Conditionals

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

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At the end of this lesson you know the difference between the 0, 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional

Explanation conditionals

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Conclusion

Conditionals

• 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 

• 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 

• 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 

• Third conditional

 

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

Things that didn't happen in the past and their imaginary results 

Zero conditional 

First conditional 

Second conditional 

Third 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.

Er kan niet meer aan de voorwaarde voldaan worden.

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 

third

conditional 

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

(zero conditional)
When you (heat) iron, it (expand)

(1st conditional)
If he walks to school, I ....(go) with him.

(2nd conditional)
If you had money, you ....(buy) a new car

(2nd conditional)
If my parents sold our house, we ....(be) homeless.

(2nd conditional)
James would help you, if you (ask) him.

Third conditional: If we ... (arrive) earlier, we ...(see) John but we were much too late.

1. arrived, saw
2. had arrived, would see
3. had arrived, would have seen
4. arrived, would see

Third conditional: If they ........... (go) to bed earlier, they ........... (not sleep) late.

1. went / wouldn't have slept
2. had gone / wouldn't have slept
3. went / wouldn't sleep
4. go / won't sleep

Third conditional: If we .............. (know) the test was this hard, we .......... (study) harder

1. had known / had studied
2. knew / would have studied
3. know / will study
4. had known / would have studied

Third conditional:
If we .............. (not go) to the party, we ............. (not meet) them.

1. don't go / won't meet
2. went / wouldn't meet
3. hadn't gone / wouldn't have met
4. had gone / would have met

Third conditional:
He .............. (be) on time if he .............. (not miss) the bus.

1. had been / wouldn't have missed
2. would have been / hadn't missed
3. was / hadn't missed
4. is / doesn't miss

Complete the sentence:
If I wake up late, ...
(zero conditional)

If I tell you a secret,
(first conditional)

If I were invisible, ...
(second conditional)

If you had known that ..... ,
(third conditional)

Conclusion

At the end of this lesson you know the difference between the 0, 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional

Homework:

study theory conditionals