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IF Condition Result Present Simple WILL + Base Verb

The document discusses the first conditional, which is used to talk about a possible future condition and its likely result. It uses the present simple tense to describe the possible future condition and "will" plus the base verb to talk about the possible future result. Some examples are provided, such as "If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home" which follows the structure of stating a possible future condition followed by the likely result using "will". The key aspect of the first conditional is that there is a real possibility the future condition could occur.

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IF Condition Result Present Simple WILL + Base Verb

The document discusses the first conditional, which is used to talk about a possible future condition and its likely result. It uses the present simple tense to describe the possible future condition and "will" plus the base verb to talk about the possible future result. Some examples are provided, such as "If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home" which follows the structure of stating a possible future condition followed by the likely result using "will". The key aspect of the first conditional is that there is a real possibility the future condition could occur.

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First Conditional: real possibility(Condiotion-result/resultcondition) We are talking about the future.

We are thinking about a particular condition or situation in the future, and the result of this condition. There is a real possibility that this condition will happen. For example, it is morning. You are at home. You plan to play tennis this afternoon. But there are some clouds in the sky. Imagine that it rains. What will you do? IF condition present simple If it rains result WILL + base verb I will stay at home.

Notice that we are thinking about a future condition. It is not raining yet. But the sky is cloudy and you think that it could rain. We use the present simple tense to talk about the possible future condition. We use WILL + base verb to talk about the possible future result. The important thing about the first conditional is that there is a real possibility that the condition will happen. Here are some more examples (do you remember the two basic structures: [IF condition result] and [result IF condition]?): IF condition present simple If If If If If I see Mary Tara is free tomorrow they do not pass their exam it rains tomorrow it rains tomorrow IF result WILL + base verb I will tell her. he will invite her. their teacher will be sad. will you stay at home? what will you do? condition present simple if if if if if I see her. she is free tomorrow. they do not pass their exam. it rains tomorrow? it rains tomorrow?

result WILL + base verb I will tell Mary He will invite Tara Their teacher will be sad Will you stay at home What will you do

Tip

Sometimes, we use shall, can, or may instead of will, for example: If you are good today, you can watch TV tonight.

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