conditionals

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

00:21

If the winner is unsuccessful,...

1. they will marry Fiona
2. the first runner up will take their place
3. Lord Farquaad will rescue Fiona
4. Shrek will marry donkey

00:26

If one of the soldiers kills the ogre,...

1. he will be named Donkey.
2. he will come and live in the palace.
3. he will get a barrel of beer.
4. he will be named champion.

02:46

If Shrek goes on the quest,...

1. he will get to marry Fiona.
2. he will get to keep all the fairy tale creatures.
3. he will get his swamp back.
4. he will get to kil all the fairy tale creatures.

The goal of today's lesson:

• to know the difference between zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional, and third conditional
• to be able to use these sentences in different situations

Conditionals - 4 kinds:

• 0: facts - If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.
• 1: real or likely situations - If a soldier kills the ogre, he will be named champion.
• 2: unlikely or hypothetical situations - If I won the lottery, I would go travelling around the world.
• 3: situations that cannot be changed - If I had studied for the test, I would have passed. (But I didn't study, so I didn't pass.) 

Fact: If + present simple = > present simple

condition: If + present simple (If I win)

result: present simple
(don't eat)

Facts:   0 conditional

If you freeze water, it turns into ice.

If you _______ (press) the button, the light ________ (come) on.
The missing words are:

Real/likely situation: If + present simple => will

"If you go outside in the rain, you will get wet!"

Real / likely situations: 1st conditional

condition: if + present simple (If I tell)

result: will + verb (I will get)

If she _______ (not, hurry), we ________ (miss) the train.
The missing words are:

Unlikely situation: If + past simple = > would

Unreal / unlikely situations: 2nd conditional

condition: if + past simple (If I did)

result: would + verb (would I be)

"If I won the lottery, I would buy a new car!"

If I _________ (win) a million euros, I __________ (buy) a million bags of crisps.
The missing words are:

Careful: 2nd conditional 

Noteworthy exception

The form 'to be' in becomes 'were' (not 'was') when giving advice

"If I were you, I would talk to a teacher."

Giving advice / imagining situations:

If I were you, I would study harder.

If I were a boy (even just for one day), I would roll out of bed in the morning.......... (Beyonce)

If I were a rich man, I would live a life of luxury.

Situations that you cannot change anymore: 

If + past perfect => would + present perfect

Situations cannot be changed / past : 3rd conditional

condition: if + past perfect (If I hadn't been caught)

result: would + present perfect (I would have gotten)

"I would have left sooner if I had known."

I ______________ (not go) to see that film if I had known how bad it was!

1. wouldn't go
2. won't go
3. wouldn't have gone
4. am not going

I’d definitely ask her for an autograph if I __________ (see) Shakira in the supermarket!

1. saw
2. had seen
3. would see
4. see

She’ll meet us later if she __________ (not have) to work.

1. won't have
2. doesn't have
3. wouldn't have
4. didn't have

If I saw a UFO, I ___________ (take) a photo!

1. take
2. took
3. would take
4. would have taken

Summary

• 0 conditional: facts : If water reaches a 100 degrees, it boils.
• 1 cond.: real, likely situations : I will catch the bus if I run.
• 2 cond.: unreal, unlikely situations : If I were President, I would stop the war.
• 3 cond.: for situations that cannot be changed anymore, in past : He would have told them sooner if he had known they would be so happy.