Second conditional

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• Leerjaar 3

Plan For Today 

• First Conditional - what is it again?
• Second Conditional
• Practice
• Vocabulary- unit 4 

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Gebruik

Je gebruikt de second conditional om te praten over dingen in de toekomst die zeer onwaarschijnlijk of op dit moment zelfs onmogelijk zijn. 

Als dit zou gebeuren (maar het gebeurt niet) dan zou ik dat doen. 

If I won the lottery, I would buy an island. 

If I met my favourite singer, I would ask for a picture. 
If I worked harder, I would get better grades. 

Vrij waarschijnlijk

Onwaarschijnlijk

Meeting Donald Trump 

Meeting a teacher at school 

Winning the lottery

Forgetting your homework

Vormen 

Type	Bijzin met if / unless (voorwaarde)	Hoofdzin (Gevolg)	Gebruikt voor
1-conditional	Present simple	will + hele werkwoord	Waarschijnlijke situaties in toekomst.
2-conditional	Past simple	Would + hele werkwoord	Onwaarschijnlijke of onmogelijke situaties in de toekomst.

Je gebruikt een Second Conditional als iets ...... gaat gebeuren.

1. waarschijnlijk
2. niet waarschijnlijk
3. helemaal zeker
4. misschien

Second conditional:
If he ... (arrive) earlier, it ... (be) less stressful.

1. arrive / will be
2. will arrive / is
3. arrived / would be
4. would arrive / were

Second conditional:
If I ... (inherit) a billion euros, I ... (travel) to the moon.

1. inherit / will travel
2. will inherit / travel
3. inherited / would travel
4. would inherit / traveled

Second Conditional:
If he ... (have) a beard, he ... (look) older.

1. would have, would look
2. didn't have, would look
3. had had, would have looked
4. had, would look

Second Conditional:
I ... (not - eat) that, if I ... (be) you!

1. wouldn't eat, were
2. didn't eat, would be
3. won't eat, were
4. wouldn't eat, was

Second conditional:
If I ... (be) you, I .... (ask) her out.

1. am / will ask
2. were / would ask
3. was / would ask
4. would be / asked

Wat is de juiste second conditional?
He's careless with money. He is always broke.

1. If he wasn't so careless with money, he wouldn't always be broke.
2. If he was careless with money, he would always be broke.
3. He will be careless with money, he will always be broke.
4. He would always be broke if he wasn't careless with money.

Second conditional:
If we .... (live) in Mexico, I ...... (speak) Spanish.

1. Lives / would speak
2. Lived / would speak
3. Lived / 'd speak
4. Live / would speak

A correct example of the second conditional is..

1. If she went to the police sooner, the thief had been caught.
2. The house smells good if my mom bakes a cake.
3. If I had a dog, I would walk in the park every day.
4. The house would smell good if my mom bakes a cake.

Now think of a second conditional yourselves!

Let's Practice!

Go to classroom and find Second contional.

Answers

1. If I were invisible for a day, I would sneak into a movie set and see how they film the stunts.
2. If my dog could talk, he would probably tell me all the embarrassing things I do when no one’s watching.
3. If school started at noon, I would stay up all night playing video games and sleep in every morning.
4. If I had a time machine, I would travel to the future to see if we finally have flying cars.
5. If my favorite band played at my birthday party, it would be the best party ever and everyone would talk about it for years.

Answers

1. If I could teleport, I would visit every amusement park in the world without having to wait in airport lines.
2. If my phone battery lasted forever, I would never miss a single moment to capture on camera or text my friends.
3. If I could be any superhero, I would choose to be Spider-Man and swing through the city instead of taking the bus.
4. If my homework did itself, I would have so much more time to binge-watch my favorite shows.
5. If I could speak every language, I would make friends from all over the world and learn about their cultures firsthand.

Second

Conditional

If I could wish upon a star, I would...

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