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Conditionals Overview
Conditionals Overview
21.11.23
Topics:
• New File 8A: The right Job for You
• Review Conditional III
1ST VS. 2DN CONDITIONAL
1ST VS. 2ND VS. 3RD CONDITIONAL
THE FIRST, SECOND & THIRD CONDITIONAL
If + Present Simple // will(won‘t) +
> If you study hard, you will pass the test. infinitive
Possible / probable situation and its
You will pass the test if you study hard. consequences
> If I had a job, I would get my own flat. If + Past Simple // would(n‘t) +
infinitive
I would get my own flat if I had a job. Hypothetical / imagined (present or
future) situation and its consequences
If + Past Perfect // would(n‘t) + Present
> If you had studied harder, you would have passed the test. Perfect
Hypothetical / imagined situation and its
You would have passed the test if you had studied harder. consequences in the past! > how things
could have been different!
THE RIGHT JOB FOR YOU…
1. Which jobs do you think would (not) fit you (based on your
skills & personality) (regardless of whether you could imagine
actually doing these jobs or not)? Why (not)?
2. What are jobs you’d be interested in doing, but which you do
not plan to pursue (i.e. verfolgen / nachgehen)?