Recap conditional 0 & 1 + Intro 2 & 3

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Conditionals

Objective

At the end of this lesson, you will understand and know how to use conditionals to talk about things that may happen in the present and future. 

What do you think conditionals do?
"If I study really hard, I'll pass this test."

What are conditionals?

• A sentence that is made up of an if-clause (condition) and a main clause (result) 
• We also call them 'if clauses'
• Describes a situation that might happen or might have happened
• There are 4 types of conditionals and they are made using different English verb tenses.

Zero Conditional

• Real factual situations
• (if + present simple, ... present simple)

• If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
• If it rains, the soil gets wet

If he ___ (touch) the fire, he ___ (get) burned.

If you ___(freeze) water, it ___ (become) a solid.

First conditional

• Possible future action
• (if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)

Examples: 

• If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema
• If Mrs Ellens goes to the shop, she will buy a coke

Examples

• If you like warm weather, you will like Florida or California.
• If you go to California, you'll be able to go to great beaches.
• if you go by plane, it will take about 6 hours.
  

If you ___ (make) trouble, I ___(send) you to the principal.

If she __ (get) good grades, she __(go) to university.

Second conditional

• Unreal, improbable situations
• (if + past simple, .... would + infinitive)
• E.g. If I won the lottery, I would buy a mansion

If burglars __ (break) into my house, they ___ (not find) any money.

If I ___ (be) you, I ___ (quit) smoking.

If we (win) the lottery, we
(travel) the world.

Third  conditional

• Unreal past situations
• (if + past perfect,... would have + past participle)
• E.g. If I had left earlier, I would have arrived on time.
• He would not have met her, if he had stayed at home

If I ___ (save) my money, I ___ (buy) a PlayStation 5.

If he ___(not take) the job, he __(go) traveling.

100%

50%

0%

If I study, I will pass

If I studied, I would pass

If I had studied, I would have passed

Recap

• Zero: Real factual situations
• First:  Possible future action
• Second: Unreal, improbable situations
• Third: Unreal past situations

Recap

How well do you know now what conditionals are (on a scale from 1 to 10)?

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