If-sentences

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

If-sentences

• These are conditional (voorwaardelijke) sentences
• If one thing happens, then another thing will happen as well
  

How to form an if-sentence

• If sentence in present simple = will
• if sentence in past simple = would
  

Examples

• What will happen if you do it wrong?
• If you play the game too long, you will become addicted
• What would happen if they knew the secret?
• If you knew everything, life would be boring
  

Will

would

If I won the lottery, I _____ be rich

If I don't do my homework, I _____ be punished

I _____ pass the exam if I study

I _____ answer if he called

Using auxiliary verbs

• Instead of will/would, you can also use verbs like can or should
• If your laptop doesn't work, you can phone the helpdesk
• If your eyes start to hurt, you should quit
  

General truths

• For general truths, don't use will or would
• If I eat too much, I get fatter
• It is easy if you are an experienced writer
  

Imaginary situations

• If the if-sentence describes an imaginary situation, use 'were' instead of 'was' for all forms
• If I were you, I would be curious too
• I would tell him about it if he were here
  

Finish the sentence:
If I were president of America ...

Consequences chain

If I didn't have this class now ... I would still be in bed

If I were still in bed ... I would feel groggy because I slept too long

If I felt groggy ... I would drink 3 cups of coffee to wake up

Consequences chain (7 sentences)
If I went on a trip to America...

Please do ...

Exercise 12 and 13

+- 10 minutes

Talking to your neighbor is OK, but not too loudly