Conditionals - 3vtto

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Conditionals

3vtto

“If my grandmother had wheels, she would have been a bike”.

• 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 
• 100 % certain
• If/When + present simple | Present simple 

• 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 
• If this happens than it is likely a consequence
• If + Present simple  |  Will-won't + entire verb

• 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 
• Very unlikely that it will happen
• If + past simple / Would(n't) + entire verb

Voorbeeld

• Third conditional

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

• Impossible things in the past
• Very unlikely that it would have happened
• If + past perfect / Would(n't) + have + past participle 

You use the zero conditional for general truths

1. True
2. False

Which of these sentences is a '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 

First conditional 

Second conditional 

It is unlikely that the condition will be met

It is likely that the condition will be met.

It is a fact

Zero conditional:

First conditional:

Second conditional:

If/when + present simple

If + present simple 

If + past simple 

present simple

will + entire verb

would + entire verb

Conditionals (if- clause statement)

Drag the example to the appropriate conditional. 

zero conditional 

first

conditional 

second

conditional 

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

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

When you (to heat) iron, it (to expand)

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

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

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

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

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