{"id":6521,"date":"2021-03-18T07:57:39","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T07:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=6521"},"modified":"2021-03-15T19:00:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T19:00:19","slug":"the-key-to-correctly-use-the-first-conditional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/the-key-to-correctly-use-the-first-conditional\/","title":{"rendered":"The keys to correctly use the -first- conditional"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>The keys to correctly use the -first- conditional<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; background: #F4F4F4;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #fff; background: #FF6868;\">INDEX OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#what\">What is the conditional?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#conditional\">Conditional zero<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#first\">The first form of the conditional<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#second\">The second form of the conditional<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#third\">The third form of the conditional<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mixed\">The mixed conditional<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>English is a language rich in nuances, but for a Hispanic in addition to pronunciation, there are other difficulties due to the construction of sentences and in general to the fact that\u00a0<strong>Spanish and English grammars differ in some aspects<\/strong> , hence why we dedicate a post to it to teach you the keys or resources to learn this language more easily. This time we will give you &#8220;the keys to correctly use the first conditional&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what\"><strong>What is the conditional?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>To define the\u00a0conditional\u00a0in a simple way,<strong> it is a way that allows us to talk about events or situations that have not yet occurred, but that there are possibilities that they could happen<\/strong>\u00a0if an element comes into play, which may be the cause of a phenomenon;\u00a0although it can also be a threat or a promise.<\/p>\n<p>In English, the conditional\u00a0<strong>has five functions<\/strong>\u00a0that affect five different forms, each with its own structure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>it affects something that happens now and is a real situation.<\/li>\n<li>it affects things that are likely to happen.<\/li>\n<li>talk about things that could happen but are not very likely.<\/li>\n<li>refers to things that could have happened but did not happen.<\/li>\n<li>refers to a situation that took place in the past and a circumstance that continues in the present.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"zero\"><strong>The\u00a0zero conditional<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The zero conditional reflects an action that\u00a0<strong>takes place now or always and the situation is real and possible<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0The conditional zero often refers to general truths.\u00a0The verbs in both parts of the sentence are in the present simple.\u00a0In zero conditional sentences, the word &#8220;if&#8221; can be replaced by the word &#8220;when&#8221; without changing the meaning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>if this happens, that thing happens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"first\"><strong>The first form of the conditional<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The first form of the conditional is based on the structure:\u00a0<strong>condition + consequence<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(if + presente simple + voluntad +base verbal) \/ If I see Jasmine, I\u2019ll give her my keys\u00a0 (Si veo a Jasmine, le dar\u00e9 mis llaves)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also find the opposite construction: consequence + condition: (&#8220;will&#8221; + verbal base &#8220;if&#8221; + simple present)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I will give you my keys, if I see it\u00a0 (Le dar\u00e9 mis llaves si la veo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"second\"><strong>The second form of the conditional<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The structure in the second type of conditional in English is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>(condition) &#8220;if&#8221; + modal past + (consequence) &#8220;would&#8221; + verbal base:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I got a promotion i\u2019d buy myself a new car. (Si obtuviera una promoci\u00f3n, me comprar\u00eda un auto nuevo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Conversely (consequence) \u201cwould\u201d + verbal base + (condition) \u201cif\u201d + modal past tense<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I get a promotion I would buy a new car.\u00a0 (Si obtengo una promoci\u00f3n, comprar\u00eda un auto nuevo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you can see,\u00a0<strong>the probability of the event happening is very low in this structure<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0The past &#8220;modal&#8221; is a variation of the &#8220;past&#8221;, which is used to describe a fully defined event, already carried out in the past.\u00a0In the \u201cmodal\u201d form, the past tense expresses a wish, a dreamed event.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"third\"><strong>The third form of the conditional<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The third possible form of conditional in English is based on the following structure:<\/p>\n<p>(condition) &#8220;if&#8221; + past perfect + (consequence) + &#8220;would have&#8221; + past participle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I had done my homework, I would have gotten a good grade on the test (Si hubiera hecho mi tarea, habr\u00eda sacado una buena nota en el examen)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And the reverse is structured: (consequence) &#8220;would&#8221; + past participle + (condition) &#8220;if&#8221; + past perfect:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I had done my homework, I would have done well on the exam. (Si hubiera hecho mi tarea, habr\u00eda obtenido buenos resultados en el examen).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"mixed\"><strong>The mixed conditional<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The mixed conditional manifests an action that took place in the past and a situation that continues in the present.\u00a0However, the true facts are the opposite of what is expressed in the sentence.\u00a0Therefore,\u00a0<strong>the mixed conditional refers to an unreal condition in the past and what could have been its probable outcome in the present<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0In mixed conditional sentences, the statement introduced by \u201cif\u201d is in the past or past simple and the main clause is in the present conditional or perfect conditional:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If I had worked harder in school I would have a better job now. (Si hubiera trabajado m\u00e1s duro en la escuela, tendr\u00eda un mejor trabajo ahora).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Current result of a past condition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In this type of mixed conditional sentence,\u00a0<strong>the clause introduced by &#8220;if&#8221; is in the past perfect and the main clause is in the present conditional.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As in all conditional sentences, the order of the clauses is not fixed.\u00a0We may have to modify the punctuation or adjust the pronouns when we change the order of the clauses, but the meaning will be the same.<\/p>\n<p>Example: If I had worked harder at school, I would have a better job now. 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