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İngilizce pratiği

First mi second conditional mı? B1 İngilizceyle gerçek ve hayali planları ayıran bir ev önerisi

Two friends inspect a neglected suburban house while holding renovation plans.

B1 seviyesinde bir evi İngilizce anlatmak ve bütçesi ayrılmış adımları (if + present, will) hayal edilen fikirlerden (if + past, would) ayıran 130–160 kelimelik bir öneri yazmak için rehber.

İngilizce net bir ev önerisi evin nerede olduğunu söyler, önce neyin yapılacağını belirleyen zayıflığı adlandırır ve iki tür planı birbirinden ayırır. Parasını ödeyebileceğiniz adımlar first conditional ile yazılır: “If the owner installs a handrail, we will ask for an inspection.” Yalnızca hayal ettiğiniz fikirler ise second conditional ile: “If we had a larger budget, we would extend the kitchen.” Bu rehber B1 (orta) seviyesindedir; plan yaparken will ile would’u karıştıran yetişkinler içindir.

Bu yazı kimin için?

  • “If + past, would” kuralını ezbere bilen ama plan yaparken will ile would’u neredeyse rastgele seçen orta seviye yetişkinler.
  • Ev arayan, ev paylaşan, tadilat yapan ya da işte öneri yazan ve kesinleşmiş olanı yalnızca güzel bir fikir olandan ayırması gerekenler.
  • Evleri nice ve big ile anlatan, on the outskirts, cosy, spacious, attic ya da terrace gibi daha net kelimeler isteyenler.
  • Henüz erken: must, can ve don’t ile sıralı adımlar yazmak hâlâ zorsa önce kuralları seçeneklerden ayıran, pre-intermediate seviyesinde bir ilk gün rehberiyle başlayın.
  • Fazla kolay: Gerçek planları hayallerden zaten düşünmeden ayırıyorsanız B2’ye geçin ve bir fotoğrafı tahminleri gerçekmiş gibi sunmadan anlatın.

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Örnek sayfaları açın

Kelime kartları

locates and describes the property

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It is on the outskirts, but a frequent bus stops outside the gate.

identifies one decisive weakness

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The main weakness is the attic staircase.

separates funded conditions from imagined improvements

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If we had a larger budget, we would extend the kitchen and create a second bathroom.

ends with a conditional recommendation

Find this sentence in the model and explain what it does.

I recommend renting the cottage if the inspection confirms that the roof and chimney are safe.

Konuşma

maya I thought the basement could become a shared kitchen, but the surveyor found water behind the back wall.

owen So what happens if the owner doesn't repair it?

maya If it stays damp, we won't use the basement at all. We'll put the kitchen on the ground floor and reduce the number of bedrooms.

owen That changes the budget. What would you do if money weren't a problem?

maya I'd repair the basement, widen the entrance, and add a small lift. Then the top floor could become a light, spacious studio.

owen But with the actual budget?

maya We'll fix the drainage behind the back wall first. As soon as the owner agrees to that, we'll ask for two quotations for the entrance.

owen Good. If the quotations are reasonable, the committee will still consider the house.

Cümle yapısı

Which result is realistic, and which is only imagined?

Getting quotations is realistic because the committee can do it after the owner agrees. Adding a lift is imaginary because the current budget cannot pay for it.

The dialogue deliberately contrasts first-conditional project steps with second-conditional wish-list changes.

Diğer alıştırmalar

Why the first house was rejected

An employee applies evening-class learning at work while residents plan shared accommodation in an old house.

A neighbourhood association needed accommodation for four nurses working temporary contracts at the local hospital. Its first choice was a spacious house near the city centre. The rent was affordable, and the wooden floors and high ceilings were in good condition. However, the bedrooms were on the upper floors, the front steps were steep, and there was no practical place for a lift.

The committee did not reject the house because it looked old. A nurse who used crutches explained that an injury or an illness could make those stairs impossible. Her comment changed the order of the committee's priorities: access came before decoration and distance.

They then inspected a smaller bungalow in the suburbs. It had a narrow entrance and an untidy patio, but every bedroom was on the ground floor. If the owner widens the entrance, the association will sign a three-year lease. If the committee had a larger budget, it would also build a covered terrace; for now, it will repair the gate and create a level path.

