Методическая разработка на тему "The First Conditional"
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Conditionals

What are conditionals in English grammar? Sometimes we call them 'if clauses'. They describe the result of something that might happen (in the present or future) or might have happened but didn't (in the past) . They are made using different English verb tenses.

There are four kinds:

• The Zero Conditional:
  (if + present simple, ... present simple)
  If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
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• The First Conditional:
  (if + present simple, ... will + infinitive)
  If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema.
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• The Second Conditional:
  (if + past simple, ... would + infinitive)
  If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.
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• The Third Conditional
  (if + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle)
  If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train.

(Notice we can put 'if' at the beginning, or in the middle. It doesn't matter at all.)

The First Conditional

The first conditional has the present simple after 'if', then the future simplein 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 conditional describes a particular situation, whereas the zero 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)

First Conditional Exercise

Put the verb into the correct first conditional form:

1. If I __________________ (go) out tonight, I __________________ (go) to the

cinema.

2. If you __________________ (get) back late, I __________________ (be)

angry.

3. If we __________________ (not / see) each other tomorrow, we

__________________ (see) each other next week.

4. If he __________________ (come), I __________________ (be) surprised.

5. If we __________________ (wait) here, we __________________ (be) late.

6. If we __________________ (go) on holiday this summer, we

__________________ (go) to Spain.

7. If the weather __________________ (not / improve), we

__________________ (not / have) a picnic.

8. If I __________________ (not / go) to bed early, I __________________ (be)

tired tomorrow.

9. If we __________________ (eat) all this cake, we __________________

(feel) sick.

10. If you __________________ (not / want) to go out, I __________________

(cook) dinner at home.

11. I __________________ (come) early if you __________________ (want).

12. They __________________ (go) to the party if they __________________

(be) invited.

13. She __________________ (stay) in London if she __________________ (get)

a job.

Second Conditionals - put the verb into the correct tense:

1. If I _________________ (be) you, I _________________ (get) a new job.

2. If he _________________ (be) younger, he _________________ (travel)

more.

3. If we _________________ (not / be) friends, I _________________ (be)

angry with you.

4. If I _________________ (have) enough money, I _________________ (buy)

a big house.

5. If she _________________ (not / be) always so late, she _________________

(be) promoted.

6. If we _________________ (win) the lottery, we _________________ (travel)

the world.

7. If you _________________ (have) a better job, we _________________ (be)

able to buy a new car

8. If I _________________ (speak) perfect English, I _________________

(have) a good job.

9. If we _________________ (live) in Mexico, I _________________ (speak)

Spanish.

10. If she _________________ (pass) the exam, she _________________ (be)

able to enter university.

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11. She _________________ (be) happier if she _________________ (have)

more friends.

12. We _________________ (buy) a house if we _________________ (decide) to

stay here.

13. They _________________ (have) more money if they _________________

(not / buy) so many clothes.