KSE uur 15 December

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• Leerjaar 4

Conditionals

Conditionals = if-zinnen

A conditional sentence exists of 2 parts: 

If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home

• the condition (voorwaarde/actie): If it rains tomorrow
• the result (resultaat/gevolg): I will stay at home.

There are 4 different ways to construct conditional sentences in English.

Type 0 conditional (100% waar):

This form is used for: 

- facts 

How to make:  use a present simple in both parts

If water freezes, it becomes ice.

 First conditional (erg waarschijnlijk, bijna 100% waar)

How to make: 

use a present simple in the if-clause

and will + full verb (hele ww) in the main clause.

If you are late, she will be very angry.

Second conditional (onwaarschijnlijk, maar niet onmogelijk) 

The type 2 conditional:

- it is unlikely to happen, but not impossible

How to make: 

use a past simple in the if-clause and would + infinitive in the main clause.

If I learned to play the guitar, I would be  a rock star.

If I were famous, I would post on Instagram every day.

Third conditional (onwaar, niet meer te veranderen)

The type 3 conditional:

a time in the past and a situation that is the opposite of the present.

How to make: 

use a past perfect in the if-clause and would + past participle in the main clause

If you had studied harder, you would have passed the exam.

(but you didn't study hard, so you failed)

Fill in the right tense

1. If you give him a hand with all that work, he …( thank)  you. 
2. If I … (be) you, I would call home. 
3. If he … (find) out the truth sooner, he would have reported you to the police himself.
4. If you mix blue and yellow, you … (get) green. 
5. If they take the 8 o’clock train in Amersfoort, they … (arrive) in time for the meeting.
6. If you … (heat) up water to 100 degrees Celsius, it …(boil). 
7. If he won the lottery, he … (move) to a tropical island. 
8. If the boys had behaved better, their parents … (allow) them to stay home alone. 

Answers

1. If you give him a hand with all that work, he will thank( thank)  you. 
2. If I were (be) you, I would call home. 
3. If he had found (find) out the truth sooner, he would have reported you to the police himself.
4. If you mix blue and yellow, you get (get) green. 
5. If they take the 8 o’clock train in Amersfoort, they will arrive (arrive) in time for the meeting. 
6. If you heat up water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils(boil). 
7. If he won the lottery, he would move (move) to a tropical island. 
8. If the boys had behaved better, their parents would have allowed (allow) them to stay home alone.