Conditionals

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• Secundair onderwijs

CONDITIONALS/IF-zinnen

De if-zin/conditional

• Geeft een voorwaarde aan (als...dan)
• Bestaat uit een hoofdzin en een bijzin
• als if in het eerste deel van de zin staat --> komma gebruiken
• als if in het tweede deel van de zin staat --> geen komma

The Zero Conditional

• Wordt gebruikt bij zaken die absoluut gebeuren: wetenschappelijke feiten en algemene waarheden
• if + present simple, present simple

• If you get too close to the sun, you melt
• If you cross a border, you enter another country
• if you heat up ice, it melts

1. If I put water in the freezer, ...

1. it is going to become ice.
2. it will become ice.
3. it becomes ice.

The First Conditional

• Als iets waarschijnlijk gaat gebeuren, nu of in de toekomst
• will + werkwoord ... if + present simple

• If he gets the day off, we will go to London
• We will be sad if Daniel leaves

1. If it rains tonight,

1. I don't go out
2. I will not go out
3. I wouldn't have gone out
4. I would go out

2. If Leroy studies hard,

1. He would have passed his exam
2. He will pass his exam
3. He passes him exam
4. He would pass his exam

3. If there is an earthquake,

1. Buildings will collapse
2. Buildings collapse
3. Buildings would collapse
4. Buildings would have collapsed

4. ......, we will miss our flight.

1. If you will be late
2. If you are late
3. If you had been late
4. If you were late

5. ...., your mom won't buy you a present.

1. If you failed your exam
2. If you failed your exam
3. If you had failed your exam
4. If you fail your exam

6. You won't win the competition,

1. if you will train.
2. if you didn't train.
3. If you don't train.

The Second Conditional

• Als het niet waarschijnlijk is dat iets gaat gebeuren, nu of in de toekomst
• if + past simple, would + werkwoord

• If we got the day off, we would go to London.
• We would all be sad if Daniel left

LET OP: In deze conditonal gebruik je bij 'be' altijd WERE

If I were you I would not help him

Second conditional - Unlikely to happen

1. If you stopped smoking, you ______ a lot better pretty quickly.

1. feel
2. are feeling
3. will feel
4. would feel

2. If I won the Lottery, I ______ my job. I love it too much.

1. would leave
2. will leave
3. wouldn't leave
4. won't leave

3. If my sister .................. (win) a trip to Greece, she ................. (take) me with her.

1. won, would take
2. won’t, would take
3. won, would taken
4. won, would took

4. If Sandra ............... (buy) a helicopter,
her friends ...................... (be) happy.

1. would buy, were
2. bought, wouldn’t be
3. buyed, would been
4. bought, would be

4 We ................... (not change) anything
if we ................. (have) a time machine.

1. wouldn’t change, had
2. would change, had
3. wouldn’t changed, had
4. would change, haved

The Third Conditional

• Bij zaken die absoluut niet gebeurd zijn in het verleden
• if + past perfect, would have + voltooid deelwoord

• If I had studied for my exams, I would have passed them.
• I would have bought that house if I had won the lottery.

1. If she ................... (study),
she ................. (pass) her exams

1. had studied, would have passed
2. would have studied, passed
3. would, had passed

If we ... (arrive) earlier, we ...(see) John

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

First exercise: Put the sentence in the ZERO conditional. Type the whole sentence

1 If you (breathe) chlorine you (die).

14. If you (add) syrup to water you (make) ranja.

Exercise 2

Put the sentences in the first conditional

Type the whole sentence

15. If you (go) out with your friends tonight, I (watch) the football match on TV.

16. I (earn) a lot of money if I (get) that job.

17. If she (hurry / not), we (miss) the bus.

Exercise 3

Put the sentences in the second conditional

Type the whole sentence

18. if he (try) harder, he (reach) his goals.

19. I (buy) these shoes if they (fit).

20. it (surprise / not) me if he (know / not) the answer.

Exercise 4

Put the sentences in the third conditional

Type the whole sentence

21. If we (listen) to the radio, we (heard) the news.

22. If you (switch) on the lights, you (fall/not) over the chair.

23. she (come) to our party if she (be/not) on holiday.