Second conditional vs First conditional

Second conditional vs First conditional

1. First condicional

   • used for probable situations or real situations in the future
     • its structure is: If + subject+ present simple+ complement , subject+verb to be in the past tense.
       • example: if you don't clean the house , you'll sleep on the sofa.

2. Second conditional

   • is used to speak in the future but hypothetical but also for situations in the present but impossible or to give some advice.
     • its structure is: if+ subject+past simple +complement, subject+would +verb+complement.
       • and another structure is: would+verb +if+past
         • example : if i won the lottery, i'd move to japan.(first structure )
           • example: i would make may changes if i were the leader of this country