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The First ConditionalThe first conditional has the present simple after 'if', then the future simple in the other clause:
if + present simple, ... will + infinitive
It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future. Of course, we can't know what will happen in the future, but this describes possible things, which could easily come true.
If it rains, I won't go to the park.
If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.
If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes.
She'll be late if the train is delayed.
She'll miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon.
If I see her, I'll tell her.
First vs. Zero Conditional
The first describes a particular situation, whereas the conditional describes what happens in general.
For example (zero conditional): if you sit in the sun, you get burned (here I'm talking about every time a person sits in the sun - the burning is a natural consequence of the sitting)
But (first conditional): if you sit in the sun, you'll get burned (here I'm talking about what will happen today, another day might be different)
First vs. Second Conditional
The first conditional describes things that I think are likely to happen in the future, whereas the second conditional talks about things that I don't think will really happen. It's subjective; it depends on my point of view.
For example (first conditional): If she studies harder, she'll pass the exam (I think it's possible she will study harder and so she'll pass)
But (second conditional): If she studied harder, she would pass the exam (I think that she won't study harder, or it's very unlikely, and so she won't pass)
Click here for an exercise about making the first conditional
Click here for all the conditional exercises
First you are "confused by" not "confusing by".
Zero Conditional: used for habitual actions or accepted facts
It is created by if/when + two clauses with the same tense in each clause.
When I ate at Joe's, I had the ravioli. (past-past)
If I work late on a Tuesday, I take a taxi home. (present -present)
First Conditional: if + present tense, then future tense
If I pass this exam, (then) I will be promoted.
Second conditional: if + past tense, then present conditional
If I passed this exam, (then) I would be promoted.
If I were king (subjunctive), (then) I would eliminate all taxes.
Third conditional: if + past perfect, then past conditional
If I had passed this exam, I would have been promoted.
The first column are all zero conditionals, the second column first conditionals and the third column are all second conditionals. Cut up and divide into three piles.
Examples:
What do you do if you have a headache?
What would you do if you won the lottery?
| if you have a headache | if you have a headache tomorrow | if you could buy any car in the world |
| if you can't sleep | if it rains this weekend | if you could meet any person in the world |
| if you heat ice | if you are invited to the cinema tonight | if you saw an ex-partner in the street |
| if you drop an egg | if you don't understand this lesson | if you had the chance to play any sport for your national team |
| if you get a cold | if there is a karaoke evening at the school | if you spoke English better than your teacher |
| if you want to sneeze at the cinema | if you see your teacher in town tomorrow | if you were the leader of your country |
| if you don't want to eat something at a formal dinner | if lessons are cancelled next week | if you found the winning lottery ticket on the bus |
| if you oversleep | if you oversleep tomorrow | if you could become a teacher for any subject |
| if you can't remember someone's name when you are talking to him/her | if you are asked to organize a party this Saturday | if you could play any musical instrument in the world |
| if someone forgets your birthday | if your teacher is sleeping now! | if you forgot your mother's/father's birthday |
| if you call the wrong number on the phone | if there is a stray dog outside your house/apartment tonight | if you had the chance to appear on a TV chat show |
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