Conditional Clauses

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Sentence Translation If he is busy now, I will come back Si está ocupado ahora, regresaré mañana tomorrow If I have time, I'll visit my parents this Si tengo tiempo, visitaré a mis padres esta afternoon tarde If it is warm tomorrow, we'll go to the Si está caluroso mañana, iremos a la playa beach If it is cold, you must wear warm clothes Si está frío, debes usar ropa abrigada If he doesn't do his homework, he can not Si él no hace su tarea, no puede ir a la fiesta go to the party If she doesn't call you, you can call her Si ella no te llama, tu puedes llamarla If you work hard, you may become a Si trabajas duro, puede que te conviertas en millonaire someday un millonario algún día If you spend more than you earn, you'll Si gastas más de lo que ganas, te convertirás become a poor man en un hombre pobre If they don't invite you, you must not go Si ellos no te invitan, no debes ir Si no nos apuramos, perderemos nuestro If we don't hurry, we'll miss our bus autobus If you pay now, you'll get a discount Si pagas ahora, obtendrás un descuento If they don't want to go out, they can stay Si no quieren salir, se pueden quedar en casa home If you drink too much, you'll get drunk Si bebes demasiado, te emborracharás Si te sientes enfermo, debes quedarte en If you feel sick, you must stay in bed cama If they don't come here, we'll have to go Si ellos no vienen aquí, tendremos que ir allí there

TYPE II PAST WOULD/COULD/MIGHT + VERB INFINITIVE

Sentence If I were in Brazil, I would go to Río de Janeiro If I were you, I would buy that car If he were in my place, he wouldn't do this If I had more money, I would buy a nice appartment If she had more time, she would travel

Translation Si yo estuviese en Brasil, iría a Río de Janeiro Si yo fuera vos, compraría ese auto Si él estuviese en mi lugar, no haría esto Si yo tuviese más dinero, me compraría un lindo apartamento Si ella tuviese más tiempo, viajaría más a

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more often If it were not raining, we could go out If we didn't have to work today, we could have a picnic If they won the lottery, they wouldn't work any more If I saw her, I would ask her out If you went to Brazil, you wouldn't want to come back If they spoke Spanish, we would understand them If he didn't live by the river, he couldn't go fishing If I didn't want to go, I would tell you If they worked for that company, they might have better salaries If she wrote a book, it would be a bestseller

menudo Si no estuviese lloviendo, podríamos salir Si no tuviésemos que trabajar hoy, podríamos tener un picnic Si ellos ganaran la lotería, no trabajarían más Si la viera, la invitaría a salir Si fueras a Brazil, no querrías regresar Si ellos hablasen español, los entenderíamos Si el no viviera cerca del río, no podría ir a pescar Si no quisiera ir, te lo diría Si ellos trabajaran para esa compañía, podrían tener mejores sueldos Si ella escribiese un libro, sería un bestseller

TYPE III PAST PERFECT WOULD/COULD/MIGHT/ HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

Sentence Translation If I had seen him, I would have told him Si lo hubiese visto, le habría contado acerca about you de ti If I had known the answer, I would have Si hubiese sabido la respuesta, habría raised my hand levantado mi mano If she had come on Saturday, I would Si ella hubiese venido el sábado, la habría have seen her visto If they had left earlier, they would have Si ellos hubiesen salido más temprano, arrived on time habrían llegado a tiempo If we had studied harder, we might have Si hubiésemos estudiado más duro, passed the test podríamos haber aprobado la prueba If you had gone to Brazil, you would have Si tu hubieses ido a Brasil, habrías tenido had lots of fun mucha diversión If I hadn't been so busy, I could have Si no hubiese estado tan ocupado, te podría helped you haber ayudado If you had phoned me, I would have Si tu me hubieses telefoneado, habría sabido known you were here que estabas aquí If they had invited us, we would have Si ellos nos hubiesen invitado, habríamos

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accepted at once If she had explained me the problem, I would have understood it If I hadn't forgotten his number, I would have phoned him If it hadn't rained, we would have gone fishing If my sister had been here, she would have enjoyed this If they hadn't drunk so much last night, they wouldn't have felt sick today If he had worked more, he could have saved more money

aceptado de inmediato Si ella me hubiese explicado el problema, lo habría entendido Si no hubiese olvidado su número, lo habría llamado Si no hubiese llovido, habríamos ido a pescar Si mi hermana hubiese estado aquí, habría disfrutado esto Si no hubiesen tomado tanto anoche, no se habrían sentido enfermos hoy Si él hubiese trabajado más, podría haver ahorrado más dinero

HABITUAL PRESENT PRESENT

Sentence Translation If I have time, I usually go to the movies Si tengo tiempo, generalmente voy al cine If she eats hamburgers, she gets an Si ella come hamburguesas, le da alergia. allergy If they come here, they always bring a Si ellos vienen aquí, siempre traen un regalo present If she doesn't know the answer, she keeps Si ella no sabe la respuesta, se mantiene en silent silencio If we don't go out on Saturdays, we rent a Si no salimos los sábados, alquilamos un video and stay home video y nos quedamos en casa IMPERATIVE PRESENT IMPERATIVE

Sentence If they are busy, don't disturb them If it is raining, please bring me my umbrella If she phones, don't tell her I was here If you don't want to go, don't go If you feel sick, stay in bed

Translation Si ellos están ocupados, no los molestes Si está lloviendo, por favor, traéme mi paraguas Si ella llama, no le digas que estuve aquí Si no querés ir, no vayas Si te sientes enfermo, quédate en la cama