¿Qué es el "condicional cero" en la lengua inglesa?

La condicional cero está escrita en presente simple y te permite saber las consecuencias de la condición, es decir, "si comes mucho, te pondrás gordo"-> "if you eat too much, you get fat". If+ sujeto+presente simple, suj+presente simple La primera condicional expresa situaciones reales o posibles, es decir, "si aparcas aquí, podrás tener una multa"-> "if you park here, you will get a fine". If+sujeto+presente simple, sujeto+will+v.infinito La segunda condicional expresa situaciones del futuro que no son probables o situaciones en el presente que son imposibles, es decir, "si ganase la lotería, podría gastar todo mi dinero viajando"-> "if I won the lottery, I would spend my life travelling". If+sujeto+pasado simple, sujeto+would+v.infinito La tercera condicional se utiliza para hablar del pasado, de una situación que no sucedió y de sus posibles consecuencias, es decir, "Si me hubiese levantado antes, hubiese llegado a tiempo"-> If I had woken up earlier, I would have arrived on time. If+sujeto+pasado perfecto, sujeto+would+have+v. ed/3columna verbos irregulares

Hello Sandra, We use the zero conditional for "universal truths" If you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. If it rains, the ground gets wet. If you don't give plants water, they die. And "Imperatives" For example: If you find a wallet in the street, take it to the police station. If you feel so sick, see a doctor. We use the present tense in the construction of this conditional form. And notice in the "imperative", you don't include a pronoun before the action verb. I hope this helps Steve

Hi again Sandra. The First conditional form is similar to the zero conditional form, but we use "will" in the result clause of the sentence. If it rains, I will take my umbrella. If you don't study, you will fail your exam. If you drink too much, you will get drunk. This is the basic conditional form in English. You can also reverse the sentence structure for ALL conditional forms like this: You will get drunk if you drink too much. You will fail your exam if you don't study. I will take my umbrella if it rains. Note: If you reverse the form, the "comma" disappears. You can also substitute "will" with other "auxilary / modal verbs": If it rains, you should take your umbrella. If you drink too much, you shouldn't drive. If you don't study, you might fail your exam. If you translate these sentences into Spanish you will see the English conditional form is very similar :)

Hi Sandra, let's look at the 2nd Conditional form now. This form is used to express "hypothetical situations" or things that "could happen, but the possibility is low". Examples: If I won the lottery, I would continue to do classes. (Winning the lottery "could happen" but it is a low possibility.) What would you do if you saw an alien? (Hypothetical question) Notice the use of "would" and also we use the "past tense" of the action verb) Again, when translated into Spanish you can see how similar the construction is in both langauges.