Conditionals - Examples and exercises

Ejemplo resuelto
Identify and complete: "If I ___ (be) rich, I ___ (travel) around the world."

Solution: Second conditional (unreal/hypothetical present): "If I were rich, I would travel around the world." Structure: If + past simple, would + base verb. Note: "were" (not "was") is used for all persons in formal English.

Ejemplo resuelto
Third conditional: "If she ___ (study) harder, she ___ (pass) the exam."

Solution: "If she had studied harder, she would have passed the exam." Third conditional = unreal past (imagining a different past). Structure: If + past perfect, would have + past participle.

Ejemplo resuelto
Mixed conditional: "If I ___ (take) that job in 2020, I ___ (live) in London now."

Solution: "If I had taken that job (past - 3rd), I would be living in London now (present - 2nd)." Mixed conditionals combine 2nd and 3rd: past cause + present result, or present cause + past result.

Ejercicios
1. Complete with the correct conditional: a) If it rains, I ___ (take) an umbrella. (1st) b) If I were you, I ___ (apologize). (2nd) c) If we had left earlier, we ___ (not miss) the train. (3rd)
2. Transform: "I didn't study, so I failed." -> Third conditional.
3. Write 3 mixed conditionals about your life.
4. Unless = if...not. Rewrite: "If you don't hurry, you'll be late." -> "Unless..."
5. I wish / If only: Complete: a) I wish I ___ (be) taller. b) I wish I ___ (not eat) so much yesterday.