First conditional

First conditional

1. Examples

   • Let's think that a friend asked me the favor of helping her study for an exam that will take place tomorrow; I don't know if I can help her because I don't know if I have to work tomorrow, so I tell her: If I have time tomorrow, I'll help you.

2. Structure

   • In the dependent clause the verb will be in the present simple, while in the independent clause an auxiliary such as will, can or may will be used together with the simple infinitive of the verb.

3. What is it?

   • These are formed from two clauses: the independent and the dependent. As the name implies, conditional phrases are used to express a condition.

4. Use

   • We use conditional 1 to talk about a real possibility in the future; that is, of an action that is possible to occur in the future as long as the condition is met.