FIRST CONDITIONAL

FIRST CONDITIONAL

1. SECOND CONDITIONAL

   • STRUCTURE
     • If + past simple, ...would + infinitive
   • USAGE
     • The second conditional is used to imagine present or future situations that are impossible or unlikely in reality.
     • Second conditional is used in situations/actions in the present or future which are not likely to happen or are imaginary, hypothetical or impossible.
   • Examples
     • If I wasn’t watching TV now, I would be playing football.
     • If I wasn’t watching TV now, I would be playing football.
   • DIFERENCES
     • The first conditional describes something that is possible, and could really happen. 2. The second conditional describes something that is possible, but will almost certainly not happen. ... Often there only difference between the first and the second conditional is the speaker's opinion.
     • Bibliography
       • https://www.eslbase.com/grammar/second-conditional
       • https://www.thoughtco.com/first-or-second-conditional-in-grammar-1211100

2. STRUCTURE

   • If /when + present simple >> will + infinitive.

3. Usage

   • First conditional is used to talk about actions/events in the future which are likely to happen or have a real possibility of happening.
   • The first conditional describes a particular situation, whereas the zero conditional describes what happens in general.

4. Examples

   • If it rains, I won't go to the park
   • If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight
   • If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight

5. Diferences

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