Conditionals

Conditionals

If I have much money, I will travel around the world.

I will travel around the world if I have much money.

Conditionals = if-zinnen (feiten, waarschijnlijke of onwaarschijnlijke situaties)

Conditionals

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

Zero Conditional

Het gaat hierbij om gewoontes en feiten:

first conditional

Het gaat hierbij om mogelijke / waarschijnlijke dingen

Second Conditional

Het gaat om iets wat nog geen werkelijkheid is/onwaarschijnlijke situaties

Careful: 2nd conditional 

Note:

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.

Third conditional

Het gaat hier om onwaarschijnlijke / niet gebeurde dingen.

Situations that you cannot change anymore: 

If + past perfect => would + present perfect

Situations cannot be changed / past : 3rd conditional

condition: if + past perfect (If I hadn't been caught)

result: would + present perfect (I would have gotten)

"I would have left sooner if I had known."

<b><i>if</i> + past simple + </b><i><b>would/could/might </b>- for hypothetical situations in the present or future, suggestions and advice</i>

<b><i>if&nbsp;</i>+ present simple +<i> will/ won't might </i></b><i>- </i>for a future possibility

<b><i>if </i>+ past perfect + <i>would have</i> + past participle</b>&nbsp;- for hypothetical situations in the past or regrets about the past

<b><i>if/when</i> + present simple + present simple</b>&nbsp;- for general truths or the result of a situation/action

Zero conditional

first conditional

second conditional

third conditional

<div>If I worked harder, I might get better grades.</div>

<div>If the rules don't change, classes will still be online tomorrow.</div>

<div><span>If they had bought snowboots, they wouldn't have had cold feet.</span><br></div>

If the temperature stays below 0 degrees for a while, water turns into ice.

Zero conditional

first conditional

second conditional

third conditional

If Dad drove me to school, I _______ late.

1. won't be
2. be
3. wasn't
4. wouldn't be

If you _______ well tonight, you won't be tired tomorrow.

1. sleep
2. will sleep
3. slept
4. would sleep

If I were you, I _______ an umbrella.

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

What will you do if she _______ you?

1. won't call
2. doesn't call
3. wouldn't call
4. didn't call

My boss will be angry if I ________________ (not finish) my work.

If you like this book, I __________________________ (give) it to you.

Will they go to the beach if the weather________________ (be) good?

Gayle won't help if you _________________ (not ask) her.

Complete the sentence:
If I liked English more, ...............

Complete the sentence:
I would like school more if.....

Complete the sentence:
If I hadn't chosen this school, I ......

'If' statements - 4 kinds:

• 0: facts - If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.
• 1: real or likely situations - If a soldier kills the ogre, he will be named champion.
• 2: unlikely or hypothetical situations - If I won the lottery, I would go travelling around the world.
• 3: situations that cannot be changed - If I had studied for the test, I would have passed. (But I didn't study, so I didn't pass.) 

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.

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)

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!"

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.
• 3 cond.: for situations that cannot be changed anymore, in past : He would have told them sooner if he had known they would be so happy.

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