Unit 3: Conditionals

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Conditionals

IF - zinnen of conditionals

Een if-zin bestaat uit twee gedeelten: het gedeelte dat begint met ‘if’ (if he runs)- de voorwaarde, en het hoofdgedeelte van de zin (he will be on time). Het maakt geen verschil of je de zin met het hoofdgedeelte laat beginnen of met if. Er zijn vier verschillende soorten if-zinnen/conditionals.

SUMMARY

Formation and use of the conditionals

Zero Conditional

Give a quote (with a conditional) from this song.

first conditional

Give a quote (with a conditional) from this song.

Second Conditional

Give a quote (with a conditional) from this song.

Third conditional

Give a quote (with a conditional) from this song.

CONDITIONALS

Fill in the gaps, use the Zero Conditional:

If you ........ plants, they ........

1. water, die
2. water, will die
3. don't water, die
4. don't water, will die

Fill in the gaps, use the Zero Conditional:

You ... sleep if you ... too much coffee

1. can't, will drink
2. can't, drink
3. couldn't, drink
4. couldn't, will drink

Fill in the gaps, use the First Conditional:

If we ........ our best, we ........ the match.

1. do, win
2. do, will win
3. will do, win
4. will do, will win

Fill in the gaps, use the First Conditional:

If it ........ tomorrow, we ........ to the beach.

1. don't rain, won't go
2. doesn't rain, will go
3. won't rain, go
4. will rain, go

First conditional:
If she .......(not to listen), I ............(to call) the security

1. don't listen/will call
2. didn't listen/ will call
3. doesn't listen/will call
4. doesn't listen/ won't call

Fill in the gaps, use the Second Conditional:

If he ........ a beard, he ........ older.

1. would have, would look
2. has, would look
3. had, would look

Fill in the gaps, use the Second Conditional:

I ........ that, if I ........ you!

1. wouldn't eat, were
2. won't eat, was
3. won't eat, were
4. wouldn't eat, was

My boss will be angry if I ________ (not to finish) my work.

If you like this book, I ________________ (to give) it to you.

Will they go to the beach if the weather__________ (to be) good?

Gayle won't help if you ____________ (not to ask) her.

If you don't eat food for two days, ........

If you leave a restaurant without paying, ........

If I won the lottery, ...

If I were a boy/girl, ...

I would be extremely scared ...

if I won the lottery

if I pass this exam

I will celebrate

I would celebrate

zero conditional

first conditional

second conditional

If people eat too much, they get fat.

If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.

If I had his number, I wouldn't call him.

If it rains, I will stay at home.

If babies are hungry, they cry.

If it's sunny, we'll go to the beach!

If I wake up late, I will miss the bus.

Conditional sentences

• Geeft een voorwaarde aan (als...dan)
• Bestaat uit een hoofdzin en een bijzin
• als if in het eerste deel van de zin staat --> komma gebruiken
• als if in het tweede deel van de zin staat --> geen komma

The Zero Conditional

• Wordt gebruikt bij zaken die absoluut gebeuren: wetenschappelijke feiten en algemene waarheden
• if + present simple, present simple

• If you get too close to the sun, you melt
• If you cross a border, you enter another country
• if you heat up ice, it melts

The First Conditional

• Als iets waarschijnlijk gaat gebeuren, nu of in de toekomst
• will + werkwoord ... if + present simple

• If he gets the day off, we will go to London
• We will be sad if Daniel leaves

The Second Conditional

• Als het niet waarschijnlijk is dat iets gaat gebeuren, nu of in de toekomst
• if + past simple, would + werkwoord

• If we got the day off, we would go to London.
• We would all be sad if Daniel left

LET OP: In deze conditonal gebruik je bij 'be' altijd WERE

If I were you I would not help him

The Third Conditional

• Bij zaken die absoluut niet gebeurd zijn in het verleden
• if + past perfect, would have + voltooid deelwoord

• If I had studied for my exams, I would have passed them.
• I would have bought that house if I had won the lottery.