Refiere a una situación hipotética y se forma según la estructura if + simple past + simple condicional. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos traducidos.
| If clause | Main clause |
|---|---|
| If + Past Simple | would / could / might + verb |
| If I won the lottery, | I would travel around the world. |
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If I won the lottery, I would travel around the world.
Si ganara la lotería, viajaría por todo el mundo. -
If I were in Brazil, I would go to Rio de Janeiro.
Si yo estuviese en Brasil, iría a Río de Janeiro. -
If I were you, I would buy that car.
Si yo fuese tú, compraría ese auto. -
If he were in my place, he wouldn't do this.
Si él estuviese en mi lugar, no haría esto. -
If I had more money, I would buy a nice apartment.
Si yo tuviese más dinero, me compraría un lindo apartamento. -
If she had more time, she would travel more often.
Si ella tuviera más tiempo, viajaría más a menudo. -
If it were not raining, we could go out.
Si no estuviese lloviendo, podríamos salir. -
If we didn't have to work today, we could have a picnic.
Si no tuviésemos que trabajar hoy, podríamos tener un picnic. -
If they won the lottery, they wouldn't work any more.
Si ellos ganaran la lotería, no trabajarían más. -
If I saw her, I would ask her out.
Si la viera, la invitaría a salir. -
If you went to Brazil, you wouldn't want to come back.
Si fueras a Brazil, no querrías regresar. -
If they spoke Spanish, we would understand them.
Si ellos hablasen español, los entenderíamos. -
If he didn't live by the river, he couldn't go fishing.
Si el no viviera cerca del río, no podría ir a pescar. -
If I didn't want to go, I would tell you.
Si no quisiera ir, te lo diría. -
If they worked for that company, they might have better salaries.
Si ellos trabajaran para esa compañía, podrían tener mejores sueldos. -
If she wrote a book, it would be a best-seller.
Si ella escribiese un libro, sería un best-seller.