First Conditional

First Conditional

1. For real possibility

   • If I win the lottery, I will buy a car.

2. We are talking about the future.

   • We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen.
     • For example, it is morning. You are at home. You plan to play tennis this afternoon. But there are some clouds in the sky.
       • Imagine that it rains. What will you do?

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   • We use the Present Simple tense to talk about the possible future condition.
     • We use will + base verb to talk about the possible future result. The important thing about the first conditional is that there is a real possibility that the condition will happen.

4. Form If + present + will + verb

   • If my father doesn’t buy me a bike for my birthday, I will be very unhappy.
   • Meaning First conditional is used to talk about actions/events in the future which are likely to happen or have a real possibility of happening.
     • If it rains tomorrow, I’ll stay at home. (I think there is a real possibility of rain tomorrow. In this condition, I will stay at home)
   • Additional points Other modal verbs can be used in place of WILL.
     • If it’s sunny tomorrow, I might go to the beach. (going to the beach is only a possibility)
     • If you come early, you can meet my mother. (it is possible for you to meet my mother)

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