University of Colima

Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

Engineering in Electronic Systems and Telecommunications

2°C

2.1 PRESENTATION “REAL CONDITION SUMMARY”

Student: Juan Diego Chavez Valadez

English 2

Benavides Sanchez Luis Daniel

 Video 1(The First Conditional)

If + present simple, will + base verb

 If I go to bed early tonight, I will feel better tomorrow.

 We won’t understand if we don’t study.

Questions:

If + present simple, will + base verb

 What time will you arrive if the bus is late?

 What kind of computer will you buy if you need a new one?

*Important don’t say will beside if (this is a mistake)

Examples:

If + present simple, will + base verb

 If I will be tired tomorrow, I will stay home.

 He will call me if anything changes.

Possible or Probable Things:

Possible means maybe it can happen.

• If I am sick tomorrow, I will study at home.

• He will be happy if we go to an Italian restaurant.

When Vs. If:

If=maybe When=I will do this

• If I go with you, I will have fun. Maybe happen.

• When I go with you, I will have fun. This means I will go with you
Video 2 (First Conditional. The Environment. Learn English)

o If global warming continues to get worse, sea levels will rise.

o If global warming continues to get worse is the possible future.
o sea levels will rise is the result of that situation.

If + simple present, + will/won’t + verb.

If we take showers, we will save water.

Negative=
We use won’t for negative sentences.
• If we waste electricity, we won’t save the environment.

The if clause can some either first or second in the sentence.

• If sea levels rise, polar bears will lose their habitat.
• Polar bears will lose their habitat if sea levels rise.

Modal Verbs=
Will/Won’t can be replaced by modal verbs such as should/might/can.

Example:
• If you want to help the environment, you should recycle.
• If we don’t do something now, it might be too late.
• You can save money if you don’t waste electricity.

QUESTIONS=
Here is an example of a question using the first conditional:
What will happen if we stop polluting the air?
If we stop polluting the air, we will be healthier.

YES/NO QUESTIONS=
Examples of yes/no questions:
If I use a reusable bag, will it help the environment?
Yes, it will.
Will I save money if I walk to work?
Yes, you will, and you will help the environment.5

If clause=
• The if clause in these sentences describes something that is possible.
• The if clause can be replaced by different time clauses.

When clause=
When clauses describe something that is certain to happen.
• When technology gets better, we will use more renewable energy.

As soon as=
As soon as is used to say what will happen immediately after something else happens.
• I’ll buy an electric car as soon as I save enough money.
Until=
We use until to say something will or won’t happen up to a particular point.
• Wildlife will lose their habitat until we star to care about the environment.
• Air quality won’t get better until we plant more trees.

Unless=
We use unless to describe a result if something doesn’t happen.
• The ice caps will melt unless we stop global warming.