First Conditional: Real Possibility: IF Condition Result Present Simple WILL + Base Verb
First Conditional: Real Possibility: IF Condition Result Present Simple WILL + Base Verb
First Conditional: Real Possibility: IF Condition Result Present Simple WILL + Base Verb
possibility
We are talking about the future. We are thinking about a particular
condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition.
There is a real possibility that this condition will happen. For
example, it is morning. You are at home. You plan to play tennis
this afternoon. But there are some clouds in the sky. Imagine that
it rains. What will you do?
IF condition
result
it rains
result
present simple
If
I see Mary
If
If
If
it rains tomorrow
If
it rains tomorrow
result
IF condition
present simple
if
I see her.
if
if
it rains tomorrow?
if
it rains tomorrow?
2. Superstitions
If you see a penny on the ground and pick it up, it will
bring you good luck!
If you break a mirror, you will have 7 years of bad luck!
If you rub a rabbits foot, it will bring you good luck!
If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck!
You will have bad luck if you open an umbrella indoors.
3. Future plans
If youre going shopping today, Ill come with you!
If you can get me a ticket, Ill go to the concert with you!
If you see Ken later today, will you tell him to call me?
Se forma con if + simple present + simple future. Se emplea cuando una situacin es real
o posible: If it rains today, I'll stay at home. Aqu tienes algunos ejemplos traducidos.
If clause
Main clause
If + Present tense
If it rains today,
If you spend more than you earn, you'll become a poor man.
Si gastas ms de lo que ganas, te convertirs en un hombre pobre.
For example:
If you put down the gun, I won't call the police. =
So long as you put down the gun, I won't call the police. =
Provided thatyou put down the gun I won't call the police. =
(Provided that is more formal than if. )
You can use 'unless' instead of 'if not'.
For example:
If you don't put the gun down, I'll call the police. =
Unless you put the gun down, I'll call the police.
Vocabulary:
to look smart or to be well turned out: to wear good clothes and to
have tidy hair
a stockroom (n): the place where a shop keeps the products that are
not on display
no guarantees: no definite promises, nothing is certain
negative
question
Correct version
Why?