1st Conditional and time clauses.

1st Conditional and time clauses.

1. There are many ways of making sentences with the word "if." It is very important to understand the difference between real possibilities, and sentences that express unreal or imaginary situations.

   • Real: if it´s raining you´ll have to stay home.
   • Unreal: i would be scared if there was a monster.

2. Is used to describe real possibilities.First Conditional: if + Present Simple, will + base verb

   • If she´s lying, i´ll be really angry.

3. When we begin our sentences with an "if " clause, we use a comma to separate the two parts of the sentences. If we begin our sentences with a "result clause", we do not use a comma.

   • We won't do that if you don't want to.

4. Conditions of time use the same form as First Conditional sentences. In time clause sentences, instead of "if," we use time expressions like "when," "as soon as," "until," "before," and "after." Like First Conditional sentences, we use Present Simple with these words. The other clause in the sentence uses "will."

   • I will take a shower before I eat breakfast.

5. when we start sentences with time expressions, we separate the two parts of the sentence with a comma