Introduction to First Conditional

🔑 What is the First Conditional?

We use the First Conditional when we want to:

  • Talk about the future
  • Say what will happen if something else happens
  • Show real and possible situations

✨ Example:

  • If I eat too much chocolate, I will feel sick.
  • If we hurry, we will catch the bus.

🧩 Grammar Structure

👉 The First Conditional has two parts:

IF clause (condition)Result clause
If + Present Simplewill + base verb

✅ Examples:

  • If it rains, I will stay at home.
  • If I study, I will pass the test.
  • If we are late, the teacher will be angry.

🚨 Important!
Don’t use will after if.
❌ If it will rain, I will stay home.
✅ If it rains, I will stay home.

💡 When do we use it?

We use the First Conditional for:

  1. Predictions: If it rains, the streets will be wet.
  2. Warnings: If you run too fast, you will fall.
  3. Promises/Plans: If you call me, I will help you.

🗣 More Examples

  • If I am hungry, I will eat a sandwich. 🥪
  • If my friend visits, we will go to the park. 🌳
  • If the teacher gives homework, I will do it. ✏️
  • If we don’t leave now, we will miss the train. 🚉

Practice Time

Practice 1

Practice 2

 Speaking Practice

Card game

Flip the cards

Look at the picture

Complete the sentences using first conditional

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Read the sentence starter.

Complete the sentence with your own ideas

Just, Already and Yet

We use the present perfect (have/has + past participle) with these words to show when or if something has happened.

⏱️ 1. Using just

We use just to describe something that happened a short time ago.

✅ Examples:

  • I’ve just seen a great comedy.
  • She’s just finished her homework.

✅ 2. Using already

We use already to describe an action that has happened (earlier than we expected).

✅ Examples:

  • They’ve already finished the new series.
  • He’s already eaten lunch.

❓ 3. Using yet

We use yet in negative sentences and questions to talk about something that hasn’t happened but we think it will.

✅ Examples:

  • Have you watched it yet?
  • I haven’t seen it yet.

🌟 Quick Tip

  • just → a short time ago
  • already → it happened earlier than expected
  • yet → not happened, but we expect it (only in negatives/questions)

Let’s practice

Quiz time

Practice 1

Practice 2

Speaking time

Practice 1

Practice 2