PRIMERA CONDICIONAL

Se forma con if + simple present + simple future. Se emplea cuando una situacin es real o posible: If it rains today, I'll stay at home. Aqu tienes algunos ejemplos traducidos.
If clause If + Present tense If it rains today Main clause will / can / may / must + verb, I'll stay at home

If it rains today, I'll stay at home. Si llueve hoy, me quedar en casa. If he is busy now, I will come back tomorrow. Si est ocupado ahora, regresar maana. If I have time, I'll visit my parents this afternoon. Si tengo tiempo, visitar a mis padres esta tarde. If it is warm tomorrow, we'll go to the beach. Si est caluroso maana, iremos a la playa. If it is cold, you must wear warm clothes. Si est fro, debes usar ropa abrigada. If he doesn't do his homework, he can not go to the party. Si l no hace su tarea, no puede ir a la fiesta. If she doesn't call you, you can call her. Si ella no te llama, t puedes llamarla. If you work hard, you may become a millonaire someday. Si trabajas duro, puede que te conviertas en un millonario algn da. If you spend more than you earn, you'll become a poor man. Si gastas ms de lo que ganas, te convertirs en un hombre pobre. If they don't invite you, you must not go. Si ellos no te invitan, no debes ir. If we don't hurry, we'll miss our bus. Si no nos apuramos, perderemos nuestro autobus. If you pay now, you'll get a discount. Si pagas ahora, obtendrs un descuento. If they don't want to go out, they can stay home. Si no quieren salir, se pueden quedar en casa. If you drink too much, you'll get drunk. Si bebes demasiado, te emborrachars. If you feel sick, you must stay in bed. Si te sientes enfermo, debes quedarte en cama. If they don't come here, we'll have to go there. Si ellos no vienen aqu, tendremos que ir all.

SEGUNDA CONDICIONAL

Refiere a una situacin hipottica y se forma segn la estructura if + simple past + simple condicional. Aqu tienes algunos ejemplos traducidos. If clause If + Past Simple If I won the lottery,

Main clause would / could / might + verb I would travel around the world.

If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world. Si ganara la lotera, viajara por todo el mundo. If I were in Brazil, I would go to Rio de Janeiro. Si yo estuviese en Brasil, ira a Ro de Janeiro. If I were you, I would buy that car. Si yo fuese t, comprara ese auto. If he were in my place, he wouldn't do this. Si l estuviese en mi lugar, no hara esto. If I had more money, I would buy a nice apartment. Si yo tuviese ms dinero, me comprara un lindo apartamento. If she had more time, she would travel more often. Si ella tuviera ms tiempo, viajara ms a menudo. If it were not raining, we could go out. Si no estuviese lloviendo, podramos salir. If we didn't have to work today, we could have a picnic. Si no tuvisemos que trabajar hoy, podramos tener un picnic. If they won the lottery, they wouldn't work any more. Si ellos ganaran la lotera, no trabajaran ms. If I saw her, I would ask her out. Si la viera, la invitara a salir. If you went to Brazil, you wouldn't want to come back. Si fueras a Brazil, no querras regresar. If they spoke Spanish, we would understand them. Si ellos hablasen espaol, los entenderamos. If he didn't live by the river, he couldn't go fishing. Si el no viviera cerca del ro, no podra ir a pescar. If I didn't want to go, I would tell you. Si no quisiera ir, te lo dira. If they worked for that company, they might have better salaries. Si ellos trabajaran para esa compaa, podran tener mejores sueldos. If she wrote a book, it would be a best-seller. Si ella escribiese un libro, sera un best-seller.

TERCERA CONDICIONAL

Third Conditional, tambin -Type III- Refiere a una situacin hipottica del pasado y se forma segn la estructura : if + past perfect + conditional perfect. Aqu tienes algunos ejemplos traducidos. If clause If + Past Perfect tense If I had won the lottery, Main clause would/could/might + have + past participle I would have traveled around the world.

