ZERO CONDITIONAL

Utilizamos el tipo cero en las oraciones condicionales para expresar "verdades científicas"
principalmente. Por ejemplo:

If you heat the water, it boils

(Si calientas el agua, hierve)

If you heat the butter, it melts

(Si calientas la mantequilla, se derrite)

Como se puede observar en los ejemplos, la estructura de este tipo de oración sería la
siguiente:

[If + presente simple]+[presente simple]

FIRST CONDITIONAL

El primer tipo nos indica que una situación ocurrirá con seguridad en el futuro.

[if + presente simple] + [futuro simple (will)]

If he finishes his homework, he’ll go to the cinema.

SECOND CONDITIONAL

El Segundo tipo de condicional indica que una acción podría ocurrir. Tiene un matiz de duda.

[if + pasado simple] + [condicional simple (would)] (Duda)

If I met Leonardo DiCaprio, I’d ask him for his autograph.

THIRD CONDITIONAL

El tercer tipo de condicional indica la imposibilidad de que una acción hubiese tenido lugar.

[if + pasado perfecto simple] + [condicional perfecto (would have+participio)

If she had got up earlier, she wouldn’t have missed the train.
Ejercicios
First conditional. Completa las frases.

1. If it (rain) ____________ we (stay) ____________ at home.

2. If you (know/not) ____________the way, I (pick) ____________you up.
3. My mum (bake) ____________a cake if you (come) ____________to see us.

Second conditional. Completa las frases.

1. If you (study) ____________harder, you (get) ____________better marks in your tests.

2. If I (be) ____________rich, I (travel) ____________around the world.
3. She (come) ____________to the market with us if she (have/not) ____________to work.

Third conditional. Completa las frases.

1. If you (help) ____________us, we (finish) ____________the work in next to no time.

2. I (call) ____________ you earlier if I (lose/not) ____________ your phone number.
3. They (go/not) ____________to the theatre by car if the weather (be) ____________better.

Oraciones condicionales, ejercicio mixto.

Completa las frases.

1. If I (have) ____________a compass, I would give it to you.

2. If he hadn’t been ill, he (run) ____________the marathon.
3. If you go to Ireland, you (need) ____________a raincoat.
4. We (miss/not) ____________the train if we had got up earlier.
5. If we lived in the country, the kids (play) ____________outside all day long.
6. If they (eat/not) ____________that much, they wouldn’t have got a stomach ache.
7. I will not be able to write you if you (give/not) ____________me your address