Type Use Form Example
Type 1: Probable event If + simple present – If I work harder, I will be rich
probability Imperative form Will + infinitive If you see her, tell her I can
walk
Type 2: Unlikely/ improbable If + simple past – If I worked harder, I would
possibility event Would + infinitive be rich
Imaginary If I were you, I would ask her
Contrary to facts If I had a map, I would help
you
Type 3: Event that didn’t If + past perfect – If I had worked harder, I
impossibility happen Would + have + pa. pa would have been rich
If I had told her, I would
Criticism/ regret have had a happy wife
Type 0: cause & Cause and effect If + simple present – If you put oil on water, it
effect Simple present floats
CONDITIONALS
What do the following words mean?
- Unless = tenzij (Vb. Let’s go for a walk, unless you are too tired)
- Suppose = stel dat (Vb. Suppose you told him what happened, what could
he do)
- Provided = op voorwaarde dat (Vb. You can borrow my car provided you
pay for diesel)
- As long as = als … maar (Vb. You can borrow my car as long as you drive
safe)
- In case (of) = in geval (van) (Vb. In case of fire leave de building)
How do we pronounce wishes?
- Wish for now/ unreal = simple past/ past continuous
Vb. I wish I had 10 babies
- Wish for the past = past perfect
I wish I had given birth to 1 baby instead of 2
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, Passive voice
What is the passive voice of following tenses:
- Simple present = John locks the office each nicht
Am/ are/ is + past participle = The office is locked every evening (by
john)
- Present continuous = John is painting the house at the moment
Am/ are/ is + being + past participle = The house is being painted at
the moment
- Present perfect simple = John has stolen my car
Has/ have been + past participle = My car has been stolen (by john)
- Simple past = John stole my car last night
Was/ were + past participle = My car was stolen last night (by john)
- Past continuous = John was repairing the door last week
Was/ were + being + past participle = The door was being repaired last
week (by john)
- Past perfect simple = John had told him the news
Had been + past participle = You had been told the news (by john)
- Simple future = John will explain this next lesson
Will be + past participle = This will be explained next lesson (by john)
- Future perfect simple = John will have written 100 invitations
Will have been + past participle = 100 invitations will have been written
(by john)
How do we construct a sentence with passive verbs?
- Passive verbs = acknowledge, assume, believe, claim, consider, estimate,
feel, find, know, presume, report, say, think, understand
- 2 possibilities = People say that he is very rich
It + passive V1 + that … = It is said that he is very rich
S2 + passive V1 + to be + inf V2 = He is said to be very richj
What not to do with the translation of “er”?
- Do not use “there”
Vb. There were a lot of cars sold last year
Vb. A lot of cars were sold last year
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