If Satz Typ I Und Ii2
If Satz Typ I Und Ii2
If-Satz Hauptsatz
If-Satz Typ I simple present will-future (oder Modalverb)
If you help me, I will help you.
If you don’t help me, I won’t help you.
Wenn du mir (nicht) hilfst, werde ich dir (nicht) helfen.
If-Satz Typ II simple past would + Infinitiv
If you helped me, I would help you.
If you didn’t help me, I wouldn’t help you.
Wenn du mir (nicht) helfen würdest, würde ich dir (nicht) helfen.
Mit If-Sätzen (auch „Bedingungssätze“ oder „Konditionalsätze“ genannt) kann man eine
wenn-dann-Beziehung beschreiben:
Wenn morgen die Sonne scheint, gehe ich ins Freibad. (Wenn nicht, dann bleibe ich zu
Hause.)
Kommasetzung:
Steht der if-Satz am Anfang, wird er mit einem Komma abgetrennt. Kommt er nach dem
Hauptsatz, steht kein Komma.
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Grammatik [IF-CLAUSES TYPE I AND II ]
If-clause type I
EXERCISE 1 Fill in the verbs in the will-future, using short forms (I’ll, you’ll, he’ll …) if you
can. Mr Parker promises Bob a job. He has lots of things to offer …
REMEMBER: Das will-future bildet man mit will und dem Infinitiv.
I will play / I’ll play with you tomorrow. – Ich werde morgen mit dir spielen.
I will not play / I won’t play with you tomorrow. – Ich werde morgen nicht mit dir spielen.
EXERCISE 2 Fill in the verbs in the simple present. The teacher promises his students a
reward if they do what he asks them to …
REMEMBER Die Bildung des simple present. Verben im simple present sehen meist aus wie
der Infinitiv. Nur in der 3. Person Singular (er, sie, es) wird ein –s- angehängt.
Man verneint Verben im simple present mit dem Hilfsverb don’t / doesn’t.
Das Verb to be (sein) ist unregelmäßig und wird mit not verneint, nicht mit don’t/doesn’t.
I am – you/we/they are – he/she/it is
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Grammatik [IF-CLAUSES TYPE I AND II ]
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Grammatik [IF-CLAUSES TYPE I AND II ]
If-clause type II
To be ist unregelmäßig und wird mit not verneint: I / he / she / it was, you / we / they were (not)
I would be so happy if …
a) Jane ___________________________ (agree) to go on a date with me.
b) I ___________________________ (get) an A on my math test.
c) my brother ___________________________ (stop) getting on my nerves all day.
d) my parents ___________________________ (not complain) about my grades all the time.
e) Ken and I ___________________________ (be) in the same class.
f) you ___________________________ (not be) so annoying.
g) I ___________________________ (not have) so much work to do.
h) you ___________________________ (can) come to the party with me.
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Grammatik [IF-CLAUSES TYPE I AND II ]
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Grammatik [IF-CLAUSES TYPE I AND II ]
EXERCISE 1 Type I or II? Decide from the context and circle the right verb forms.
a) If the teacher gives / gave him a bad mark, he will complain / would complain. But Mrs
Schafer always likes his work, so I’m pretty sure he’ll have no reason to complain!
b) Look at all these dark clouds! If it keeps / kept raining like that, the cellar will definitely
flood / would definitely flood!
c) Your soup looks delicious! – Yes, it does. I haven’t tried it yet, but if it tastes / tasted good,
you can have / could have some, too!
d) I can’t come with you this afternoon. If I have / had more time, I will join / would join
you. But unfortunately, I’ve got lots of homework.
e) If Lisa invites / invited that idiot Tim to her birthday party, I certainly won’t go / wouldn’t
go! Thank God she hates him, too. She would never invite him.
f) If I am / were allergic to nuts, I cannot eat / couldn’t eat this cake. Thankfully, I don’t have
any food allergies.
EXERCISE 2 Complete the if-clause with the right tense. There are type I and type II if-
clauses in the exercise.
a) It _________________________ (be) stupid if we tried to do this.
b) I _______________________ (watch) the film if my girlfriend wants to see it.
c) If you talk to him like this, he ______________________ (not help) you.
d) _____________________ you ______________ (look) after his hamster again if he goes on
holiday?
e) Even if I _________________ (have) a wet-suit, I wouldn’t go scuba-diving.
f) If Sally just _________________________ (talk) to her friend, they could work it out.
g) You _________________________ (be) ill tomorrow if you go outside without a warm coat.
h) I _________________________ (drink) this coke if it was sugar-free.
i) If these CDs _________________________ (not be) so expensive, I would buy them.
j) You can call me if you _________________________ (need) help.
k) If Josh _________________________ (win) the scholarship, he will go to college in spring.
l) I _________________________ (not eat) this salad if I were you. It looks dirty.
m) We _________________________ (say) hi to Bob if we see him.
n) _________________________ you _________________________ (jump) into this lake if I
gave you five dollars?
o) I’d like Bob if he _________________________ (not talk) so much.
p) I can pick up your friend if you _________________________ (let) me borrow your car.
