Conditionals

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Conditionals

“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 
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• 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 
• Als dit gebeurd, dan is dit waarschijnlijk het gevolg.
• If + Present simple /  Will-won't + hele ww

• 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 
• Heel onwaarschijnlijk dat het gaat gebeuren
• If + past simple / Would(n't) + hele werkwoord

• Third conditional

if sentence	result
Past perfect	would + present perfect
If I had won the lottery,	I would have bought a car.

• Impossible things in the past
• Het is niet gebeurd
• If + had + past participle / would have + past participle

Voorbeeld

Een zero conditional gebruik je voor feiten:

1. Waar
2. Niet waar

Welke van deze zinnen is een '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 

Het is onwaarschijnlijk dat er aan de voorwaarde voldaan wordt.

Het is waarschijnlijk dat er aan de voorwaarde voldaan wordt.

Het is een feit.

Zero conditional:

First conditional:

Second conditional:

If/when + present simple

If + present simple 

If + past simple 

present simple

will + hele ww

would + hele ww

Conditionals (if- clause statement)

Drag the example to the appropriate conditional. 

zero conditional 

first

conditional 

second

conditional 

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

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

When you (heat) iron, it (expand)

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

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

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

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

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