Conditional Sentences (Frases condicionales)

El uso del condicional significa que una accin depende de otra. Los condicionales se utilizan para hablar sobre situaciones reales o irreales. En general, las frases condicionales llevan la palabra "if" (si). Ten en cuenta que no existe un tiempo verbal para el condicional en ingls como existe en espaol. A la vez, se usa el verbo auxiliar "would" para formar el condicional en ingls. Hay cuatro tipos de frases condicionales y el uso de uno u otro refleja la probabilidad de la accin.

Conditional Types (Tipos de los condicionales)

Zero Conditional (Tipo 0) Se usa este tipo de condicional cuando la condicin y el resultado siempre es verdad, como por ejemplo los hechos cientficos.
IF Condition Result

If

Present simple

Present simple

Ejemplos: If you heat water to 100 C, it boils. / Water boils if you heat it to 100 C. (Si calientas agua a 100 C hierve.) If I don't practice the piano everyday I play poorly. / I play the piano poorly if I don't practice everyday. (Si no
practico el piano cada da toco mal.)

Does your mom get mad if you don't call her? / If you don't call your mom, does she getmad? (Si no llamas a tu
madre, se enoja?)

Nota: Podemos cambiar el orden de las frases sin cambiar el significado. Tambin, en general con este tipo de condicional, podemos sustituir "if" por "when" sin alterar el significado. First Conditional (Tipo 1) Este tipo de condicional se utiliza para el futuro y en los casos en que es muy probable que la condicin pasar.
IF Condition Result

If

Present simple

Future simple ("will")

Ejemplos: If Bill studies, he will pass the exam. / Bill will pass the exam if he studies. (Si Bill estudia, aprobar el examen.) If it doesn't rain, we will go to the beach. / We will go to the beach if it doesn't rain. (Si no llueve, iremos a la playa.) Will you take the train if you miss the bus? / If you miss the bus, will you take the train?(Cogers el tren si pierdes el
bus?)

Nota: Se pueden usar algunos verbos modales en vez de "will" para cambiar la probabilidad o expresar una opinin. Para ms informacin, ver la leccin sobre los verbos modales.

Ejemplos: If it doesn't rain, we may go to the beach. [*Con el uso de "may", el significado de esta frase cambia. Ahora, el hablante reconoce
que puede ir a la playa pero no esta tan seguro de si ir.]

If it doesn't rain we should go to the beach. [*En este caso, el uso de "should" expresa la opinin del hablante.] If it doesn't rain we can go to the beach.["Can" significa que es posible ir a la playa, pero no indica la probabilidad.]

Second Conditional (Tipo 2) Se utiliza el tipo 2 para expresar una posibilidad irreal en el presente, como un deseo o un sueo, o para una accin en el futuro no tan probable.
IF Condition Result

If

Past simple

"Would" + infinitivo

Ejemplos: If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world. / I would travel around the world if Iwon the lottery. (Si
ganara la lotera, viajara alrededor del mundo.)

If Rachel had more time, she would learn to play the guitar. / Rachel would learn to play the guitar if she had more time. (Si Rachel tuviera ms tiempo, aprendera a tocar la guitarra.) Would you be happy if you were to get married? / If you were to get married, would you behappy? (Estaras feliz si
te casaras?)

Nota: Como en el tipo 1, se pueden usar otros verbos modales en vez de "would" para cambiar el significado y la posibilidad.

Probable?

Conditional

Example

Tense

Certain

Zero Conditional

If you live, you also die.

All Tenses

Probable

1st Conditional

If we have a party, we will have a drink.

Future

Not Probable

2nd Conditional

If I won $10,000,000, I would invest it.

Future

IF I WERE A BOY FILL IN THE GAPS WITH CORRECT WORDS

If I were a boy,even just for a day I'd roll out of bed in the morning and throw on what I wanted and go Drink beer with the And chase after girls I'd kick it with who I wanted And I'd never get for it Cause they stick up for me If I were a boy, I think I could understand How it feels to love a girl I swear I'd be a better man I'd listen to her Cause I know how it hurts When you lose the one you wanted Cause he's taking you for granted And everything you had got destroyed

If I were a boy, I would my phone Tell everyone it's broken So they'd think that I was sleeping alone I'd put first And make the rules as I go Cause I know that she'd be faithful Waiting for me to come home, to come home If I were a boy, I think I could understand How it feels to love a girl I swear I'd be a better man I'd listen to her Cause I know how it hurts When you lose the one you wanted Cause he's taking you for granted And everything you had got destroyed It's a little too late for you to come back Say it's just a Think I'd forgive you like that If you thought I would for you, you thought wrong

But you're just a boy You don't understand(And you don't understand, oh) How it feels to love a girl someday, you you were a better man You don't listen to her You don't how it hurts Until you lose the one you wanted Cause you're taking her for granted

And everything you had got destroyed But you're just a boy...