FIRST CONDITIONAL

FIRST CONDITIONAL

1. The function is to indicate possibilities regarding actions and results in the future. When we use it we are thinking about a situation or condition in the future that will be responsible for a result.

   • FORM = If + Simple Present + Simple Future
     • EX= If I call Daniel, he will be really happy.
       • EX= If they don’t hurry, they will miss the bus.
     • The first conditional structure isn’t rigid because it can vary depending on the sentence. The “if” clause can appear or not in the beginning of the sentence.
       • EX= I will hug Park, if I see him.
         • EX= He will invite you to dinner, if you are free tonight.
       • When we use the Simple Future to form the First Conditional it doesn’t mean that we will just use the “will” to represent the future. We can use the “going to” as well as “will”, and also some modal verbs such as “can”, “may” and “must”
         • EX= If I see her, I'm going to tell her exactly how I feel.
           • EX= If she comes, we can talk about it with her.
   • None of the situations is happening yet, but there is the possibility of all of them to conclude.