The second property was less impressive in photographs. It became the stronger proposal because its central problem could be fixed without rebuilding the whole home.

narrator Her comment changed the order of the committee's priorities: access came before decoration and distance.

narrator If the owner widens the entrance, the association will sign a three-year lease.

reader If the committee had a larger budget, it would also build a covered terrace.

Imaginary situations: the second conditional

if + past, would + base verb

Use the second conditional for an imaginary, unlikely, or contrary-to-fact present or future situation.

If we bought this house, we would turn the basement into a workshop.

wouldn't + base verb

Use wouldn't for an imagined negative result.

I wouldn't remove the fireplace if I renovated the sitting room.

Would + subject + base verb … if …?

Use would before the subject to ask about the imagined consequence. Would or wouldn’t can also describe an imagined ideal without an if-clause when the condition is understood.

Would you live here if the roof were safe?

If I were you / if it were

Were is preferred for all persons in formal and careful second-conditional use, especially in If I were you.

If I were the owner, I would repair the entrance first.

could in the condition or result

Could can express imaginary ability or possibility.

If we could afford it, we could add a lift beside the steps.

first conditional: real possibility

Choose the first conditional when the speaker sees the condition as realistically possible.

If the survey is positive tomorrow, we will make an offer.

second conditional: imagined alternative

Choose the second conditional when considering a hypothetical version of the present or future.

If the building had a lift, more residents would apply.

No would in the if-clause

Normally put the past form in the if-clause and would in the result clause.

If I lived there, I would use the attic as an office.

Write a property proposal

The old station cottage could provide short-term accommodation for visiting nurses. It is on the outskirts, but a frequent bus stops outside the gate. The ground floor is cosy rather than spacious, with a fireplace, a wooden floor, and a small kitchen opening onto a terrace.

The main weakness is the attic staircase. Until a safety inspector approves the steps, we will use the attic only for storage. If the owner installs a handrail and improves the lighting, we will ask for an inspection. The roof also needs attention, so we should obtain a quotation as soon as the current tenant leaves.

If we had a larger budget, we would extend the kitchen and create a second bathroom. Those changes are desirable, not essential. I recommend renting the cottage if the inspection confirms that the roof and chimney are safe.

locates and describes the property

Find this sentence in the model and explain what it does.

It is on the outskirts, but a frequent bus stops outside the gate.

identifies one decisive weakness

Find this sentence in the model and explain what it does.

The main weakness is the attic staircase.

separates funded conditions from imagined improvements

Find this sentence in the model and explain what it does.

If we had a larger budget, we would extend the kitchen and create a second bathroom.

ends with a conditional recommendation

Find this sentence in the model and explain what it does.

I recommend renting the cottage if the inspection confirms that the roof and chimney are safe.

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Bir evin yerini ve özelliklerini anlatmak

Her ifadeyi edatıyla birlikte öğrenin. Türkçede hepsini “-de” ekiyle söylersiniz (“şehrin kenarında”, “banliyöde”), İngilizcede ise in ya da on seçmeniz gerekir.

  • On the outskirts (şehrin kenarında), on the coast, on the top floor; ama in the country ve in the suburbs: “The training centre is on the outskirts of Bristol.”
  • Katlar: İngiliz İngilizcesinde ground floor zemin kattır, first floor onun bir üstü, tıpkı Türkçedeki gibi. Amerikan İngilizcesinde ise zemin kata first floor denir.
  • Roof binayı örten çatı, ceiling odanın tavanıdır. Basement bodrum, attic çatı arasıdır. Fireplace ateşin yandığı şömine, chimney dumanın çıktığı bacadır.
  • Spacious (ferah), cosy (küçük ama sıcak), light (aydınlık): “The ground floor is cosy rather than spacious.”

Gerçek adımlar: if, unless, as soon as, until

Mümkün gördüğünüz bir koşul için if + present, ardından will ya da won’t kullanın. When, unless, as soon as ve until’den sonra da anlam gelecek olsa bile şimdiki zaman gelir. Türkçede de çoğu zaman “tamir edecekse” değil, “tamir ederse” dersiniz.

  • Unless “-mezse” anlamına gelir: “We won’t sign the lease unless the owner repairs the roof.”
  • As soon as (“-er -mez”), bir sonraki adım için: “As soon as the tenant leaves, we’ll get a quotation for the roof.”
  • Until (“-ene kadar”), bir sınır için: “Until a safety inspector approves the steps, we will use the attic only for storage.”

