| Conditional Sentences |
| Type | IF clause | Main Clause |
| Type I | Present | will/ can/ may /must + V1 |
| Type II | Past | would/ could/ might + V1 |
| Type III | Past Perfect | would/ could/ might + have V3 |
| Habitual | Present | Present |
| Imperativo | Present | Imperative |
| Sentence | Translation |
| If I were in Brazil, I would go to Río de Janeiro | Si yo estuviese en Brasil, iría a Río de Janeiro |
| If I were you, I would buy that car | Si yo fuera vos, 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 appartment | Si yo tuviese más dinero, me compraría un lindo apartamento |
| If she had more time, she would travel more often | Si ella tuviese 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 |
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