If I had won the lottery, I would have traveled around the world. Si yo hubiera ganado la lotera, habra viajado por todo el mundo. If I had seen him, I would have told him about you. Si lo hubiese visto, le habra contado acerca de ti. If I had known the answer, I would have raised my hand. Si hubiese sabido la respuesta, habra levantado mi mano. If she had come on Saturday, I would have seen her. Si ella hubiese venido el sbado, la habra visto. If they had left earlier, they would have arrived on time. Si ellos hubiesen salido ms temprano, habran llegado a tiempo. If we had studied harder, we might have passed the test. Si hubisemos estudiado ms duro, podramos haber aprobado la prueba. If you had gone to Brazil, you would have had lots of fun. Si tu hubieses ido a Brasil, habras tenido mucha diversin. If I hadn't been so busy, I could have helped you. Si no hubiese estado tan ocupado, te podra haber ayudado. If you had phoned me, I would have known you were here. Si tu me hubieses telefoneado, habra sabido que estabas aqu. If they had invited us, we would have accepted at once. Si ellos nos hubiesen invitado, habramos aceptado de inmediato. If she had explained me the problem, I would have understood it. Si ella me hubiese explicado el problema, lo habra entendido. If I hadn't forgotten his number, I would have phoned him. Si no hubiese olvidado su nmero, lo habra llamado. If it hadn't rained, we would have gone fishing. Si no hubiese llovido, habramos ido a pescar. If my sister had been here, she would have enjoyed this. Si mi hermana hubiese estado aqu, habra disfrutado esto. If they hadn't drunk so much last night, they wouldn't have felt sick today. Si no hubiesen tomado tanto anoche, no se habran sentido enfermos hoy. If he had worked more, he could have saved more money. Si l hubiese trabajado ms, podra haver ahorrado ms dinero.

PASADO

El tiempo Past (pasado) responde a la pregunta: What happened? = Qu pas/pasaba? o What was happening? = Qu estuvo/estaba pasando?. Se forma: Sujeto + verbo en pasado (I worked). Sujeto + was/were + verbo en progresivo (I was working). 1. Present 2. Present perfect I work I have worked I am working I have been working 3. Past 4. Past perfect I worked I had worked I was working I had been working 5. Future 6. Future perfect I will work I will have worked I will be working I will have been working 7. Future (going to) 8. Future perfect (going to) I am going to work I am going to have worked I am going to be working I am going to have been working 9. Future in past 10. Future perfect in past I was going to work I was going to have worked I was going to be working I was going to have been working 11. Conditional 12. Conditional perfect I would work I would have worked I would be working I would have been working 13. Modals 14. Modals + have I (can, could, ...) work I (can, could, ...) have worked I (can, could, ...) be workingI (can, could, ...) have been working 15. Imperative Work! Let's work! Simple Tenses - Continuous Tenses

Past Simple
What happened? - Qu pas? I worked - Trabaj / Trabajaba

I lost my keys yesterday. Ayer perd las llaves. It rained last night. Anoche llovi. My neighbors bought a new car. Mis vecinos se compraron un auto nuevo. Mr. Smith died two weeks ago. El Sr. Smith falleci hace dos semanas. Susan sold her house last month. Susan vendi su casa el mes pasado. Her kids did not go to school the day before yesterday. Sus hijos no concurrieron a la escuela antes de ayer.

Ted did not pass the exam. Ted no pas el examen. Did you see Jane yesterday? Viste a Jane ayer? Where did they go on vacation? Dnde fueron de vacaciones?

Past Simple Continuous

What was happening? - Qu estuvo/estaba pasando? I was working - Estuve/estaba trabajando

Grace was taking a shower when the phone rang. Grace estaba duchndose cuando son el telfono. While we were walking down the street, we saw Mrs. Pierce. Mientras estaban caminando por la calle, vieron a la Sra. Pierce. The baby was crying while her mother was preparing breakfast. El beb estaba llorando mientras su mam estaba preparando el desayuno. The employee was not doing his job when his boss arrived. El empleado no estaba haciendo su trabajo cuando lleg su jefe. They were not driving carefully when they had the accident. Ellos no estaban manejando con cuidado cuando tuvieron el accidente. What was Henry doing at midday? Qu estaba haciendo Henry al medioda? Were your friends playing in the park when it began to drizzle? Tus amigos estaban jugando en el parque cuando comenz a lloviznar?

