miércoles, 19 de agosto de 2015

CONDITIONAL: ZERO AND FIRST


The Zero Conditional:
This conditional is used when the result will always happen.
Este condicional refiere a una situación que es siempre verdadera (verdades universales).
 
(if + present simple, ... present simple)
 
EXAMPLES:
 
If you freeze water, it turns into ice. Si congelas el agua, se convierte en hielo.   
  • If I work too much, I get tired.
    Si trabajo demasiado, me canso.
  • If I have time, I usually go to the movies.
    Si tengo tiempo, generalmente voy al cine.
  • If she eats hamburgers, she gets an allergy.
    Si ella come hamburguesas, le da alergia.
  • If they come here, they always bring a present.
    Si ellos vienen aquí, siempre traen un regalo.
  • If she doesn't know the answer, she keeps silent.
    Si ella no sabe la respuesta, se mantiene en silencio.
  • If we don't go out on Saturdays, we rent a video and stay home.
    Si no salimos los sábados, alquilamos un video y nos quedamos en casa.

  • VIDEO: ZERO CONDITIONAL 



    The First Conditional:
    It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future.
    Se emplea cuando una situación es real o posible:
    (if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)
     
               EXAMPLES:
    If it rains today, I'll stay at home. Si llueve hoy, me quedaré en casa.
  • If he is busy now, I will come back tomorrow.
    Si está ocupado ahora, regresaré mañana.
  • If I have time, I'll visit my parents this afternoon.
    Si tengo tiempo, visitaré a mis padres esta tarde.
  • If it is warm tomorrow, we'll go to the beach.
    Si está caluroso mañana, iremos a la playa.
  • 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 go to the party.
    Si él no hace su tarea, no puede ir a la fiesta.
  • If she doesn't call you, you can call her.
    Si ella no te llama, tú puedes llamarla.
  • If you work hard, you may become a millonaire someday.
    Si trabajas duro, puede que te conviertas en un millonario algún día.

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    VIDEO: FIRST CONDITIONAL


    EXERCISES:

    http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/conditionals_zero_form.pdf

    http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.HTML

    http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/1cond1.htm

     

    PREPOSITIONS OF TIME






    Prepositions of place and time : IN / ON / AT

    Use IN before:

    – Countries and cities :Colombia, Bogota (Paises y ciudades)
    – Buildings: a shop, a museum (Edificios)
    – Months: February, June (Meses)
    – Seasons: winter, summer (Estaciones del año)
    – Years: 1998, 2003 (Años)
    – Times of the day: morning, afternoon, evening – NOT night (Partes del día)

    Use ON before:

    – Transport: a bike, a bus, train, plane, a ship – NOT car (Transporte)
    – A surface: the floor, a table, a shelf, the balcony, the roof, the wall (Superficies)
    – Dates: March 1st (Fechas)
    – Days: Tuesday, New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day (Dias)

    Use AT before:

    – The following words: school, home, work, university, the airport, the station, a bus stop, a party, the door, night, the weekend
    – Times: 6 o’clock, half past five, 4:45 pm (Hora)
    – Festival periods: Christmas, Easter (Festivales)
    More Prepositions of time (colaboración englisch-hilfe.com) Mas preposiciones en inglés