What happens if...

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What happens if a black cat crosses
your path?

• If a black cat crosses my path, I will have bad luck.

• I will have bad luck if a black cat crosses my

path.

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FIRST CONDITIONAL
The first conditional describes things that I think are
likely to happen in the future.
 IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
(condition) (result)

If we finish our homework, we will play video games.

 MAIN CLAUSE IF CLAUSE
(result) (condition)

We will play video games if we finish our homework.

Practice

We _________
‘ll cancel (cancel) the picnic
if it ________.
rains (rain)
If the children _______
touch (touch) the dog, it

_______
will bite (bite) them.
If you ___________
are not (not/be) careful,

‘ll make (make) mistakes.

you ___________
 doesn’t pass
If she ________________ (not/pass) her

exam, she ____________

won’t get (not/get) into university.
 First Conditional

Ready to Practise?
Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences.

If we get tired, we won’t

I’ll watch stay
it next
outyear.
late.
We’ll take a coat, if it’s
youcold
don’tand
pass
rainy.
your exams?
Where will you go to university, if you don’t
get stuck?
pass your exams?
Who will help you, weyou
if won’t
get stay
stuck?
out late.
If you get home early, we’llyou
will askmake
the teacher.
me dinner?
If it’s raining tomorrow, I won’t go for a run in the park.
If I can’t see the film at the cinema, willwatch
I’ll you make
it next
meyear.
dinner?
If we don’t know the answer, if it’s ask
we’ll coldthe
andteacher.
rainy.