Here is a great video from Papa Teach explaining all the English requirements: The correct use of zero and first conditional structures is important for beginners and more experienced English students. Grammatical structures are easy to learn and easy to remember with our examples and images in this post. You can see some examples in the B1 level reading article: Music and personality adjectives Have fun reading! Great website! Thank you for this easy-to-understand lesson on conditions. Here are my examples. So I use the null condition again to talk about a general fact, okay? All over the world in general, it is colder when the sun goes down. Section 1 Hey I`m Emma video transcript by mmmEnglish! Welcome to a fascinating and interesting grammar lesson. Another in our series on conditional sentences. The first conditional sentences are used to talk about real or probable situations, for example: But we use “if” when there is a possibility that the action will take place, but it will not happen so well, okay? If this happens, then we know exactly what the result will be. We also use it to talk about habits and rules and give instructions that are the result of something else happening first.

Note: Since null conditions describe general truths, things that happen all the time, you can also use “when” instead of “If” in the condition part of the sentence, with the meaning remaining the same. For example: Hello Emma, thank you very much for what you do! I just discovered your videos and I will watch them all. It is truly a pleasure to follow your lessons for your skills, clarity and expression. Have you ever thought about assigning a category to your videos (e.g.B. beginner, advanced, and advanced)? That could be helpful. That`s fine, you know, conditional forms are a big problem. They are a big part of English grammar, which is why I create special lessons for all the different conditional structures. A time to think about what is possible in the future. Could you clarify what you meant by “If this really happens..

mine – > I`m not sure what might happen here. In summary, zero conditions occur 100% of the time and 1. Conditions can occur and are usually very likely. Compare the difference in meaning in the following examples: All conditional sentences speak of an outcome that depends on a condition. The rates therefore consist of two parts or clauses. In English, we use the word “if” to determine the condition in the first clause and the result (which depends on the condition) in the other clause. Complete the conditional sentences below in the comments, and we will get back to you. Don`t forget to add a modal verb if the sentence is conditional first. If you don`t know what to do, ask me. OR ask me if you don`t know what to do. What is the first and second condition? The first condition refers to the present or future time and speaks of real situations or events.

We use the first condition to talk about the present or the future. The second condition also speaks of the present or the future, but refers to imaginary or impossible situations and events. Now, if you want to know more about the first condition, you can read this article about grammar and the different ways to use it. Or you can do some exercises and check your knowledge on this page here. The short form of “will”, “(apostrophe) +ll” is used more often than the full word in conditional sentences, as we usually describe spontaneous decisions we might make in the future. If it hails tomorrow, the whole sidewalk will slide. If this really happens, some passengers will face an accident and accident stations will be overcrowded. So, is it better? The second sentence refers to the first possibility. 🙂 Andras In this article, we will focus on the zero and first conditional structures. These conditions mainly use current and future forms and are either 100% safe or very likely.

For more information on tenses and other grammatical structures, check out our Grammar Index: englishclassviaskype.com/grammar-index/ A common term used to give advice to the second conditional structure. The phrase is, “If I were you, I would,” which means, “In your situation, I would do this.” For example: So I could use the zero condition to explain to a child that milk spoils when it`s not in the fridge, right? Let`s take a closer look at what it looks like because it`s really simple. Hi Anetta, Thank you for sharing your examples! I like the last example as a warning. A few remarks: 1. With sentences 3 and 4, I understand that you think these situations are likely since you are using the first condition. It`s true? If you think they are unlikely, we would move on to the second condition. 2. The phrasal verb “sit up” means to sit very straight with your back. I think you might think about “staying awake,” which means staying awake beyond normal bedtime. 3. With sentence 2, it looks like something that only happened one thing. We use zero and first english conditions quite often in our daily lives, so it is important that you know the rules for the formation of these two types of sentences.

We hope this blog post about them will help you use them better. I am sure that if you practice, you will master this subject! Have fun learning! Good examples, Cinzia! A small note: “When it rains… For the first condition, we want to use “If + present simple”, so what adjustment could the verb make? So, in the first condition, we no longer use just the simple present, do we? Because we are talking about the future. The 1. The condition is also used to warn others of the likely results of certain actions, we often hear this kind of warnings between parents and children or teachers and students, etc. For example: We can use it to talk about predictions, superstitions, plans, promises, offers, suggestions, and warnings, as if there were many different ways to use the first condition, right? Situation 1: You talk to a child and explain what happens in the spring. So all of these things are talking about what is likely to happen in the future. A likely outcome. When you use the null condition, the sentence describes what is commonly known to be true all the time, for example, scientific rules. I`d like to share a few sentences from my daily life 🙂 in this video, we`ll focus on the zero condition and the first condition and talk about how they differ, but important when you should use one or the other because it`s a bit confusing. The first condition describes things that I think are likely to happen in the future, while the second condition talks about things that I don`t think will actually happen. It is subjective; It depends on my point of view. For example (first condition): If she learns harder, she will pass the exam (I think it is possible that she will learn harder and therefore she will pass) But (second condition): If she learned harder, she would pass the exam (I think she will not learn harder, or it is very unlikely, and therefore she will not pass) How do you know, when should you use null conditions or first conditions in English? Are you even sure what zero and first conditional sentences are? Here is an explanation, a video as well as a zero and a first conditional exercise to help you.

When I use the first conditional sentence, I am talking about a possible outcome based on the current situation, so it is like advice or a warning about a current situation. Something specific. These two examples are perfect for understanding what we call the zero condition. We use the zero condition to talk about things that always happen as a result of another action. That`s why some people also call it the factual or real state, and that`s because we use it to talk about facts and truths. The examples we gave above about water are facts. Let`s take a look at some examples of truths: So, in the first sentence, we give a general fact. That`s right, isn`t it? In general, you know in life that it ruins every moment when you let the milk out of the fridge. Can you predict – with 100% certainty – what will happen tomorrow? Do you still know exactly what will happen in the future? Probably not (but if you can – please tell me! I`d like to know the future!). 🙂 Hi Siti.

Thank you for your comment. I love your examples, and the first one is so true about me. When I don`t get enough sleep or poor sleep quality, I feel tired and not focused. Good job!! But the decision to use zero or the first condition changes the meaning of the sentence a bit. If you write a clause that starts with when, wouldn`t it be a “time” clause? Sure, you use the same verb tense sequence, but you can`t say it is a condition, right? The first condition has the present simply after “if”, then the future simply in the other clause: it is also possible to mix the second and third conditions. Let`s look at each condition to see how we use it. This is the most common form of conditional and you`ve probably used it before. .