'If' - How to use the First Conditional

The first conditional is a structure we use when we want to talk about possibilities in the present or in the future. In this lesson we will learn how the first conditional is formed and when we use it.

The structure of the first conditional

If we put the main clause first then we don't need the comma.

Using the first conditional

We use the first conditional to talk about real possibilities in the future.

Now it's your turn!

 Lesson by: Paolo De Dominicis

Paolo is a teacher at EC London

Link: Past Simple or Past Participle?

• If you study hard, you ___ the exam.
  
  pass
  will pass
  passed
  
  
• I will go the party if ___ time.
  
  I had
  I have
  I will have
  
  
• If we ___ the game, we ___.
  
  will win/celebrate
  win/will win
  win/will celebrate
  
  
• What ___ if it rains?
  
  do you do
  will you do
  did you do
  
  
• If the weather ___ good, I ___ tennis.
  
  was/played
  will be/will play
  is/will play
  
  
• If I ___ to the supermarket, I ___ some milk.
  
  go/will buy
  went/would buy
  will go/will buy
  
  
• If I ___, I ___ the exam.
  
  study/won’t pass
  don’t study/won’t pass
  studied/won’t pass
  
  
• What ___ if you ___ to the cinema?
  
  will you watch/will go
  will you watch/go
  do you watch/go
  
  
• I ___ a green dress if I ___ to the party.
  
  wear/come
  will wear/come
  will wear/came