The first conditional
We use it for a real or likely situation in the future: a condition and its probable result. Structure: IF + present simple, WILL + verb.
Two halves
- Condition clause (if): If you study tonight,
- Result clause (will): you will pass the test.
- You can swap them: You will pass if you study tonight (no comma before if).
Worked example
- Situation: maybe it rains; then we cancel the match.
- Condition: If it rains,
- Result: we will cancel the match.
- Full: If it rains, we will cancel the match.
Practice with feedback
If she ___ early, she will catch the bus.
You will be tired if you ___ sleep.
If + present simple can talk about the future.
Common errors
- If I will go (wrong): if I go.
- Forgetting the comma when if comes first.
- Using the wrong verb in the result: if it rains, we stayed (mix of times).
Why this matters
Negotiating, warning, planning a trip or a project: the first conditional turns ideas into real plans and consequences.
Conecta
Write three first conditionals about your own plans this weekend.
Start each with if plus a present verb, then add a will result.
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Explicación visual: Real possibilities: the first conditional
- Real possibilities: the first conditional
- Two halves
- The number one rule
- Worked example
- Common errors
- Escena 6
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