V4 OA Unit 1 - Grammar Conditionals

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Conditionals

Objectives:
You understand why and how to use the different conditional.

Vertaal naar het Engels:
Als het regent wordt je nat.

Vertaal naar het Engels
Als het regent ga ik niet naar het park

Vertaal naar het Engels
Ze zal de bus missen als ze niet snel vertrekt.

Vertaal naar het Engels
Als ik zijn nummer had, zou ik hem bellen.

Vertaal naar het
Als ik jou was zou ik niet met hem uitgaan.

Vertaal naar het Engels
Als het vliegtuig niet in de Twin Tower was gevlogen had Oskar zijn vader niet verloren.

Als ik had geweten dat we vandaag een toets hadden dan was ik niet naar school gekomen.

Practice: fill in the gap with the right verb form

1. If Anne’s father gets seriously ill, they ____________________ (BRING) him to the hospital.

2. If I ____________________ (BE) you I would pay more attention in class.

3. They ____________________ (NOT GO) out if they don’t get a babysitter.

4. The manager would have fired him if he ____________________ (HAVE) someone else to replace him.

5. I ____________________ (LIKE) her more if she hadn’t asked such stupid questions.

6. If you ____________________ (NOT KNOCK) they won’t let you in.

7. If I had missed the bus, I ____________________ (TAKE) a taxi.

8. We will visit the sports centre tomorrow unless it ____________________ (RAIN).

9. I would have helped him if I ____________________ (KNOW) that his condition was so bad.

10. He ____________________ (NOT GO) to the course if it were not so interesting

Answers

1. If Anne’s father gets seriously ill, they WILL BRING (BRING) him to the hospital.

2. If I WAS / WERE (BE) you I would pay more attention in class.

3. They WON’T GO (NOT GO) out if they don’t get a babysitter.

4. The manager would have fired him if he HAD HAD (HAVE) someone else to replace him.

5. I WOULD HAVE LIKED (LIKE) her more if she hadn’t asked such stupid questions.

6. If you DON’T KNOCK (NOT KNOCK) they won’t let you in.

7. If I had missed the bus, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN (TAKE) a taxi.

8. We will visit the sports centre tomorrow unless it RAINS (RAIN).

9. I would have helped him if I HAD KNOWN (KNOW) that his condition was so bad.

10. He WOULDN’T GO (NOT GO) to the course if it were not so interesting.

Practice: fill in the gap with the right verb form

11. I ____________________ (CALL) if I had had his mobile number.

12. If I ____________________ (WIN) in the lottery I would go on an extended vacation.

13. If I ____________________ (NOT BE) careful, he would have lost his job.

14. ____________________ (SHE STAY) at home if I asked her to ?

15. If her daughter ____________________ (WORK) harder she would pass the exam.

16. If the French lessons had been more interesting , Mary ____________________ (NOT ATTEND) a

different school.

17. He wouldn’t have been so happy if he ____________________ (NOT HAVE) such a good life.

18. If I were a millionaire I ____________________ (STOP) working at once.

19. If you ____________________ (MARRY) Peter, you would be happier.

20. I ____________________ (GIVE) you the news as soon as I get it.

Answers

11. I WOULD HAVE CALLED (CALL) if I had had his mobile number.

12. If I WON (WIN) in the lottery I would go on an extended vacation.

13. If I HADN’T BEEN (NOT BE) careful, he would have lost his job.

14. WOULD SHE STAY (SHE STAY) at home if I asked her to ?

15. If her daughter WORKED (WORK) harder she would pass the exam.

16. If the French lessons had been more interesting , Mary WOULDN’T HAVE ATTENDED (NOT ATTEND) a different school. 

17. He wouldn’t have been so happy if he HADN’T HAD (NOT HAVE) such a good life.

18. If I were a millionaire I WOULD STOP (STOP) working at once.

19. If you MARRIED (MARRY) Peter, you would be happier.

20. I WILL GIVE (GIVE) you the news as soon as I get it.