visitaremos la Torre Eiffel.
10. If my mum doesn’t come to pick me up, I ____ call a taxi.
Si mi madre no viene a recogerme, llamaré a un taxi.
11. If you are going to the party too, we ____ take the same
bus.
Si vas también a la fiesta, cogemos el mismo autobús.
12. ____ your brother arrive on time ____ he doesn’t have a
car?
¿Tu hermano llegará a tiempo si no tiene coche?
1) If it (will rain/rains) tomorrow, we (will

stay/stay) at home.

2) If Mary (will get/gets) to work early, she (will

have/has) time to finish the report.

3) Small shops (will close/close) if so many people

(will go/go) to hypermarkets.

4) We (will visit/visit) the new museum if it (will not

rain/does not rain) .

5) If you (will take/take) the top off, you (will

get/get) the water out.

6) If you (will walk/walk) down this street, you (will

find/find) the post office.

7) The paella (will not burn/does not burn) if you (will

turn down/turn down) the heat.

8) If we (will leave/leave) now, we (will

be/are) home in time to see the football match.

 9) If Mary (will not like/does not like) the present,

John (will buy/buys) something different.

10) My daughter (will finish/finishes) university by

2017 if she (will start/starts) this year.

SEGUNDA CONDICIONA
La estructura del segundo condicional en inglés es la siguiente: If +
Pasado Simple + Sujeto + Would + Infinitivo

 If you won the lottery, you would travel the whole world.
 Si ganaras la lotería, viajarías por todo el mundo.
 If I didn’t each so much sugar, I would be healthier.
 Si no comiera tanta azúcar, estaría más sano.

EJERCICIOS
1. If I lived in my hometown, __________

a) I would spend more time with my family.

b) I will spend more time with my family.

c) I am spending more time with my family.

2. If I knew how to help you, _______

 a) I will.

b) I had.

c) I would.

3. If I were you, __________

a) I will not go to dinner.

b) I was not going to dinner.

c) I would not go to dinner.

4. We would buy the car, _______

a) if it isn’t horrible.

b) if it wasn’t horrible.

c) if it weren’t horrible.

5. If you had studied more, ______

a) you will have passed.

b) you have passed.

c) you would have passed.

6. If my brother had a girlfriend, ______

a) he is happier.
 b) he would be happier.

c) he was happier.

7. If she wore that dress, _______

a) she would look great.

b) she will look great.

c) she had looked great.

8. If I got that job, _________

a) I will move to New York.

b) I am moving to New York.

c) I would move to New York.

9. If the snake bit you, _______

a) you are dying.

b) you would die.

c) you will die.

10. If they ate less, ______

a) they are healthier.

b) they would be healthier.

c) they will be healthier.

1) If it (rains/rained) tomorrow, we (will stay/would

stay) at home.

2) If Mary (got/gets) to work early, she (will

have/would have) time to finish the report.

3) Small shops (will close/would close) if so many

people (went/go) to hypermarkets.

4) We (will visit/would visit) the new zoo if it (does not

rain/did not rain) .

 5) If you (take/took) the top off, you (would get/will

get) the water out.

6) If you (walked/walk) down this street, you (will

find/would find) the post office.

7) The paella (will not burn/would not burn) if you

(turned down/turn down) the heat.

8) If we (left/leave) now, we (will be/would

be) home in time to see the football match.

9) If Mary (does not like/did not like) the present,

John (will buy/would buy) something different.

10) My daughter (would finish/will finish) university by

2017 if she (started/starts) this year.

TERCER CONDICIONAL
Para hacer una frase al tercer condicional, tienes que utilizar la formula: If
+ Pasado Simple + Sujeto + Would + Infinitivo. Se utiliza para hablar
del pasado. Pero no de algo que ocurrió, sino de algo que podría haber
ocurrido, sus consecuencias en un futuro hipotético y si ese hecho pasado
hubiera sido de otra manera.

Es decir, utilizamos el Third Conditional para referirnos a algo pasado

que ya es imposible de cambiar:

If I knew, I would have worn something more elegant.

Si lo llego a saber, me hubiera puesto algo más elegante.

En este caso, María no sabía que había una fiesta, por eso no se
vistió de manera especial.

If puede ir al principio o al final de las frases. En este caso la coma

desaparecería.

I would have worn something more elegant if I knew.

Me habría puesto algo más elegante si lo llego a saber.

EJERCICIOS
1. If it _____ (would have not rained/had not rained), we _____ (would have
not/had not) stayed at home.
2. _____ (had you forgiven/ would you have forgiven) him if he ____ (would
have told/had told) you the truth?
3. If you _____ (would have driven/had driven) slower, the petrol _____ (had
lasted/would have lasted) longer.
4. If Lucas _____ (hadn’t liked/ wouldn’t have liked) the surprise, Laura _____
(had been/would have been) very upset.
5. My son _____ (had finished/would have finished) University this year, if
_____ (would have not failed/had not failed) failed two subjects.
6. If I ____ (had known/would have known) you were coming tonight, I _____
(had prepared/would have prepared) a nice dinner.
7. I ____ (had gone/would have gone) if you _____ (would have told/had told)
me to.
8. If they _____ (would have known/had known) about my birthday, do you
think they _____ (had come/would have come)?
9. If I _____ (would have enough/had enough) money, I _____ (would have
bought/had out) the land.
10. If I _____ (had not overslept/would have not overslept) last night, I _____
(had not missed/would have not missed) the train.

1) If it (would have rained/had rained) yesterday, we

(had stayed/would have stayed) at your house.

2) If Mary (had got/would have got) to work earlier,

she (had had/would have had) time to finish the

sales project.

3) The small grocer's (had closed/would have closed)

if everybody (would have preferred/had preferred)

the nearby hypermarket.

4) We (had visited/'d have visited) the new museum

if it (wouldn't have snowed/hadn't snowed) .

5) If you (had taken/would have taken) the top off,

you (had had got/would have got) the petrol out.

6) If you (had walked/would have walked) down that

road, you ('d found/would have found) the chemist.

7) The paella (hadn't burnt/wouldn't have burnt) if

you ('d turned down/turned down) the heat.

8) If we (had left/would have left) at lunchtime, we

('d been/'d have been) home in time to see the

tennis match.

9) If Mary (hadn't have liked/hadn't liked) the gift,

John (had bought/would have bought) something

more expensive.

10) My son (would have finished/had finished)

college last year if he (had started/would have

started) in 2009.