GRAMMAR . FIRST CONDITIONAL. CONDITIONAL TYPE 1.

POSSIBILITY

IF IT RAINS, I´LL CARRY MY UMBRELLA.

IF IT DOESN´T RAIN, I WON´T CARRY MY UMBRELLA.

IF + SIMPLE PRESENT , WILL/´LL + INFINITIVE VERB.

WILL NOT/WON´T

FUTURE SIMPLE

UNLESS = IF IT DOESN´T

UNLESS IT RAINS, I WON´T CARRY MY UMBRELLA.

I WON´T CARRY MY UMBRELLA UNLESS IT RAINS.

I´LL CARRY MY UMBRELLA IF IT RAINS.

I WON´T CARRY MY UMBRELLA IF IT DOESN´T RAIN.

WHEN---- AT THAT SPECIFIC MOMENT.

I WILL COOK WHEN I GET HOME.

HOV LANE

HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE --- CARPOOL

CONDITIONAL TYPE 2. UNREAL, HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS.

IMPROBABLE.

IF I WERE RICH, I´D BUY A HOUSE.

IF SHE HAD MONEY, SHE´D PURCHASE THE PURSE.

IF + SIMPLE PAST, ´D=WOULD (MODAL VERB)+ INFINITIVE.

I´D BUY I HOUSE IF I WERE RICH. (NO COMMA IN THE MIDDLE)

SHE´D PURCHASE THE PURSE IF SHE HAD MONEY.

I´M NOT RICH. SHE DOESN´T HAVE MONEY.

HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION. TO BE RICH, TO HAVE MONEY.

IF I WAS/WERE AN ANIMAL, I WOULD BE A PONY.

REALITY IS THAT YOU ARE NOT AN ANIMAL.

IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD STUDY MORE. (Advice)

THIRD CONDITIONAL - CONDITIONAL TYPE 3 - IMPOSSIBLE

IF I HAD KNOWN YOU WERE AT HOME, I WOULD HAVE GONE TO SEE YOU.

I DIDN´T KNOW YOU WERE AT HOME, SO I DIDN´T VISIT YOU.

I WOULD HAVE VISITED YOU IF I HAD KNOWN.

YOU CAN´T CHANGE THE EVENTS IN THE PAST.

IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE/3RD COLUMN

HAD/HADN´T + PAST PARTICIPLE/3RD COLUMN