If clauses
If clauses
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If clauses
If clauses (wat als - bijzinnen)
You use an if clause to say: If something happens, it can or will have certain results.
4 different types; fact, very likely, unreal, impossible
If clause: fact
This type of if clause is used when the result will always happen.
If ice cream gets hot, it melts.
If you fall into the water, you get wet.
In beide delen van de zin staat de tegenwoordige tijd (present simple)
Welke zin drukt een algemene waarheid of feit uit?
If it rained, we would stay home.
If you touch fire, you get burned.
If she comes, I will be happy.
If I had studied, I would have passed.
If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it _______.
will boil
boils
would boil
boiled
If clause: very likely
This type of if clause is used when the result is highly likely to happen.
If you don’t listen, you will be in trouble.
If you forget to call Tim, he will get angry.
In de zin staat de tegenwoordige tijd; will/ won't + hele werkwoord
Welke zin beschrijft een waarschijnlijke gebeurtenis in de toekomst?
If I were you, I would take the job.
If she had told me, I would have helped.
If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.
If you heat ice, it melts.
If she studies hard, she _______ the exam.
passed
passes
will pass
would pass
If clause: unreal
This type of if clause is used when the result is not real.
If I worked with her all day, I would go crazy.
If I won the lottery, I would buy a boat.
In de zin staat de verleden tijd (past simple) + would + hele werkwoord
Welke zin geeft een hypothetische situatie in het heden of de toekomst aan?
If you mix red and yellow, you get orange.
If she studies, she will pass.
If I won a million euros, I would buy a Tesla.
If I had known, I would have helped.
If I had a million euros, I _______ around the world.
travel
would travel
will travel
travelled
If clause: impossible
This type of if clause is used when the result is not possible, because you are talking about something in the past.
If I had known about it, I would have warned you.
If I had studied more, I would have passed the test.
In de zin staat de verleden tijd + would have + voltooid deelwoord
Welke zin beschrijft een onmogelijke situatie in het verleden?
If he had trained harder, he would have won.
If it rains, we will stay inside.
If I see him, I’ll tell him.
If I were taller, I would play basketball.
If he had left earlier, he _______ the train.
will catch
caught
would have caught
would catch
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