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First and Second Conditional PDF

This document provides an overview of the first and second conditional structures in English grammar. It explains that the first conditional is used to talk about possible situations in the future, using the structure "if + present, will/can/may + infinitive". The second conditional refers to unlikely or imaginary scenarios, using "if + past tense, would/could/might + have + past participle". Examples are given for each. Key points to remember about the conditional structures are also outlined.

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First and Second Conditional PDF

This document provides an overview of the first and second conditional structures in English grammar. It explains that the first conditional is used to talk about possible situations in the future, using the structure "if + present, will/can/may + infinitive". The second conditional refers to unlikely or imaginary scenarios, using "if + past tense, would/could/might + have + past participle". Examples are given for each. Key points to remember about the conditional structures are also outlined.

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First and second conditional


Lesson code: DL7B-7EAB-8RR8-H INTERMEDIATE +

1 Presentation
When we talk about possible or hypothetical situations with If ..., we can use a first conditional or second
conditional structure. Study the table below.

Structure Examples and use


First conditional According to the weather forecast, it might rain tonight.
If it rains, I'll stay at home.
If I do ..., I'll (= I will) ...
We use the first conditional when there is a real possibility that
Instead of will, we can use something will happen in the future.
other modal verbs, e.g. can,
might, may, must, should. If I don't call you tonight, you can call me.
Will you wait for me if I am late?

Second conditional At the moment, it's raining. If it was sunny, I'd go out.
If I did ..., I'd (= I would) ... We use the second conditional when we imagine a situation or
when there is very little or no possibility that something will happen.
Instead of would, we can What would you do if you found a lot of money in the street?
use could or might. If it wasn't dark outside, we could go out.

Things to remember

• We do not use will or would in the if-part of a conditional sentence:


If it will rain rains, I'll stay at home.
• The if-part of the sentence can go at the beginning or at the end:
If it rains, I'll stay at home. I'll stay at home if it rains.
• In the second conditional we use if + past (if I did, if I didn't, etc.), but the meaning is not past. In this
type of structure, the past tense refers to an imaginary or hypothetical situation, such as finding a lot of
money in the street:
What would you do if you found a lot of money in the street?
• In a first conditional sentence, we can use when instead of if for things that we are sure will happen:
When she comes, I'll call you.
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