Future Simple
What will happen? - Qu pasar? I will work - Trabajar

I will see you tomorrow. Good-bye! Te ver maana. Adis! I promise I will call you next week. Prometo que te llamar la semana prxima. I think I will stay home the whole day because it is snowing. Creo que me quedar en casa todo el da porque est nevando. "What would you like to have?" "I'll have some coffee, please." "Qu deseara tomar?" "Tomar un caf, por favor." If it is a sunny day, my wife and I will go to the beach. Si es un da soleado, mi esposa y yo iremos a la playa. Tommy, I am sorry I will not help you with your homework. I am too busy right now. Tommy, lamentablemente no te ayudar con la tarea. Estoy demasiado ocupado en este momento. We won't accept the terms of this contract. No aceptaremos los trminos de este contrato. When will they come? Cundo vendrn? Will you open the door for me, please? Quieres abrirme la puerta, por favor?

Future Simple Continuous

What will be happening? - Qu estar pasando? I will be working - Estar trabajando

Dr. Hall will be giving a speech on global warming next Friday. El Sr. Hall estar dando una charla sobre el calentamiento global el prximo viernes. At this time tomorrow, Jane will be attending a lecture on 20th century literature. Maana a esta hora, Jane estar asistiendo a una conferencia acerca de la literatura del siglo XX. Her cousin will be traveling to Las Vegas tomorrow morning. Su prima estar viajando a Las Vegas maana por la maana. My brother-in-law will not be playing tennis tomorrow afternoon. Mi cuado no estar jugando al tenis maana por la tarde. What will you be doing tomorrow at 8:00? Qu estars haciendo maana a las 8:00?

Students FAQs 1. Confundo already y yet. RESPUESTA

Already y yet se usan con el Present Perfect (have + participio) PREGUNTAS: YET se usa en preguntas (interrogativas) y se coloca al final de la oracin. = YA?

1. Have you had a swim yet? = Lo has hecho ya? 2. Have you said your mathematics lesson yet? 3. Have you studied Unit 17 of Conocimiento del medio yet?

RESPUESTAS: ALREADY se usa para contestar que s (afirmativas) o para decir que algo ya ha ocurrido, y se coloca entre el auxiliar have y el verbo.= S, YA. I have already had a swim in my swimming-pool. I have already said my mathematics lesson. I have already studied the English present tenses. YET se usa para contestar que no (negativas) o para decir que algo todava no ha ocurrido y se coloca al final de la oracin. = TODAVA NO, AN NO I havent had a swim in my swimming-pool yet. I havent said my mathematics lesson yet. I havent studied Conditionals with inversion yet.

2. Confundo still con yet. RESPUESTAS

Yet se usa con el Present Perfect, mientras que still se usa con el Present Perfect o con el Present (Simple o Continuous), dependiendo de su significado. Still se usa con el Present para decir que una accin o situacin sigue ocurriendo. Para decir lo mismo en espaol, usamos la frase seguir haciendo algo o bien usamos todava. Ejemplos:

I am still studying at school. = Sigo estudiando en el Instituto. Todava estoy estudiando en el Instituto. She is still in love with Juan. = Sigue enamorada de Juan. Todava est enamorada de Juan. STILL se usa tambin para decir que algo todava no ha ocurrido y por eso tiene el mismo significado que YET. Pero se colocan en distintos sitios dentro de la oracin. En espaol se dice de la misma forma: Todava no he visitado Londres / No he visitado Londres todava. STILL se coloca delante del auxiliar: I still havent visited London. YET se coloca al final de la oracin: I havent visited London yet.

Y ahora vamos a ver si haces bien el ejercicio. Hay una serie de tareas ineludibles que tienes que hacer. Siempre hay una persona que te pregunta si has hecho ya alguna tarea y t debes contestar si ya las hecho, si todava no la has hecho, si todava ests hacindola. Tienes un ejemplo hecho con la primera tarea. Las tareas son: Mothers question: Have you made your bed yet? Your answer 1: No, I havent made it yet. Im sorry. Your answer 2: No, I still havent made it. Im sorry. Your answer 3: Yes, I have already made it. Stop bothering me! Your answer 4: I am still making it. Cant yo