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first conditional vs second conditional

first conditional

second conditional

Example: If you don't clean the house, you'll sleep on the sofa

talk about probable, real situations in the future

we use it to talk about the future

the condition is hypothetical

This conditional is formed with:

Present simple

Will or won't

it is very unlikely to happen

Example: If I won the lottery I'd move to Japan

here we use

Past simple

Would

is used to talk about situations in the present that cannot occur because they are impossible

Example: If he were taller, I'd high heels.

we use it to give advice

Example: If I were you, I'd travel to England more often