If Clauses 1st Conditional

1. SILVINA LOPES ROSSI
IF CLAUSES IN THE FUTURE

2. EXAMPLES
• Jerry will help me with my homework if he has
time.
• I have to wait until he has time.
• A: What are you going to do if it rains?
• I have to see if it rains.

3. If Clauses with future are called
“The future real conditional or 1st conditional. They
describe what you think you will do in a specific
situation in the future.
Although this form is called "real", you are usually
imagining or guessing about the future. It is called
"real" because it is still possible that the action
might occur in the future.

4. If Clauses
If it rains, I won't go to the park.
If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.
If I don’t have enough money, I‘ won’t buy
new shoes.

5. MAIN CLAUSES
• A main clause can stand alone as a sentence.
• The main clause has the verb in future tense.
• Example:
• I'll be home if I finish my work.

6. MAIN CLAUSE
• Has the verb in future tense.
• Can stand alone as a sentence.
• It doesn’t determine order of the actions.
IF CLAUSE
• Has the verb in present tense.
• It can’t stand alone as a sentence.
• It does determine the order of the actions.
•

7. If I go to my friend's house for dinner tonight, I will
take some flowers.
I am still not sure if I will go to his house or not.
When I have a day off from work, I am going to go
to the beach.
I have to wait until I have a day off.
If the weather is nice, she is going to walk to
work.
It depends on the weather.