Grammar Index | Conditional Quiz | Courses | Norwegian Department | St. Olaf College

Answers --- Conditional Sentences

Identification

What do the following conditional sentences mean?

  1. Hvis jeg har tid, skal jeg hjelpe deg.
    If I have time, I will help you.

  2. Jeg lurer på om foreldrene mine kommer i dag.
    I wonder whether my parents are going to come today.

  3. Vet du om vi har en prøve i morgen?
    Do you know whether we have a test tomorrow?

  4. Har jeg nok penger, skal jeg kjøpe ny bil.
    If I have enough money, I am going to buy a new car.

  5. Hvis jeg var deg, ville jeg reise hjem.
    If I were you, I would go home.

  6. Jeg lurte på om hun skulle begynne i ny jobb.
    I wondered whether she was going to begin a new job.

  7. Jeg visste ikke om vi kunne gjøre ferdig leksene.
    I didn't know whether we could finish the homework.

  8. Hadde jeg visst dette, ville jeg ikke ha hjulpet ham.
    If I had known this, I would not have helped him.

 

Completion

Complete the following conditional sentences. What do they mean?

  1. Hvis jeg reiser til Norge, skal jeg besøke slektningene mine.
    If I go to Norway, I am going to visit my relatives.

  2. Jeg lurte på om moren min ville begynne ved universitetet.
    I wondered whether my mom wanted to begin at the university.

  3. Jeg skal spørre læreren om vi må lese hele boka.
    I am going to ask the teacher whether we have to read the whole book.

  4. Hadde jeg vært yngre, ville jeg ha flyttet til Norge.
    If I had been younger, I would have moved to Norway.

  5. Hvis jeg vant lotteriet, ville jeg kjøpe meg ei hytte.
    If I won the lottery, I would buy myself a cabin.

  6. Kommer du til Northfield, kan du treffe vennene mine.
    If you come to Northfield, you can meet my friends.



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Last updated on November 9, 1996

Grammar Index | Conditional Quiz | Courses | Norwegian Department | St. Olaf College