Mixed Conditionals
Which Conditional is this Sentence?
If he can play the guitar, he will be able to join the band.
First
John has been waiting for the bus for hours.
John wishes the bus would arrive soon/John wishes he had a car/Etc.
The boy kicks the ball.
The ball is kicked by the boy.
If it doesn't rain this Saturday, I go to the party.
I WILL go to the party (first conditional)
El Titanic es uno de los barcos más famosos de la historia.
The Titanic is one of the most famous boats in history.
Fill in the Blank
If we ________ (have) a bigger house, we _________ (no spend) so much time in the park.
Had / Wouldn't Spend
Marie is very sick.
Marie wishes she would get better/ Marie wishes she had stayed home this weekend/ Etc.
The builders have completed the building.
The building has been completed.
The Eiffel Tower were completed in 1890.
WAS completed
Sería imposible evacuar a todos los pasajeros.
It would be impossible to evacuate all of the passengers.
Third Conditional
If he __________ (leave) earlier, he ____________ (catch) the bus before it left.
Had left / Would have caught
You failed your exam.
I wish I had studied more.
He will have finished the book by the time you return from your trip.
The book will have been finished by the time you return from your trip.
We need to move off of our apartment before the landlord comes on Tuesday.
Los pasajeros apenas sintieron el choque que terminó con el Titanic en el fondo del mar.
The passengers barely felt the crash that ended with the Titanic at the bottom of the sea.
Don't Eat/Die
Example: If you don't eat for a long time, you die.
Next week is Christmas
I wish my parents would buy me a nice gift.
That shouldn't be done.
The book was being writing for a long time by the author.
Was being WRITTEN
El barco contaba con gimnasio, salón, sala de lectura, y cafés donde los pasajeros podían disfrutar.
The boat included a gym, salon, reading room, and cafes that (where) passengers could enjoy.
Make a sentence, first conditional
Win the match / go to eat pizza
Example: If we win the match this weekend, we will go eat pizza.
When you were a child, you didn't take English seriously.
I wish I had taken English seriously as a child.
He must have read the book.
The book must have been read.
If she hasn't eaten anything all day, of course she would have been angry when you talked to her.
If she HADN'T eaten
A pesar de acabar hundido en su primera travesía, el Titanic era realmente uno de los barcos más seguros de su época.
Although it ended up sinking in its first crossing, the Titanic was really one of the safest boats of its era.