first conditional

first conditional

EPC I

Conditional Statements

• They express a condition (or cause) and a result (or effect)

• There are four types of conditionals

Zero conditional

• Also called factual condition

• We use them when we want to express a present condition and a present logical result

• Structure: If / When + s. present, s. present.

• Examples, When water boils, it evaporates. If you don't eat enough, you get hungry.

Multiple Choice

If it's sunny, people often _ to the beach.

• go

• goes

• will go

• went

Multiple Choice

If it _ for months, the result is usually a drought.

• don't rain

• doesn't rain

• won't rain

• didn't rain

Multiple Choice

If you don't water plants, they _.

• die

• dies

• will die

• died

Multiple Choice

If it rains a lot for months, there _ often floods.

• is

• are

• will be

• were

Multiple Choice

If the sun _ all day, the temperature goes up.

• shine

• shines

• will shine

• shone

First conditional

Future possible

To talk about a present condition and its future possible result.

Examples

• If you study hard, you will get good grades.

• We will go back to school when the authorities say so.

• If you eat too much, you will get sick.

• We will go swimming if the weather is nice.

Multiple Choice

If we _ paper now, we will need to cut down more trees in the future.

• recycle

• don't recycle

• won't recycle

• didn't recycle

Multiple Choice

If we _ more trees, the forests will disappear.

• cut down

• don't cut down

• will cut down

• won't cut down

Multiple Choice

There _ more deserts if the forests disappear.

• are

• will be

• weren't

• won't be

Multiple Choice

If there are more deserts, the planet _ hotter.

• is

• isn't

• will be

• was

Multiple Choice

Many plants and animals will die if the planet _ hotter.

• get

• gets

• will get

• got

Now you try...

1. If I fail math this period, ...

2. If I exercise more, ...

3. If my cellphone gets lost, ...

4. My mum will be super happy if ...

5. You won't receive a present if ...

Answer in your notebook.

Let's check:

• 1. don't do

• 2. will create

• 3. continues

• 4. will need

• 5. will not be able

• 6. don't have

• 7. forget