1st conditional

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

How are you today?

1ST CONDITIONAL

???

If you listen today,

I will be happy 

If - then

REAL CONDITIONAL 

1st conditional

- Realistic, probable

STRUCTURE: IF + Present simple + Will + Infinitive

Which sentence(s) is/are correct?

1. I will see Big Ben if I will go to London.
2. If I will go to London, I will see Big Ben.
3. If I go to London, I will see Big Ben.
4. I will go to London if I couldn't go to Rome

WHY? 

I will see Big Ben / if I will go to London

If I will go to London, / I will see Big Ben

I will go to London / if I couldn't go to Rome

If I go to London, I would see Big Ben

Correct

Incorrect

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I will be happy,

I will NOT be happy,

if you listen.

if you don't listen.

Question format
VWO - try to use can/shall/may

The first conditional is used if there is ........................ that the condition will happen.

1. no possibility
2. a real possibility
3. almost no possibility
4. little possibility

If we ......... free, we'll go with you

1. will be
2. had been
3. are
4. were

We'll win if we ......... well enough

1. had played
2. playing
3. play
4. will play

What have we learnt today?

- IF + Present simple + WILL+ Infinitive

- Question form

- May/can/shall

-Probable and real

- 2 parts to it, and these can be switched 

If you leave now, you will be on time for your next lesson.