Conditionals 1

Type 1Conditionals

Conditions with ...

IF, UNLESS, WHEN, UNTIL, AS SOON AS

TensesPRESENT TENSE

will + VERB

INFINITIVE without TO

Examples

She’ll go out with you ...

... if you buy her dinner.will + VERB

ExamplesIf you want some dinner tonight, ...

INFINITIVE / IMPERATIVE

don’t sit on the sofa and help me cook!

ExamplesUnless we win the lottery ...

we’re having no tropical holiday this

ChristmasPRESENT TENSE

ExamplesPRESENT SIMPLE + PRESENT SIMPLE

• Some drivers honk if they become impatient.

• You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen.

ExamplesIf you keep giving your child all he wants ...

you’re going to spoil him!he’ll never learn!going to future

ExamplesWhen(ever) I dream of a holiday ...

I picture a beautiful tropical island

ExamplesIf / Whenever that happens ...

you can / must / should call the doctor.

a modal verb

ExamplesYou can use some extra paper, if necessary.