Conditional Sentences

Type

IF clause

Main Clause

Type I

Present

will/ can/ may /must + V1

Type II

Past

would/ could/ might + V1

Type III

Past Perfect

would/ could/ might + have V3

Habitual

Present

Present

Imperativo

Present

Imperative

Sentence

Translation

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

Si l no hace su tarea, no puede ir a la fiesta
go to the party
If she doesn't call you, you can call her

Si ella no te llama, tu 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

Type

IF clause

Main Clause

Type I

Present

will/ can/ may /must + V1

Type II

Past

would/ could/ might + V1

Type III

Past Perfect

would/ could/ might + have V3

Habitual

Present

Present

Imperativo

Present

Imperative

Sentence

Translation

If I were in Brazil, I would go to Ro de

Janeiro

Si yo estuviese en Brasil, ira a Ro de Janeiro

If I were you, I would buy that car

Si yo fuera vos, 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
appartment

Si yo tuviese ms dinero, me comprara un

lindo apartamento

If she had more time, she would travel

more often

Si ella tuviese 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

Si ellos ganaran la lotera, no trabajaran ms
any more
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

Si fueras a Brazil, no querras regresar
come back
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 Si el no viviera cerca del ro, no podra ir a
fishing
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 bestseller

Si ella escribiese un libro, sera un best-seller

Type

IF clause

Main Clause

Type I

Present

will/ can/ may /must + V1

Type II

Past

would/ could/ might + V1

Type III

Past Perfect

would/ could/ might + have V3

Habitual

Present

Present

Imperativo

Present

Imperative

Sentence

Translation

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 Si ella hubiese venido el sbado, la habra
seen her
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 Si tu hubieses ido a Brasil, habras tenido
had lots of fun
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 Si tu me hubieses telefoneado, habra sabido
you were here
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 Si mi hermana hubiese estado aqu, habra
enjoyed this
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

Type

IF clause

Main Clause

Type I

Present

will/ can/ may /must + V1

Type II

Past

would/ could/ might + V1

Type III

Past Perfect

would/ could/ might + have V3

Habitual

Present

Present

Imperativo

Present

Imperative

Sentence

Translation

If I have time, I usually go to the movies

Si tengo tiempo, generalmente voy al cine

If she eats hamburgers, she gets an allergy Si ella come hamburguesas, le da alergia.
If they come here, they always bring a
present

Si ellos vienen aqu, siempre traen un regalo

If she doesn't know the answer, she keeps

silent

Si ella no sabe la respuesta, se mantiene en

silencio

If we don't go out on Saturdays, we rent a Si no salimos los sbados, alquilamos un

video and stay home
video y nos quedamos en casa

Type

IF clause

Main Clause

Type I

Present

will/ can/ may /must + V1

Type II

Past

would/ could/ might + V1

Type III

Past Perfect

would/ could/ might + have V3

Habitual

Present

Present

Imperativo

Present

Imperative

Sentence

Translation

If they are busy, don't disturb them

Si ellos estn ocupados, no los molestes

If it is raining, please bring me my

umbrella

Si est lloviendo, por favor, trame mi

paraguas

If she phones, don't tell her I was here

Si ella llama, no le digas que estuve aqu

If you don't want to go, don't go

Si no quers ir, no vayas

If you feel sick, stay in bed

Si te sientes enfermo, qudate en la cama