If she comes, I will show her the place

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“Practice makes perfect.”

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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES.- PRESENT SIMPLE TYPES

VERBOS TIPOS EJEMPLO

IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

PRESENTE- PRESENTE VERDAD GENERAL If you don’t water the plants, they die

PRESENTE- FUTURE PROBABLE If she comes, I will show her the place

PRESENTE- IMPERATIVE DE IMPERATIVO If your leg hurts, go to the doctor

1.- Match the following parts of the sentences. 1.- If I go on a diet,

2.- If it’s sunny tomorrow, 3.- If John doesn’t hurry, 4.- If it snows,

5.- If there are no buses, 6.- If you are a good girl

A.- we’ll make a snowman B.- I’ll buy you some chocolate C.- she’ll have to take a taxi D.- I’ll lose weight

E.- he’ll be late

F.- we’ll go for a picnic

2.- Complete the following sentences.-

1.- If it rains tomorrow, ……… 2.- We’ll buy a house ………. 3.- If you study hard, ……….. 4.- If I find a job,………. 5.- Marta will help me ………. 3 - . Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1- If you have a rest now, you ...(feel) better

2.- If you go camping , ...(take) your sleeping bag with you.

3.- ( generally speaking) If a baby ... (be) hungry, he ...(cry). 4.- Where...(we, park) the car if we go into the city centre tonight?. 5.- She will not pass her exams, if she ...( to study) every day. 6.- (Generally speaking) If people ...(not, to be) free, they aren’t happy. 7.- If you have a headache, ...(to take) an aspirin.

8.- If my players are concentrated they ...(to win) the match tomorrow. 9.- She will have serious problems if she ...(to stop) smoking. 10.- if you don’t speak louder, they ...(not hear) you.

4.- SUPERSTITIONS

1.- If you walk under a ladder, you………. 2.- If a girl catches the brides bouquet after a wedding, she……… 3.- If you break a mirror, you ………. 4.- If you touch wood, you……….. 5.- If a black cat crosses your path you……… 5.- PRODUCTION

1.- Imagine that you are a politician. You’re on a TV programme. What will you do if you win the next election? If I win the next election , I will……… ( 5 five sentences)

2.- Complete the sentences with your ideas. Use the First Conditional

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Study these two sentences :

- “ If I save money, I will buy this car” “ If I saved money, I would save money”

They both mean the same but what makes them different is the degree of PROBABILITY. The second one

is less likely to happen than the first one.

VERB TENSES TIPOS EJEMPLO

PAST SIMPLE-CONDITIONAL SIMPLE UNLIKELY _{If I won the lottery, I would buy a new car}

PRACTICE

1.- Complete the sentences. Use the second conditional.

If I had more money, I'd buy some new boots.

1 If I... (have) new boots, I………....…... (go out). 2 If I... (go out) more, I………..…….…..(meet) more people. 3 If I... (meet) more people, I……….……..…..……... (be) happier. 4 If I... (be) happier, I... (feel) more confident. 5 If I………..……..….. (feel) more confident, I…………..…....…... (look for) a better job. 6 If I... (find) a better job, I………... (have) more money.

2.- Complete the sentences with your ideas.

I'd buy expensive clothes if I had a lot of money.

1 If I changed the colour of my hair, I... 2 If I had cosmetic surgery, my parents ………... 3 I'd wear casual clothes if... 4 I wouldn't be surprised if... 5 My friends wouldn't believe it if... 6 If I was a pop star, I... 7 If I could choose any job, I... 8 My parents would be angry if...

3.- Complete the sentences. Make them true for you

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CONDITIONAL SENTENCES. THRID TYPE

Study these two sentences :

- If I had saved money, I would have save money”

They both mean the same but what makes them different is the degree of PROBABILITY. The second one

is less likely to happen than the first one.

PRACTICE.- Fill in the blanks with the tenses of the 3RD TYPE CONDITIONAL sentence

PAST PERFECT _________ CONDITIONAL PERFECT

“ If you had come earlier, you would have met my girlfriend”

1.- Somebody else got the job, but if Mark had learnt English he.________________(get) it.

2.- They_____________________.( go) to the party last Saturday , if you had invited them

3.- If I had known your address I _________________________(write) to you at Christmas.

4.- If he hadn’t drunk so much , he ____________________________(not, to crash) the car.

5.- She wouldn’t have passed her exams, if she ________________(not, to study) every day.

6.- If my players ______________( not, be) concentrated they wouldn’t have won the match.

7.- She __________( have)serious health problems if she ___________(not, stop) smoking.

8.- If you _________________(be) careful, you __________________(not, break) my book.

9.- The alarm ______________(go) off If someone _________________(enter) the building

10.- If the weather _____________ (be) fine yesterday , we.______________(go) climbing.

VERB TENSES TIPOS EJEMPLO

PAST PERFECT- CONDITIONAL PERFECT IMPOSSIBLE _{If I had won the lottery, I would have}

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PRACTICE.- CONDITIONAL, ALL TYPES.

1.- CONDITIONAL SENTENCES: Complete the following sentences.

1.-Unless she ...(catch) a taxi she will be late.

2.- If you want to be my friend, ...(not, be) so rude to me.

3.- What would you do if your dreams ...(come) true?

4.- Everything ………. (be) different if you hadn’t accused her of cheating.

5.- Your mother ...(get angry) if you don’t tell him the truth about this letter.

6.- If she sold her car, she...(not, get) much money for it.

7.- They...( go) to the party last Saturday , if you had invited them.

8.- Leroy won’t pass his exams , unless he...(study) much harder

9.- If you see David, ...(not, tell) him anything about our secret.

10.- We will go camping, if it ...(stop) raining.

11.- If I had known your address I ...(write) to you at Christmas.

12.- Don’t accuse me unless you...(be) sure that I’m guilty.

13.- They wouldn’t survive in Siberia if they...(not, have) heating

14.- If you want my friendship, ...(not, tell) me any more lies.

15.- They wouldn’t have bought that house if they ………..(not, win) the lottery.

2.- FINISH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

- a) If it didn’t rain...

-b) Go to the doctor...

-c) f you had come to class...

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3.- TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH

1.- ¿Qué pensarías si te dijera que eres muy aburrido?

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2.- Joe no puede oír a menos que grites.

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3.- Si trabajaras más podrías aprobar los exámenes.

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4.- No tomes esta medicina a menos que te encuentres muy mal

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5.- Si hubiese sabido tu número de teléfono te habría llamado.

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6.- Visitaría a mi abuela más a menudo si no viviera tan lejos.

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7.- Si hablas inglés y alemán no tendrás problemas para trabajar.

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8.- Si el director me hubiera dado una oportunidad todo habría cambiado.

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9.- Si no fuéramos a la fiesta de tu amigo, él se enfadaría.

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10.- Habríamos viajado a Londres si hubiéramos tenido vacaciones