1. FIRST
CONDITIONALS
& TIME CLAUSES

2. FIRST CONDITIONALS
First Conditional sentences express a
possible condition and its probable
result in the future.
If you don’t revise,
CONDITION RESULT
you’ll fail.
If you stay, I’ll leave.

3. FIRST CONDITIONALS
We can use the First Conditional to
express different functions:
If you do that again, I’ll kill you.
A threat
Careful!, If you touch that you’ll get burnt.
A warning

4. FIRST CONDITIONALS
If you lend me the money, I’ll kiss you.
A promise
I’ll post the letter if you like.
An offer

5. FIRST CONDITIONALS
First Conditional sentences are formed
as follows:
IF Present Simple
will
going to
imperative
can/must
present simple

6. FIRST CONDITIONALS
Examples:
• If you go to Greece for your holidays, I
can recommend a great hotel.
• If you don’t hurry up, you’ll miss the
bus.
• If you arrive early, wait for me.

7. FIRST CONDITIONALS
THINGS TO CONSIDER:
• The main clause and the if-clause can
often go in either order:
– If I feel like going out, I’ll give you a call.
– I’ll give you a call if I feel like going out.
• Use a comma after the if-clause.

8. FIRST CONDITIONALS
CONNECTORS:
• The most common connector is IF.
• Another connector we can use is
UNLESS. It means if not.
COMPARE:
• Unless you agree, I won’t go.
• If you don’t agree, I won’t go.

9. TIME CLAUSES
• Time clauses and conditional sentences
have something in common:
• Conjunctions of time:
– as soon as
– when
– until
– before
– after
are always followed by a present,
even though the time reference
is future.

10. TIME CLAUSES
EXAMPLES:
• I’ll phone you when I get home.
• As soon as I finish reading the book,
I’ll lend it to you.
• Don’t press that button until I tell you.
• Before I get to work, I always
have a coffee at Starbuck’s.
• I’ll go shopping after he takes
the children to school.

11. FIRST CONDIONALS
&TIME CLAUSES
Make true sentences about yourself:
• I won’t stop studying English until . . .
• I’ll be really annoyed if . . .
• I’ll always live in Málaga unless . . .
• I’d like to retire when . . .
• I’ll have a big party if . . .