1. Conditional phrases
If-zinnen

2. Introduction
0: If our team wins a match, our coach is happy 1: We’ll win the competition if our team wins this match. 2: You would pass your exam if you studied harder 3: If you hadn’t spent all your money, you would have had all your money for a present now. Q1: What is the difference in meaning? Q2: Which tenses are used? Q3: What is the function of a conditional phrase?

3. Introduction What: zero conditional
How: If + present tense + present tense
0: If our team wins a match, our coach is happy
When: Things which are always or generally true (altijd of normaal gesproken waar/juist zijn)

4. Introduction What: first conditional How: If + present tense + future
1: We’ll win the competition if our team wins this match.
When: Real possibility in the future (wanneer iets daadwerkelijk in de toekomst kan gebeuren)

5. Introduction What: second conditional
How: If + past tense, would + infinitive
2: You would pass your exam if you studied harder
When: When the speaker is imagining a situation that will probably not happen (het gaat waarschijnlijk niet gebeuren).

6. In depth
Exercise 1: write down the conditional types used in these songs
Exercise 2: Use the correct tense form
Exercise 3: Translate sentences using the correct form