The first conditional

The first conditional

1. if + present simple, ... will + infinitive

2. 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.

3. The first conditional describes a particular situation, whereas the zero conditional describes what happens in general.

4. 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.

   • if you sit in the sun, you'll get burned (here I'm talking about what will happen today, another day might be different)