Conditional 1 or First Conditional

Examples: If Bob tidies up the kitchen, Anita will clean the toilet. If Caroline and Sue prepare the salad, Phil will decorate the house.

Conditional Type 1: If-part: simple present (condition in subclause) consequence in main clause: will-future (also possible: “might, could, should” NOT “would”!) If-part: simple present (condition in subclause) Conditional Type 1:

No WILL in the IF-PART If they do their best, the party will be great. Elaine will buy the drinks if somebody will helps her carry the bottles. Alan will mix the drinks if Jane gives him some of her cocktail recipes. No WILL in the IF-PART

If she misses the bus , she will not get here on time. comma! You will not win the game if you do not know the rules. NO comma!

Uses of the Conditional 1 1. Possibilities/Options for ONE situation [<---> ZERO conditional!] You’ll miss the train if you don’t hurry! If I miss the train today, I’ll drive to work. I will pass my math exam if I study hard. If it rains, we won’t have our picnic. If you stay out in the rain too long, you’ll get sick! My mom will be angry if I’m late tonight!

2. Superstitions (Aberglauben) / Promises If you see a penny on the ground and pick it up, it will bring you good luck! If you break a mirror, you will have 7 years of bad luck! If you rub a rabbit’s foot, it will bring you good luck! If you walk under a ladder, you will have bad luck! You will have bad luck if you open an umbrella indoors. Promise: If you help me now, I will help you when you need me some other time.

3. Future plans If you’re going shopping today, I’ll come with you! If you can get me a ticket, I’ll go to the concert with you! If you see Ken later today, will you tell him to call me?

4. Warnings and threats If you don’t come to my birthday party, I’ll never speak to you again. If you eat too much ice cream, you’ll make yourself sick! If you say that again, I will hurt you!

Words for if: unless (- !) so long as in case after The marked ones you can use every time, for the others you need to change the structure of the sentence and/or add "that". unless (- !) so long as in case after as a consequence of as long as as soon as assuming that before in the event once on condition that provided providing that supposing that until whenever