1ST CONDITIONAL STRUCTURES WITH EXERCISES. ENGLISH LANGUAGE

7. CONDITIONALS

8. Conditional Sentence
First Conditional
• First conditional are used to talk about the
future. It contains two parts. One is “if” clause,
the other is “main clause”. The “if” part of first
conditional is used to talk about things that
may happen in the future, present simple is
used, and the tense in the main clause is the
future tense.

9. Conditional Sentence
• “if” clause always comes first in a first
conditional sentence. And we put a comma.
When the “main clause” comes first, comma
isn’t needed.

10. FIRST CONDITIONAL
If the weather is nice, we will go for a walk.
If you don’t apologize, she will never trust you again.
The first conditional refers to the present and future.
It expresses a possible condition and
its probable result in the future.
If clause:
PRESENT SIMPLE
Main clause:
FUTURE SIMPLE

11. Conditional Sentence
“If” Clause Main Clause
If it rains tomorrow, the game will be
cancelled.
If you ask me, I will help you.
If I get a promotion, I will buy you a
diamond ring.

12. Conditional Sentence
Exercise: First conditional sentence:
1. If it ____ (be) noon in Taipei, it ______ (be)
11:00 a.m. in Tokyo.
2. You ___________ (be) healthy if you
___________ (exercise) every day.
3. If you _____ (practice) English every day, you
_______ (speak) it fluently.

13. Conditional Sentence
4. If air ____ (expand), it _______ (become) lighter.
5. Ice ________ (melt) if we ________ (take) out from the freezer.
6. If you ________ (not like) airplane food, you _______ (have)
instant noodles.
7. If the player _______ (not score) soon, his team ________ (lose).
8. If it ____ (rain) tomorrow, the game ______ (cancel).
9. If Saira _____ (get) up early, she _____ (not miss) the train.
10. If I ______ (eat) my lunch in break time, I _______ (not feel)
hungry.
11. Ali ______ (apply) for that job if he ______ (read) the newspaper.
12. He ______ (go) to the shopping mall tomorrow if he _______
(need) a pair of shoes.