conditionals

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

00:47

If the winner is unsuccessful then

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

01:24

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.

03:49

If Shrek goes on the quest, he will

1. get to marry Fiona.
2. get to keep all the fairy-tale creatures.
3. get his swamp back.
4. get to kill all the fairy-tale creatures.

The goal of today's lesson:

• to revise the difference between different sentences with 'if.....'
• to be able to use these sentences in different situations

'If' statements - 3 kinds:

• 0: feiten - If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.
• 1: situaties die mogelijk zijn en kunnen gebeuren in de toekomst en het heden. - If a soldier kills the ogre, he will be named champion.
• 2: situaties die hypothetisch zijn en niet zo snel kunnen gebeuren in de toekomst of het heden. - If I won the lottery, I would go travelling around the world.

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.

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.

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