First Conditional (Possible)
If I ___ (finish) the report tonight, I ___ (have) the weekend free.
If I finish the report tonight, I'll have the weekend free.
If I ___ (earn) more money, I ___ (travel) more often.
If I earned more money, I'd travel more often.
If I ___ (see) Emma at tomorrow's meeting, I ___ (ask) her about the project.
If I see Emma at tomorrow's meeting, I'll ask her about the project.
Tomorrow: I finish work early → I meet my friends for dinner. (real)
If I finish work early tomorrow, I'll meet my friends for dinner.
If I get a promotion, I'll celebrate with my friends. First or Second?
First Conditional.
She ___ (miss) her train if she ___ (not leave) the office soon.
She'll miss her train if she doesn't leave the office soon.
If my colleagues ___ (be) more supportive, I ___ (enjoy) my job more.
If my colleagues were more supportive, I'd enjoy my job more.
I can't afford a bigger flat. If I ___ (can), I ___ (move) out of my parents' house.
If I could, I'd move out of my parents' house.
I have more free time → I learn another language. (imaginary)
If I had more free time, I'd learn another language.
If I knew her number, I'd call her. Does the speaker know her number?
No. It's Second Conditional: the speaker doesn't know her number.
If you don't book the tickets soon, they'll become more expensive. → Use UNLESS.
Unless you book the tickets soon, they'll become more expensive.
Your friend wants to buy a very expensive phone. Give advice using IF I WERE YOU.
If I were you, I wouldn't buy such an expensive phone.
We're leaving now! If we ___ (not hurry), we ___ (miss) the train.
If we don't hurry, we'll miss the train.
You don't check the address → You get lost. (real)
If you don't check the address, you'll get lost.
A: If I get a promotion, I'll move.
B: If I got a promotion, I'd move.
What's the difference?
A: A real future possibility.
B: An imaginary or less likely situation.
your manager / offer / you a promotion / you / accept / it?
If your manager offers you a promotion, will you accept it?
you / live abroad / if / you / can / work from anywhere?
Would you live abroad if you could work from anywhere?
My flat is too small. If it ___ (be) bigger, I ___ (invite) friends over more often.
If it were bigger, I'd invite friends over more often.
I speak Italian → I can work in Italy. (imaginary)
If I spoke Italian, I could work in Italy.
You have a job interview tomorrow and feel confident.
A: If I get the job, I'll move.
B: If I got the job, I'd move.
Which fits better?
A — First Conditional, a real future possibility.
Correct TWO mistakes: If I'll get the job, I move to another city.
If I get the job, I'll move to another city.
I depend on public transport, so I spend a lot of time travelling to work. → Rewrite using IF.
If I didn't depend on public transport, I wouldn't spend so much time travelling to work.
A: If she ___ (get) the job next week, she ___ (move) to London.
B: If she ___ (have) a better job, she ___ (be) happier.
A: If she gets the job next week, she'll move to London.
B: If she had a better job, she'd be happier.
You can change one thing about your life → What do you change? (imaginary question)
If you could change one thing about your life, what would you change?
A: If I have enough money next month, I'll buy a laptop.
B: If I had enough money, I'd buy a laptop.
What does each suggest?
A: The speaker may have enough money next month.
B: The speaker doesn't have enough money now and is imagining a different situation.