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Diez fichas de nivel intermedio (B1): el segundo condicional, if I were you, dar consejos y la diferencia entre lo posible y lo improbable.
Ficha 1 · Segundo condicional
If + pasado, y en la otra parte would.
- If I ___ (have) money, I would travel.had — pasado, aunque hable del presente.
- If she studied more, she ___ (pass).would pass.
- I ___ (buy) a car if I could drive.would buy.
- If they ___ (live) closer, we would see them more.lived.
- What ___ you (do) if you won the lottery?would you do.
- If I ___ (not work) tomorrow, I would come.didn’t work.
Ficha 2 · If I were you
En el segundo condicional, todas las personas llevan were.
- If I ___ you, I would call her.were — nunca was en registro escrito.
- If he ___ taller, he would play basketball.were es lo correcto; was se acepta en habla informal.
- If it ___ cheaper, I would buy it.were.
- «Yo que tú, no iría.»If I was you, I wouldn’t go.If I were you, I wouldn’t go.If I were you — es una fórmula fija para dar consejo.
- «Si yo fuera ella, hablaría con el jefe.»If I were her, I would talk to the boss.If I am her, I will talk to the boss.If I were her.
- If I ___ in your situation, I would wait.were.
Ficha 3 · Primero o segundo
Elige según sea posible o improbable.
- «Si llueve mañana, no salimos.» (posible)If it rains, we won’t go out.If it rained, we wouldn’t go out.Primero — que llueva mañana es perfectamente posible.
- «Si me tocara la lotería, dejaría el trabajo.» (improbable)If I win the lottery, I will quit.If I won the lottery, I would quit.Segundo — improbable.
- «Si tuviera veinte años menos…» (imposible)If I am twenty years younger…If I were twenty years younger…Segundo.
- «Si apruebas, lo celebramos.» (posible)If you pass, we will celebrate.If you passed, we would celebrate.Primero.
- «Si viviera en Londres, hablaría mejor inglés.»If I live in London, I will speak better.If I lived in London, I would speak better.Segundo — no vive allí.
- «Si acabas pronto, te espero.»If you finish early, I will wait.If you finished early, I would wait.Primero.
Ficha 4 · Dar consejos
Completa la fórmula.
- If I were you, I ___ (talk) to her.would talk.
- You ___ (should) see a doctor.should.
- If I ___ in your place, I would accept.were.
- I ___ (not do) that if I were you.wouldn’t do.
- Why ___ you talk to him? (sugerencia)Why don’t you…?
- If I had that problem, I ___ (ask) for help.would ask.
Ficha 5 · Would en preguntas
Completa.
- What ___ you do if you lost your job?would.
- Where ___ you live if you could choose?would.
- ___ you tell her if you knew?Would.
- How ___ you feel if that happened to you?would.
- Who ___ you call if you had an emergency?would.
- ___ it be a problem if I arrived late?Would.
Ficha 6 · Unless y otras alternativas a if
Completa.
- I wouldn’t go ___ they invited me. (a menos que)unless.
- You can come ___ long as you are quiet.as long as.
- I will lend it to you ___ that you return it.provided that — registro más formal.
- Take an umbrella ___ case it rains.in case — ojo: no es lo mismo que if, es prevención.
- ___ you not tell anyone, I will explain. (siempre que)As long as o Provided that.
- «In case it rains» significa…Si lluevePor si lluevePor si llueve — prevención, no condición.
Ficha 7 · En contexto
Completa el texto.
- If I ___ (can) choose any job, I would be a photographer.could — el pasado de can.
- I ___ (travel) all over the world.would travel.
- If my English ___ (be) better, it would be easier.were.
- I ___ (not need) a translator.wouldn’t need.
- Unless I ___ (start) studying now, it will never happen.start — detrás de unless, presente.
- So if you ___ (want) to join me, tell me.want.
Ficha 8 · Transformación
Completa la segunda frase.
- I don’t have time, so I don’t travel. → If I ___ time, I would travel.had.
- She doesn’t study, so she fails. → If she studied, she ___ pass.would.
- My advice: talk to him. → If I ___ you, I would talk to him.were.
- Don’t be late or we will leave. → ___ you are on time, we will leave.Unless.
- I can’t drive, so I don’t have a car. → If I ___ drive, I would have a car.could.
- Take a jacket, it might be cold. → Take a jacket ___ case it is cold.in case.
Ficha 9 · Elige
Solo una opción es correcta.
- If I ___ you, I would apologise.waswerewere.
- If they ___ more, they would win.trainedwould traintrained — would no va detrás de if.
- I would help you if I ___ .cancouldcould.
- Unless it ___ , we will go for a walk.rainswill rainrains.
- What would you do if you ___ me?arewerewere.
- If she ___ earlier, she would catch the train.leavesleftleft — segundo condicional.
Ficha 10 · Encuentra el error
Elige la versión correcta.
- «Si tuviera tiempo, iría.»If I would have time, I would go.If I had time, I would go.If I had time — nunca would detrás de if.
- «Yo que tú, lo haría.»If I was you, I would do it.If I were you, I would do it.were.
- «A menos que llames, no iré.»Unless you don’t call, I won’t go.Unless you call, I won’t go.Unless you call.
- «Si pudiera, te ayudaría.»If I could, I would help you.If I can, I would help you.If I could.
- «¿Qué harías si te tocara la lotería?»What would you do if you won the lottery?What will you do if you win the lottery?La primera es el segundo condicional, que es lo que pide «si te tocara».
- «Coge paraguas por si llueve.»Take an umbrella if it rains.Take an umbrella in case it rains.in case.
Ya está: has hecho las diez
El fallo más caro de este nivel es meter would detrás de if. En español decimos «si tuviera» y «tendría» y las dos formas se parecen; en inglés, la parte del if nunca lleva would.
Sube al nivel difícil, con el tercer condicional, los mixtos y la inversión sin if.