IF or WHEN

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• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

IF or WHEN

Bram Eekman

When do you use IF and when WHEN?

____ it's my birthday,
I will throw a party!

1. When
2. If
3. Kan allebei

I'll send her an invitation,
_____ I will find her address.

1. When
2. If
3. Kan allebei

What is the problem?

How would you translate these sentences?

What Dutch word(s) did you use for WHEN and IF ?

When to use WHEN ?

• You use WHEN when it is 100% it is going to happen
• You can use the following Dutch translations:
    - als
    - wanneer, of
    - zodra

When to use WHEN or IF ?

You can use either WHEN or IF for situations or assertions:

• that are usually true for most people
• that can be translated by 'telkens als' in Dutch

When to use IF ?

• You use IF when it is not certain it will happen
• If only happens when the condition (=voorwaarde) is met
• You can translate if with als or wanneer, but INDIEN is then the best translation
  
  

_____ you don't hurry,
you will miss the train.

1. When
2. If
3. Kan allebei

Now you practise ...

• Open you CB
• Open your online Of Course
• Go to Unit 1, Lesson 5
• Make exercise 9