Frases condicionales - Conditional Sentences
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TIPOS
DE CONDICIONALES |
Tipo |
if |
frase
principal |
| 1 |
Simple Present |
will (future) |
| 2 |
Simple Past |
would + Infinitivo
(Conditional) |
| 3 |
Past Perfect |
would + have +
past participle
(Conditional Perfect) |
1. Primer condicional / First
Conditional
Este condicional indica que la condicin es muy probable que
se cumpla.
IF
+ simple present,... + future (will) |
If
I learn, I'll
pass the exam. |
If we don't hurry
up, we will be late.
(Si no nos damos prisa, llegaremos tarde.)
What will you do if you don't go to London?
(¿Qué harás si no vas a Londres?)
2. Segundo condicional / Second
Conditional
Lo usamos en casos hipotéticos, situaciones imaginarias
o poco probables.
IF
+ past simple,..+ conditional simple (would/could) |
If
I learnt, I would
pass the exam. |
If I won the
lottery, I would be rich.
(Si yo ganara la lotería, sería rico)
If the football tickets were available, I would pay any price
for them.
(Si hubieran entradas para el fútbol,
pagaría cualquier precio por ellas.)
3. Tercer condicional / Third Conditional
Indica una condición en el pasado, que ya no se puede
cumplir.
IF
+ past perfect ...
+ conditional perfect (would have). |
If
I had learnt, I would
have passed the exam. |
If he had worked
hard in all his subjects, he would not have failed this semester.
(Si él hubiera trabajado en todas sus asignaturas,
él no hubiera suspendido este semestre)
If we had been more careful, we wouldn't have had the accident.
(Si hubiésemos sido más cuidadosos, no habríamos
tenido el accidente.)
Otros casos
Existen otras formas de construir frases condicionales:
IF + simple present, ... present simple
If you ring this number, nobody answers.
IF + simple present, ...
imperativo.
If you drink, don't drive.
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