Conditionals 3H 2024

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Conditionals

• 0 conditional
• 1st conditional
• 2nd conditional
• 3rd conditional

• Zero conditional

 

if sentence	result
present simple	present simple
If you add two and two,	you get four.

General truths and habits 

• First conditional

 

if sentence	result
present simple	will + infinitive
If I get sick,	I will go to the doctor.

Possible or likely things in the future 

• Second conditional

 

if sentence	result
past simple	would + infinitive
If I won the lottery,	I would buy a car.

impossible things in the present, unlikely things in the future 

• Third conditional

 

if sentence	result
past perfect	would + have + past participle
If I had studied harder,	I would have passed the exam.

Things that didn't happen in the past and their imaginary results 

Een zero conditional gebruik je voor feiten:

1. Waar
2. Niet waar

Welke van deze zinnen is een 'zero conditional'?

1. Ice melts if you heat it.
2. If water reaches a 100 degrees, it boils.
3. If it rains, the grass gets wet.
4. All the answers are correct.

(zero conditional)
If it freezes tonight, water ... (turn) into ice

zero conditional
if it rains, you ............wet (to get)

(zero conditional)
When you (heat) iron, it (expand)

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If you had money, you ....(buy) a new car

If he walks to school, I ....(go) with him.

They will always cycle to school even if it ..(rain).

James would help you, if you (ask) him.

We will invite you to the party if you (want) to come.

If you want to leave, I .....(go) with you.

If my parents sold our house, we ....(be) homeless.

Third conditional: If we ... (arrive) earlier, we ...(see) John but we were much too late.

1. arrived, saw
2. had arrived, would see
3. had arrived, would have seen
4. arrived, would see

Third conditional: If they ........... (go) to bed earlier, they ........... (not sleep) late.

1. went / wouldn't have slept
2. had gone / wouldn't have slept
3. went / wouldn't sleep
4. go / won't sleep

Third conditional: If we .............. (know) the test was this hard, we .......... (study) harder

1. had known / had studied
2. knew / would have studied
3. know / will study
4. had known / would have studied

Third conditional:
If we .............. (not go) to the party, we ............. (not meet) them.

1. don't go / won't meet
2. went / wouldn't meet
3. hadn't gone / wouldn't have met
4. had gone / would have met

Third conditional:
He .............. (be) on time if he .............. (not miss) the bus.

1. had been / wouldn't have missed
2. would have been / hadn't missed
3. was / hadn't missed
4. is / doesn't miss