conditionals

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• Studiejaar 3

Conditionals

Voorwaardelijke zinnen

Conditionals

Conditionals zijn voorwaardelijke zinnen: als dit ..... , dan dat ......

Een conditional sentence bestaat uit twee delen, een hoofdzin en een zinsdeel met if.

Er zijn vier soorten conditionals: zero, first, second, third.

The FIRST conditional

• We use the FIRST conditional  to talk about future events that might take place
• If  you run, you will get there in time.

First conditional

First conditional

If + present simple, will + hele werkwoord

Second conditional 

We use it when the supposition (what we suppose) is contrary to the known fact in the present 

If I were you, I would plant some trees around the house. (But I'm not you)

If I dyed my hair blue, I'd look awful. ( But I am not going to)

Second conditional

if + past simple,

hoofdzin - would+ ww

If I won  $1.000.000, I would quit my job. 

Je gebruikt The First Conditional als iets ...... is om te gebeuren.

1. waarschijnlijk
2. niet waarschijnlijk
3. helemaal zeker

Fill in the first conditional:
If he ..... (come), I ..... (be) surprised.

Maak de zin af :
If it snows tomorrow, ...

If we ..... (eat) all this cake, we ..... (feel) sick.

FIRST CONDITIONAL: Complete the sentence.

If you only eat junk food, you ... fat soon !

1. got
2. gets
3. get
4. will get

Fill in the first conditional:
If he ... (go) to Paris next month, he ... (visit) the Eiffel Tower.

If I ... (have) enough money, I ... (buy) new shoes.

1. have - will buy
2. will have - buy
3. have - buy
4. will have - will have

If I found a wallet in the street, I...
(take) it to the police.

1. take
2. will take
3. took
4. would take

If you ..... (do) more exercise, you would feel better.

1. do
2. did
3. would do
4. will do

Finish the following:
If I could be a super hero, I .......

Samenvatting

       

       First conditional: waarschijnlijk    

       if + present simple, will + hele ww

    

        Second conditional : onwaarschijnlijk

        if + past  simple, would + hele ww