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Grammatik [IF-CLAUSES TYPE I AND II ]
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Grammatik [IF-CLAUSES TYPE I AND II ]
If-clause type I
EXERCISE 3 a) Wenn du dein Handy im Unterricht benutzt, wird dein Lehrer es dir wegnehmen. b) Wenn du dein Frühstück
zu Hause vergisst, kannst du einen Schokoriegel am Automaten kaufen. c) Ich werde deine Eltern anrufen, wenn du in diesem
Test schummelst. d) Wenn Peter diesen Test nicht besteht, wird er in großen Schwierigkeiten sein.
EXERCISE 4 a) If you don’t do your homework, you’ll get a bad grade. b) You’ll be grounded if you don’t listen to your mother.
c) If you eat too many sweets, you’ll feel bad. d) If you ask him, he will answer. e) If you stay up all night, you’ll be very tired
tomorrow.
EXERCISE 5 a) If I see you this weekend, I’ll give you the CD. b) He won’t answer if you ask him like this. c) We’ll help you if
you give us chocolate. d) If he doesn’t tell her this dish has fish in it, she‘ll try it. e) They won’t read the book if they don’t have
to do a test about it. f) If the kids don’t help their mum, they won’t be allowed to go to the party tonight. g) Will you visit me if
you come to London? h) Dad will be angry if Daniel wakes him up now.
If-clause type II
EXERCISE 3 a) If I married Prince William, I’d be Queen of England one day. b) She wouldn’t help him if she believed he had
no chance of passing the test. c) If the Harry-Potter-books were boring, few people would read them. d) If we studied harder,
we wouldn’t have enough time for our friends. e) They ‘d go to school if they weren’t sick. f) If we had enough money, we’d fly
to America. g) If I had a dog, I’d take it for a walk every day. h) If he didn’t do sports, he’d be very fat. i) If my sisters didn’t
argue so much, I could get much more sleep.
EXERCISE 1 a) If the teacher gives / gave him a bad mark, he will complain / would complain. But Mrs Schafer always likes
his work, so I’m pretty sure he’ll have no reason to complain!
b) Look at all these dark clouds! If it keeps / kept raining like that, the cellar will definitely flood / would definitely flood!
c) Your soup looks delicious! – Yes, it does. I haven’t tried it yet, but if it tastes / tasted good, you can have / could have some,
too!
d) I can’t come with you this afternoon. If I have / had more time, I will join / would join you. But unfortunately, I’ve got lots of
homework.
e) If Lisa invites / invited that idiot Tim to her birthday party, I certainly won’t go / wouldn’t go! Thank God she hates him, too.
She would never invite him.
f) If I am / were allergic to nuts, I cannot eat / couldn’t eat this cake. Thankfully, I don’t have any food allergies.
EXERCISE 2 a) It would be stupid if we tried to do this. b) I’ll watch the film if my girlfriend wants to see it. c) If you talk to
him like this, he won’t help you. d) Will you look after his hamster again if he goes on holiday? e) Even if I had a wet-suit, I
wouldn’t go scuba-diving. f) If Sally just talked to her friend, they could work it out. g) You‘ll be ill tomorrow if you go outside
without a warm coat. h) I‘d drink this coke if it was sugar-free. i) If these CDs weren’t so expensive, I would buy them.
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j) You can call me if you need help. k) If Josh wins the scholarship, he will go to college in spring. l) I wouldn’t eat this salad if I
were you. It looks dirty. m) We‘ll say hi to Bob if we see him. n) Would you jump into this lake if I gave you five dollars? o) I’d
like Bob if he didn’t talk so much. p) I can pick up your friend if you let me borrow your car.
EXERCISE 3 a) If I pass the test, I’ll buy the bike. b) If I had a computer, I’d play computer games. c) He’ll go to the cinema if it
rains. d) We could help you if we had time. e) If I were you, I wouldn’t talk to him. f) David helps me in the kitchen if he doesn’t
have anything important to do. g) I’ll only read the book if I have to / if I must. h) Would you help him if he lied to you? i) If the
sun shines tomorrow, we’ll to go the park.