Recordemos brevemente que la oración condicional tiene dos partes o “clauses”.

La If-clause
debe ir en presente mientras que la otra parte o Result Clause debe ir en futuro.

No olvidéis que al conjugar un verbo en presente debemos tener muy en cuenta al sujeto, ya
que cuando éste es 3ª persona del singular, el verbo añade –s, -es, -ies en afirmativa, y en
negativa el auxiliar es doesn’t en vez de don’t. De igual forma debemos recordar que en
futuro usamos will/ ’ll o won’t junto al verbo principal…

En cuanto a la estructura de una oración condicional en interrogativa, recordad que sólo la

parte en futuro es la que sufre el cambio al preguntar:

E.g. What will you do if you win the contest?

If you win the contest, what will you do?

Ah, se me olvidaba, ¡cuidado con el verbo To Be!, ya que tiene su estructura particular de
presente.

A. CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION

.

1. If Caroline and Sue   the salad, Phil   the house.

2. If Sue   the onions for the salad, Caroline   the mushrooms.

3. Jane   the sitting room if Aaron and Tim   the furniture.

4. If Bob   up the kitchen, Anita   the toilet.

5. Elaine   the drinks if somebody   her carry the bottles.

6. If Alan and Rebecca   the food, Mary and Conor   the

sandwiches.

7. If Bob   after the barbecue, Sue   the guests in.

8. Frank   the DJ if the others   along their CDs.

9. Alan   the drinks if Jane   him some of her cocktail recipes.

10. If they all   their best, the party   great.

B. WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB:

11. You   (HAVE) to work harder if you want to pass the exam.

12. You will be tired if you   (NOT GO) to bed soon.

13. If he   (FIND) a good job he will be able to pay all his bills.
14. If you sell more than you did last year you   (EARN) more money.

15. If the report is not on my desk by tomorrow you   (BE) in big trouble.

16. If you   (NOT DO) anything bad, you won't get into trouble.

17. If you take my advice you   (NOT HAVE) any problems.

18. I'll call you only if I   (THINK) there's a problem.

19. If the plan   (SUCCEED) you will make a big profit.

20. If I read this manual I   (NOT MAKE) any mistakes.

21. If he comes before ten we   (MEET) him at the station.

22. If you   (EAT) an apple every day, you will stay healthy.

23. You   (PAY) a higher insurance if you buy a sports car.

24. You   (BE ABLE) to see better if you turn on the lamp.

25. If they   (NOT GET) up early, they can't go jogging.

26. If you   (NOT PUT) too much sugar in your coffee, you won't put on too much
weight.

27. If he continues to work hard he   (BE) the best in his class.

28. If Johnny plays in the mud he   (GET) dirty.

29. He   (HAVE) sore eyes if he spends too much time on the computer.

30. If she   (NOT USE) light colours the picture will be too dark.

31. If you   (NOT WRITE) a letter to Santa Claus, you won't get any presents.

32. If Tom gets back earlier he   (TELL) you about it.

33. If I   (BE) right, they won't be able to pay back all the money.

34. She   (HAVE) to drive on the left side of the road when she goes to Britain.

C. MATCH THE SENTENCE ENDINGS IN THE BOX WITH THE FIRST HALF OF EACH SENTENCE
BELOW. WRITE THE CORRECT LETTER (A-H) IN THE BOX.

A. if you call out a technician to repair it.

 B. the telephone and the doorbell will ring together.

C. the electricity will go out ten minutes before it begins.

D. if you are waiting for a bus.

E. your gate will be the furthest away.

F. if you use your friend's new computer.

G. it will be in the last drawer you open.

H. it will not be the one you want.

1. It will start to rain heavily 

2. If a bus finally arrives, 

3. If you are looking for your new blue sweater, 

4. You will open an e-mail with a virus 

5. Your television/computer will work perfectly 

6. If you organize a large dinner party, 

7. If you get into the bath with a big book and a glass of wine, 

8. If you are late for your flight, 

También debes saber que en las oraciones condicionales podemos usar otra conjunción aparte de
IF. Esta conjunción es UNLESS y significa “a menos que”. Al igual que IF, la proposición o “clause”
que lleva UNLESS va también en presente en inglés. Sin embargo, cuando traducimos al español,
traducimos el verbo en Subjuntivo.
Eg. I won’t go to the party unless you invite me.
No iré a la fiesta a menos que me invites.

D. COMPLETE THESE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES USING IF OR UNLESS

1. I will take the job ………………… the pay is too low.

2. I will be back tomorrow ………………….. there is a plane strike (huelga).

3. Let’s go for a walk – ………………… you are too tired.

4. I am going to work in the garden this afternoon, …………………. it rains.

5. I will be surprised ………………….. he doesn’t have an accident soon.

6. . …………………. you don’t stop smoking, you will fall seriously ill.

7. . …………………. you start now, you will not reach there in time.

8. …………………. I have enough time tomorrow, I will come and see you.