IF            CONDITION                                            RESULT
PRESENT SIMPLE                                        WILL/WON’T+BASE VERB
        If           she studies hard,                                     she will pass the exam.
RESULT                                             IF             CONDITION
WILL/WON’T+BASE VERB                                              PRESENT SIMPLE
She will pass the exam                             if             she studies hard.
We use the first conditional when there is a real possibility that this
condition will happen in the future. Remember the S for the 3rd person
singular (present simple). If it rains, I won’t go to the beach.
Exercise        Write the verbs in brackets. Use the first conditional.
 1- I will stay            (stay) at home if it rains             (rain) this afternoon.
 2- If my brother          goes       (go) abroad, I will be         (be) very worried.
 3- You will not earn         (not earn) enough money if you don’t work                  (not work) more hours.
 4- Melissa won’t be able (can) to go out later if she doesn’t finish                       (not finish) her homework
 5-If I go                  (go) to the supermarket later, I will buy                (buy) some tomatoes.
 6- Peter will get             (get) wet if he doesn’t take         (not take) an umbrella.
 7- If I find                  (find) the book you lent me, I will give             (give) it back to you.
 8- They will be              (be) angry if we don’t visit        (not visit) them next Saturday. We promised to go.
 9-What will happen               (happen) if you don’t go               (not go) to work tomorrow?
 10-Many workers will lose               (lose) their jobs if that factory closes           (close) down.
 11-I won’t buy                (not buy) a bigger house if I don’t get              (not get ) promoted at work.
 12-If he doesn’t finish           (not finish) the vegetables, he won’t have             (not have) a dessert.
 13-My uncle will be able                (can) to go to the opera if he does remember (remember) to get the tickets.
 14- If you don’t put              (not put) sugar in your coffee, it won’t taste              (not taste) nice.
 15-Sandra, if you don’t hurry up (not hurry up), you will be                        (be) late for the meeting.
 16-Cristopher will be                (be) so happy if he finds             (find) the money he lost.
 17-Your motorbike won’t break down               (not break down) if the mechanic checks                    (check) it.
 18-If you don’t take                (not take) an aspirin, your headache won’t disappear               (not disappear).