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Met. It Is Probable That A Determinated Result Might Happen. in Other Words

The document discusses the first conditional in English. The first conditional is used to talk about possible conditions and probable future results, such as future plans, warnings, or promises. It has a structure of "If + present simple, subject + future simple." Some common future expressions that can be used include will, going to, can, might, should, and must. The order of the two clauses can be reversed with or without a comma. The first conditional expresses a likely condition and result in the future.

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Met. It Is Probable That A Determinated Result Might Happen. in Other Words

The document discusses the first conditional in English. The first conditional is used to talk about possible conditions and probable future results, such as future plans, warnings, or promises. It has a structure of "If + present simple, subject + future simple." Some common future expressions that can be used include will, going to, can, might, should, and must. The order of the two clauses can be reversed with or without a comma. The first conditional expresses a likely condition and result in the future.

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First conditional In English there are various types of conditionals, among them, is the first conditional.

This type of conditional is used when we have situations in which if one condition is
met. It is probable that a determinated result might happen. In other words. It´s used
to talk about actions/events in the future which are likely to happen or have a real
possibility of happening.

If you don't put on repellent, you'll get bitten. If you study hard, you'll get good grades.


Si no te pones repelente te van a picar. Si estudias mucho, sacarás buenas notas.
The structure of the first conditional 
The first conditional has the following structure:

If + sujeto + present simple, sujeto + future simple

"If" Clause Main Clause


If + subject +present simple Subject + will/other modal +
+ comma base verb.
If it rains, I will stay home

Main Clause "If" Clause


Subject + will/other modal +
If + subject + present simple.
base verb
I will stay home if it rains
For phrases on the future tense we are mainly going to use the present simple with the will of the verb to be,
but it could also be used in the simple future with going to or a modal verb such as the following: can,
might, should, or must.
FIRST CONDITIONAL

WILL If the weather is nice on Sunday, we'll go on a picnic. Si el domingo hace buen tiempo, iremos de picnic.

GOING TO If I don't have to go to work tomorrow, I am going to visit my parents. Si mañana no tengo que ir a trabajar, iré a visitar a mis padres.

CAN If the meeting finishes early, we can go for a drink. Sí la reunión termina temprano, podemos ir a tomar algo.

MIGHT If I have time this afternoon, I might wash my car. Si esta tarde tengo tiempo, puede que lave el coche.

SHOULD If they invite you, you should go. Si te invitan, deberías ir.

MUST If you have any problems, you must call me. Si tienes algún problema, debes llamarme.


¿how is the first conditional used?
The first conditional is used to express future plans, warnings, threats, promisses or
to try to convince someone about something.

If the weather is fine tomorrow, we will go cycling. Your sister will go mad if you touch her things.


Si mañana hace buen tiempo, iremos en bici. Tu hermana se enfadará si tocas sus cosas.
Hay la posibilidad de que mañana haga buen tiempo. Si Existe la posibilidad de que esta niña toque las cosas de
esta condición se cumple los dos chicos irán en bici. su hermana.  Si esto sucede el resultado será que su
hermana se enfadará.

Para la frase en futuro puede utilizarse el futuro simple con will,


con going to y verbos modales como can y might, entre otros.
The order of the two phrases that make up the structure of the conditional can be interchanged. If we start with
the conditional (if) we Will separate them with a comma, but if we start the phrase expressing the result then no
comma Will be needed.

If the plane is delayed, she will be late. She will be late if the plane is delayed.


Si el avión se retrasa, ella llegará tarde. Ella llegará tarde si el avión se retrasa.
This Conditional sentences can also take a structure as the following
If I go into town, then I will see a movie.
If he spoke Chinese, then he would work as a guide in China.
If they had been faster, then they would have won the race.

The first conditional is a type of conditional that is used to express a condition-result in particular sitiations that can come
about in the the future such (future plans, threats, warnings, promisses, trying to convince someone…Meaning, posible
conditions and probable results in the future
STRUCTURE
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE + FUTURE SIMPLE
USES EXAMPLES
Expresar planes de futuro, amenazas, advertencias, promesas o para convencer a
If I try hard, I'll succeed.Si me esfuerzo, lo lograré.
alguien acerca de algo.

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