FIRST AND SECOND CONDICIONAL

FIRST AND SECOND CONDICIONAL

1. FIRST CONDITIONAL

   • STRUCTURE
     • AFFIRMATIVE
       • If+subject+present simple,subject+will+verb base form+complement. Subject+will+verb base form+complement+if+subject+present simple.
     • NEGATIVE
       • If+subject+present simple,subject+won´t+verb base form+complement. Subject+won't+verb base form+complement+if+subject+present simple.
   • When to use?
     • it is used to talk about things that we think are likely to happen in the future.
   • EXAMPLES
     • If I study today, I will go to the cinema tonight.
     • If I finish my homework, I will see a chapter of my series.

2. SECOND CONDITIONAL

   • STRUCTURE
     • AFFIRMATIVE
       • If + subject + past simple, subject + would + verb in infinitive+ complement. Subject + would + verb in infinitive+ complement,if + subject + past simple
     • NEGATIVE
       • If + subject +don't+ past simple, subject + would + verb in infinitive+ complement. Subject + would +don't+ verb in infinitive+ complement,if + subject + past simple
     • NOTE
       • Although with the personal pronouns I, he, she, and it, the form was used as the last of the verb to be, in the conditional form, we use the form we were.
   • EXAMPLES
     • If it were not so expensive, I could buy it.
   • When to use?
     • it is used to talk about facts that are unlikely to happen in the future.