first conditional vs second conditional

first conditional vs second conditional

1. Conditionals are used to talk about real or unreal situations. Also to give advice, make claims, set rules among others

   • first conditional
     • It is used to talk about real situations or that could be very likely to happen
       • structure: if + present simple, will + verb
         • we take the verb "will" as abstract
           • Examples:If she finds a dog on the street, she'll adopt it. or if she is taller, she will play basketball
             • It is very important to consider the situation, because this depends a lot on the way we express ourselves and which conditional we use.
   • second conditional
     • is used for sentences or hypothetical situations, which are difficult to happen
       • structure: from + past simple, would + verb
         • we take the verb "would" as abstract
           • Examples:If she found a dog on the street, she'd adopt it. or if she were taller, she would play basketball