Conditionals

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I Grammar & Writing: Conditionals

• 0 conditional
• 1st conditional
• 2nd conditional
• 3rd conditional

• 0 conditional
• 1st conditional
• 2nd conditional
• 3rd conditional

• 0 conditional
• 1st conditional
• 2nd conditional
• 3rd conditional

• 0 conditional
• 1st conditional
• 2nd conditional
• 3rd conditional

Type 0

• Zero conditional

 

if sentence	result
present simple	present simple
If you add two and two,	you get four.

General truths and habits 

Conditionals:
zero conditionals refer to

1. general/true situations
2. possible (future) situations

Which of these sentences is a '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.

Type 1 

• 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 

first conditional gebruik je bij...

1. Feiten, algemene informatie en waarheden
2. Mogelijke en waarschijnlijke situaties
3. Onmogelijke situatiesin het nu en onwaarschijnlijk in de toekomst
4. Situaties vonden niet plaats, zijn hypothetisch

Je maakt de first conditional met:

1. 'if' + past simple + present simple
2. 'if' + past simple , would/wouldn't + werkwoord
3. 'if' + present simple + will + werkwoord
4. 'if' + present simple , will/won't + werkwoord

Choose the First Conditional

1. She will miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon.
2. When water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.
3. If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.
4. She would travel all over the world if she were rich.

Type 2

• 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 

Second conditional gebruik je bij...

1. Feiten, algemene informatie en waarheden
2. Mogelijke en waarschijnlijke situaties
3. Onmogelijke situaties in het nu en onwaarschijnlijk in de toekomst
4. Situaties vonden niet plaats, zijn hypothetisch

Je maakt de second conditional met:

1. 'if' + present simple / will/won't + hele werkwoord
2. 'if' + past simple / would/wouldn't + hele werkwoord
3. 'if' + present simple / past simple
4. 'if' + past simple / present simple

Welke zin heeft de second conditional?

1. If I had more time, I would travel around the world.
2. If I see him tomorrow, I will ask him.
3. If it snows, I will build a snowman.
4. If she studies hard, she will pass the exam.

Type 3 

• 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 

Third conditional gebruik je bij...

1. Zeer onwaarschijnlijke situaties in de toekomst / fantasie
2. Mogelijke en waarschijnlijke situaties / voorspelling
3. Feiten en waarheden
4. Situaties vonden niet plaats, zijn hypothetisch

Voor de third conditional (niet gebeurd), gebruik je de volgende formule:

1. If + would + Present Perfect
2. If + Past Simple + would
3. If + Past Perfect + would + Present Perfect
4. If + would + Past Perfect

Which is a third conditional sentence?

1. If she calls, I answer.
2. If I win, I will celebrate.
3. If I had known, I would have come.
4. If it rains, I will stay home.

Zero conditional:

First conditional:

Second conditional:

If/when + present simple

If + present simple 

If + past simple 

present simple

will + infinitive

would + infinitive

Zero conditional 

First conditional 

Second conditional 

Third conditional 

Highly UNlikely to happen

Highly likely to happen

It's a fact.

Thing cannot happen anymore.

Conditionals (if- clause statement)

Drag the example to the appropriate conditional. 

zero conditional 

first

conditional 

second

conditional 

third

conditional 

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

third conditional

If I had ........................ , ...................................