Hayal edilen fikirler: if + past, would

Yalnızca hayal ettiğiniz bir durum için if + past, ardından would kullanın. Buradaki geçmiş biçim geçmişi değil, gerçeklikten uzaklığı gösterir. Türkçedeki “param olursa alırım” ile “param olsa alırdım” farkı bu ayrıma çok yakındır.

  • “If we bought this house, we would turn the basement into a workshop.”
  • Yazıda her kişiyle were: “If I were the owner, I would repair the entrance first.” Günlük konuşmada “if I was” da yaygındır.
  • Hayali bir imkân için could: “If we could afford it, we could add a lift beside the steps.”

Will mi, would mu? Koşul ne kadar gerçek?

Koşulun size ne kadar gerçek geldiğine göre seçin: başvurduktan sonra “If I get the job, I’ll move”, yalnızca hayal ederken “If I got the job, I’d move”. Aşağıda nemli bir bodrum, bir tadilat planını değiştirmiş: teklif almak gerçekçi, asansör ise bir hayal.

Owen That changes the budget. What would you do if money weren't a problem?

Maya I'd repair the basement, widen the entrance, and add a small lift. Then the top floor could become a light, spacious studio.

Owen But with the actual budget?

Maya We'll fix the drainage behind the back wall first. As soon as the owner agrees to that, we'll ask for two quotations for the entrance.

130–160 kelimelik bir öneri planlayın

Gerçek bir okur için yazın ve sırayı ana sorun belirlesin: güvensiz bir merdiven, erişimi dekorasyonun önüne koyar.

  • Konum ve amaç: “It is on the outskirts, but a frequent bus stops outside the gate.”
  • Kararı belirleyen tek zayıflık: “The main weakness is the attic staircase.”
  • If, until ve as soon as ile bütçesi ayrılmış adımlar.
  • Ayrı tutulan hayali iyileştirmeler: “If we had a larger budget, we would extend the kitchen and create a second bathroom.”
  • Koşulunu koruyan bir öneri: “I recommend renting the cottage if the inspection confirms that the roof and chimney are safe.”
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Sık yapılan hatalar

Taslağınızda bunları kontrol edin:

  • “If the owner will repair the roof, we’ll sign.” If’ten sonra will gelmez: “If the owner repairs the roof, we’ll sign.”
  • “If I would have more money, I would buy it.” If tarafında would olmaz: “If I had more money, I would buy it.”
  • “We won’t sign unless the owner doesn’t agree.” “-mezse” anlamı zaten unless’ın içinde: “We won’t sign unless the owner agrees.”
  • “The house is in the outskirts.” Doğrusu on the outskirts, ama in the suburbs.

Tartışma: Bir evi başkalarıyla paylaşır mıydınız?

Her soruyu iki dakika boyunca İngilizce cevaplayın; bir gerçek, bir de hayali koşul kullanın.

  • “Imagine you are seventy. Where would you like to live, and who with?”
  • “Would towns be better places if more people shared houses? Why or why not?”
  • “Should grown-up children have a say in where their parents live?”

Günde 10 dakikalık pratik

Her şeyi önce sesli söyleyin.

  • 2 dakika: Konuşmayı dinleyin, gerçek planları hayallerden ayırın.
  • 3 dakika: Evinizi anlatın: nerede olduğu, bir oda, bir zayıflık.
  • 3 dakika: if ve as soon as ile iki sonraki adım, if I had ile bir hayal.
  • 2 dakika: Koşulunu koruyan bir öneri.

Sonraki adım

Kesinleşmiş olanı yalnızca mümkün olandan ayırmak, gerçeklere dayanan bir şikâyet e-postasında ve telefon bildirimleri hakkında dengeli bir öneride de işe yarar. B2’de bir fotoğrafı, tahminleri gerçekmiş gibi sunmadan anlatın.

Sık sorulan sorular

First conditional ile second conditional arasındaki fark nedir?

First conditional mümkün bir koşul içindir: “If the survey is positive tomorrow, we will make an offer.” Second conditional hayali bir durum içindir: “If the building had a lift, more residents would apply.”

If’ten sonra will kullanılır mı?

Gelecekteki bir koşul için hayır: “If it will rain” değil, “If it rains” deyin. When, unless, as soon as ve until için de aynısı geçerlidir.

“If I was” mı, “if I were” mı?

İkisi de kullanılır, ama yazıda, özellikle “If I were you” kalıbında were tercih edilir.

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