ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITECNICA DE CHIMBORAZO ENGLISH CONDITIONAL NAMES: ANDREA ALTAMIRANO DIEGO TENICOTA COURSE: 3 “U”
ZERO CONDITIONAL THE ZERO CONDITIONAL IS A STRUCTURE USED FOR TALKING ABOUT: GENERAL TRUTHS. SCIENTIFIC FACTS. THINGS WHICH ALWAYS HAPPENED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
ZERO CONDITIONAL GENERAL TRUTHS: IF CONDITION RESULT IF IT RAINS, WE GET WET. SCIENTIFIC FACTS: IF CONDITION RESULT IF THE WATER BOILS, IT IS NOT COLD
ZERO CONDITIONAL THINGS THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS: IF CONDITION RESULT IF I STUDY, I GET GOOD MARKS
Main clause: PRESENT SIMPLE or IMPERATIVE IF CLAUSE: PRESENT SIMPLE
THE FIRST CONDITIONAL THE FIRST CONDITIONAL HAS THE PRESENT SIMPLE AFTER 'IF', THEN THE FUTURE SIMPLE IN THE OTHER CLAUSEPRESENT SIMPLEFUTURE SIMPLE IF + PRESENT SIMPLE,... WILL + INFINITIVE
THE FIRST CONDITIONAL IT'S USED TO TALK ABOUT THINGS WHICH MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. OF COURSE, WE CAN'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, BUT THIS DESCRIBES POSSIBLE THINGS, WHICH COULD EASILY COME TRUE. If it rains, I won't go to the park. If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight. If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes. Si llueve, no iré al parque. Si estudio hoy, iré a la fiesta de esta noche. Si tengo suficiente dinero, compraré unos zapatos nuevos. FOR EXAMPLE:
THE THIRD CONDITIONAL