Conditionals advanced

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

How to...

give an advice or an opinion

talk about a plan

express regret

facts

Situation

I need money! Can you give me some advice?

Question

• Conditional means
• A. uithoudingsvermogen
• B. afwachten
• C. voorwaarde
• 
  
• C. Iets dat nodig is voordat iets anders gebeurt.

Form

Conditional clause = bijzin van voorwaarde

He would be on time if he ran / If he ran, he would be on time.

Two parts

1. If sentence (If he ran,) = voorwaarde in bijzin
   
2. Main sentence (he would be on time)
   

Example

• What happens if you heat ice? It melts.
• 
  
• If you heat ice, it melts
  
• 
  
• I didn't study for the tests, my grades are bad.
• 
  
• If I had studied for the tests, I wouldn't have had bad grades.

Why?

Advice/Opinion

If I were you, I would buy this green car.

If you learn another language, you will easily find a better job.

1st + 2nd conditional

Why?

Plan

If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, I’ll go to the beach with my daughter.

1st conditiona;

Why?

Regret

If I had more money, I’d buy a new house.

If I had known about his illness, I would have called him earlier.

2nd + 3rd conditional

Why?

Facts

If you heat the ice, it always melts.

Zero conditional

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Think: how can you use a conditional in your writing?