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If the printer is about to print, it will get jammed
If you have extra time, you will be late.
If a toast falls, it will land on the buttered side
When the connector is IF, we don´t speak of a future time clause
If introduces CONDITIONAL sentences
A condition is neccesary for an action to happen
CONDITIONALS
Attention
If the conditional comes first,you need a comma.
You don’t need a commaif the conditional doesn’t come first.
The Zero Conditional
If the telephone rings, it makes a noise!
Water evaporates if you boil it.
1. for general truths The thing always happens if the condition is met
2. for instructions
Use ZERO Conditional:
If the recorder is on, the green light appears.If you have any problem, call our store.
SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT / IMPERATIVE
If he is angry,his face turns red!
If he drinks too much coffee,
he doesn’t sleep.
Zero Conditional form:If + PRESENT SIMPLE + PRESENT SIMPLE
IMPERATIVE
The First Conditional
If Bart studies harder, he will pass.
Use First Conditional:To refer to the future. It is used when there is a possibility that the if-event might happen.
It’s a PROBABLE/POSSIBLE condition.
SIMPLE PRESENT FUTURE: WILL/ GOING TO
First Conditional form:If + PRESENT SIMPLE + FUTURE (WILL)
FUTURE (GOING TO) - for plans
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