ENGLISH IV WEEK 3

CONDITIONALS AND RESULT / CONDICIONES Y RESULTADOS

Grammar
First conditional / Primer condicional
We use the first conditional when we talk about future situations we believe are real or possible.
Usamos el primer condicional cuando hablamos sobre situaciones futuras que creemos son reales o posibles.
- If it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go to the beach. / Si no llueve mañana, iremos a la playa.
- Arsenal will be top of the league if they win. / Arsenal estará hasta arriba de la liga si ganan.
- When I finish work, I'll call you. / Cuando termine el trabajo, te llamaré.

The structure is:

if/when + present simple >> will + infinitive

It is also common to use this structure with unless, as long as, as soon as or in case instead of if.
También es común usar esta estructura con las siguientes palabras a no ser qué, mientras, tan pronto como o
en caso en vez de If / Si.
- I'll leave as soon as the babysitter arrives. / Me iré tan pronto como llegue la niñera.
- I don't want to stay in London unless I get a well-paid job. / No quiero quedarme en Londeres a no ser
que tenga un travajo bien pagado.
- I'll give you a key in case I'm not at home. / Te daré la llave en caso de que no esté en casa.
- You can go to the party, as long as you're back by midnight. / Puedes ir a la fiesta, mientras estés de
regreso por la media noche.

I. Choose the correct item and underline it. / Escoge la opción correcta y subráyala.
1. If I move / I’ll move to Boston, I live / I’ll live on Main Street.

2. If you call / you’ll call your mother, she’ll be very happy.

3. If the mechanic fixes our car on time, we drive / we’ll drive to Center ville.

4. If it rains / it’ll rain today, we won’t go to the park.

5. If I’m not in a hurry tonight, I write / I’ll write to her.

6. If she isn’t / won’t be sick, she’ll go to school.

7. If they’re / they’ll be tired tomorrow, they don’t go / won’t go to work.

8. If John doesn’t buy a new car, he buys / he’ll buy a motorcycle.

 ENGLISH IV WEEK 3
I. Put the verb into the correct first conditional form. / Pon el verbo correcto para la forma del primer
condicional.
1. If I __________________ (go) out tonight, I __________________ (go) to the cinema.
2. If you __________________ (get) back late, I __________________ (be) angry.
3. If we __________________ (not / see) each other tomorrow, we __________________ (see) each other
next week.
4. If he __________________ (come), I __________________ (be) surprised.
5. If we __________________ (wait) here, we __________________ (be) late.
6. If we __________________ (go) on holiday this summer, we __________________ (go) to Spain.
7. If the weather __________________ (not / improve), we __________________ (not / have) a picnic.
8. If I __________________ (not / go) to bed early, I __________________ (be) tired tomorrow.
9. If we __________________ (eat) all this cake, we __________________ (feel) sick.
10. If you __________________ (not / want) to go out, I __________________ (cook) dinner at home.
11. (Second conditional) If I __________________ (want) a new car, I __________________ (buy) one.
12. (Second conditional) If José __________________ (not speak) good French, he __________________ (not
move) to Paris.
13. (First conditional) If John __________________ (drink) too much coffee, he __________________ (get) ill.
14. (Third conditional) If we __________________ (tidy) our flat, we __________________ (not lose) our keys.
15. (Third conditional) If Luke __________________ (not send) flowers to his mother, she
__________________ (not be) happy.
16. (Second conditional) If the children __________________ (be) in bed, I __________________ (be able to)
have a bath.
17. (Second conditional) If you __________________ (not be) so stubborn, we __________________ (not
have) so many arguments!
18. (Third conditional) If Julie __________________ (not go) to Sweden, she __________________ (go) to
Germany.
19. (First conditional) If she __________________ (go) to the library, she __________________ (study) more.
20. (Third conditional) If we __________________ (not have) an argument, we __________________ (not be)
late.