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
Si está ocupado ahora, regresaré mañana
tomorrow
If I have time, I'll visit my parents this Si tengo tiempo, visitaré a mis padres esta
afternoon tarde
If it is warm tomorrow, we'll go to the
Si está caluroso mañana, iremos a la playa
beach
If it is cold, you must wear warm clothes Si está frío, debes usar ropa abrigada
If he doesn't do his homework, he can not
Si él 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 Si trabajas duro, puede que te conviertas en
millonaire someday un millonario algún día
If you spend more than you earn, you'll Si gastas más de lo que ganas, te convertirás
become a poor man en un hombre pobre
If they don't invite you, you must not go Si ellos no te invitan, no debes ir
Si no nos apuramos, perderemos nuestro
If we don't hurry, we'll miss our bus
autobus
If you pay now, you'll get a discount Si pagas ahora, obtendrás un descuento
If they don't want to go out, they can stay
Si no quieren salir, se pueden quedar en casa
home
If you drink too much, you'll get drunk Si bebes demasiado, te emborracharás
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
Si ellos no vienen aquí, tendremos que ir allí
there

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 I were in Brazil, I would go to Río de
Si yo estuviese en Brasil, iría a Río de Janeiro
Janeiro
If I were you, I would buy that car Si yo fuera vos, compraría ese auto
If he were in my place, he wouldn't do this Si él estuviese en mi lugar, no haría esto
If I had more money, I would buy a nice Si yo tuviese más dinero, me compraría un
appartment lindo apartamento
If she had more time, she would travel Si ella tuviese más tiempo, viajaría más a
more often menudo
If it were not raining, we could go out Si no estuviese lloviendo, podríamos salir
If we didn't have to work today, we could Si no tuviésemos que trabajar hoy, podríamos
have a picnic tener un picnic
If they won the lottery, they wouldn't work
Si ellos ganaran la lotería, no trabajarían más
any more
If I saw her, I would ask her out Si la viera, la invitaría a salir
If you went to Brazil, you wouldn't want to
Si fueras a Brazil, no querrías regresar
come back
If they spoke Spanish, we would
Si ellos hablasen español, los entenderíamos
understand them
If he didn't live by the river, he couldn't go Si el no viviera cerca del río, no podría ir a
fishing pescar
If I didn't want to go, I would tell you Si no quisiera ir, te lo diría
If they worked for that company, they Si ellos trabajaran para esa compañía, podrían
might have better salaries tener mejores sueldos
If she wrote a book, it would be a best-
Si ella escribiese un libro, sería un best-seller
seller

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 I had seen him, I would have told him Si lo hubiese visto, le habría contado acerca
about you de ti
If I had known the answer, I would have Si hubiese sabido la respuesta, habría
raised my hand levantado mi mano
If she had come on Saturday, I would have Si ella hubiese venido el sábado, la habría
seen her visto
If they had left earlier, they would have Si ellos hubiesen salido más temprano,
arrived on time habrían llegado a tiempo
If we had studied harder, we might have Si hubiésemos estudiado más duro, podríamos
passed the test haber aprobado la prueba
If you had gone to Brazil, you would have Si tu hubieses ido a Brasil, habrías tenido
had lots of fun mucha diversión
If I hadn't been so busy, I could have Si no hubiese estado tan ocupado, te podría
helped you haber ayudado
If you had phoned me, I would have known Si tu me hubieses telefoneado, habría sabido
you were here que estabas aquí
If they had invited us, we would have Si ellos nos hubiesen invitado, habríamos
accepted at once aceptado de inmediato
If she had explained me the problem, I Si ella me hubiese explicado el problema, lo
would have understood it habría entendido
If I hadn't forgotten his number, I would Si no hubiese olvidado su número, lo habría
have phoned him llamado
If it hadn't rained, we would have gone
Si no hubiese llovido, habríamos ido a pescar
fishing
If my sister had been here, she would have Si mi hermana hubiese estado aquí, habría
enjoyed this disfrutado esto
If they hadn't drunk so much last night, Si no hubiesen tomado tanto anoche, no se
they wouldn't have felt sick today habrían sentido enfermos hoy
If he had worked more, he could have Si él hubiese trabajado más, podría haver
saved more money ahorrado más dinero
 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 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
Si ellos vienen aquí, siempre traen un regalo
present
If she doesn't know the answer, she keeps Si ella no sabe la respuesta, se mantiene en
silent silencio
If we don't go out on Saturdays, we rent a Si no salimos los sábados, alquilamos un
video and stay home video y nos quedamos en casa

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 they are busy, don't disturb them Si ellos están ocupados, no los molestes
If it is raining, please bring me my Si está lloviendo, por favor, traéme mi
umbrella paraguas
If she phones, don't tell her I was here Si ella llama, no le digas que estuve aquí
If you don't want to go, don't go Si no querés ir, no vayas
If you feel sick, stay in bed Si te sientes enfermo, quédate en la cama