If statements

Question 1

If present simple (es ist immer so)

Answer 1

Then present simple

Question 2

If present simple (es könnte passieren, ist möglich, oder manchmal passiert)

Answer 2

future simple

Question 3

If past simple

• Du willst ‘was machen, aber kann nicht, weil ‘was fehlt
• Du hättest irgendwelchen Beruf (wenn ich Präsidentin wäre) (You IMAGINE something)

The thing happens NOW or in the very near future (even though we use the past tense).

Answer 3

would + infinitive

Question 4

If past perfect (wenn etwas schon passiert ist, aber keine Auswirkung auf die Gegenwart)

Answer 4

would have ______________. (auch in der Vergangenheit.)

Question 5

If you heat water to 100°,

Answer 5

it boils.

Question 6

If you get at least a 4 in English,

Answer 6

you pass.

Question 7

If I don’t tell my parents where I am,

Answer 7

then I get in trouble.

Question 8

If I don’t call my mom on her birthday,

Answer 8

she will be sad.

Question 9

If I push my sister down the stairs,

Answer 9

she will get hurt.

Question 10

If I message Mirriam at 3 am on a school day,

Answer 10

she will not answer.

Question 11

If I had studied earlier for the maths test,

Answer 11

I would have gotten a better mark.

Question 12

If I would not have stayed up until 3 am on Sunday,

Answer 12

I wouldn’t have slept through my alarm.

Question 13

What would the if-statement be…

I lost my phone and did not call my mom.

Answer 13

If I hadn’t lost my phone, I would have called my mom.

Question 14

What would the if-statement be…

I didn’t leave work on time, and I had to run from the office to the metro.

Answer 14

If I had left work earlier, I wouldn’t have had to run to the metro (and look like a crazy person).

Question 15

What would the if-statement be:

My mom researched my school online and I have had lots of fun in the lab.

Wenn sie das nicht gemacht hätte…

Answer 15

If my mom hadn’t researched science schools in Vienna, then I wouldn’t have had so much fun in the laboratory.

Question 16

What would the if-statement be:

I would like to help you, but I don’t know how.

Answer 16

I would help you if I could, but I’m afraid I can’t.

Question 17

You have always wanted to see the Statue of Liberty. Next month you spend two months in be in NYC.

Answer 17

If I went to NYC, I would see the Statue of Liberty.

Question 18

Casandra lived in Peru for 2 years, but she never went to Machu Picchu (the most famous tourist site in Peru). You will soon go to Peru.

You want to agree or disagree

Answer 18

If I went to Peru, I would go to Machu Picchu.

Question 19

You sisters favorite band is Nickelback. Imagine you see them one day at the park.

Answer 19

If I saw Nickelback at the park, I would take a selfie for my sis. :)

Question 20

You witness a robbery outside of a subway station but can’t call 911 because you left your phone at home.

Answer 20

It happens NOW. I want to do something, but can’t.

=> past simple, would+infinitive

If I had my phone with me, I would call 911.

Question 21

Two years ago a company in New Your offered you a job but you didn’t take it because they didn’t offer enough money.

Answer 21

If they had offered me more money, I would have taken the job.

Question 22

You have always wanted to see the state of Liberty. Next month you hope to spend two weeks in New York.

Answer 22

If I spent two weeks in New York, I would see the statue of Liberty.

Question 23

Your mother likes Woody Allen films. Imagine you see him one day in Central Park.

Answer 23

If I saw Woody Allen in Central Park, I would take a picture with him for my mother.

Question 24

You witness a robbery outside a subway station but can’t call 911 because you left your phone at home.

Answer 24

If I hadn’t left my phone at home, I would call 911.