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First Conditional: If / Unless Clause + LL (Will) / Won't

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The first conditional refers to possible situations and their consequences in the future. It uses the present simple after "if" to refer to a possible condition, and the future simple in the other clause to refer to the consequence if the condition is met. Examples include "If it rains, I won't go to the park" and "If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight." The conditional expresses a possible outcome based on a realistic condition.

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The first conditional refers to possible situations and their consequences in the future. It uses the present simple after "if" to refer to a possible condition, and the future simple in the other clause to refer to the consequence if the condition is met. Examples include "If it rains, I won't go to the park" and "If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight." The conditional expresses a possible outcome based on a realistic condition.

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The first conditional refers to possible situations and their consequences in the future. It uses the present simple after "if" to refer to a possible condition, and the future simple in the other clause to refer to the consequence if the condition is met. Examples include "If it rains, I won't go to the park" and "If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight." The conditional expresses a possible outcome based on a realistic condition.

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First conditional: if / unless clause + ‘ll (will) / won’t

The first conditional refers to the future. An action in the future will only happen if a
certain condition is fulfilled by that time. We don't know for sure whether the condition actually
will be fulfilled or not, but the conditions seems rather realistic – so we think it is likely to
happen.

The first conditional has the present simple after 'if', then the future simple in the other clause:

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, ... WILL + INFINITIVE

 If it rains, I won't go to the park.


 If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.
 If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes.
 She'll be late if the train is delayed.
 She'll miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon.
 If I see her, I'll tell her.

Example Explanation
I will stay home if it rains tomorrow. It is possible that it will rain tomorrow. In this
condition I will stay home.
If I win the lottery, I will buy a car! It is possible that I will win the lottery. In this
condition I will buy a car.
I will be sad if my football team loses the match. It is possible that my team will lose the match. In
this condition I will be sad.

Often, when we are talking about present situations, we use unless instead of if...not.

Unless means except if or simply it means if...not.

"You can't go on vacation unless you save some money."


"You will feel cold unless you wear a coat."

Unless is good to use when it highlights an exception to what is generally true. In this example I only have one reason why i
may be late: traffic (vehicles on the road):

"I'll arrive at 10am unless there is traffic."


"I'll arrive at 10am if there isn't traffic."

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