The Future Conditional‏

Hello!

I hope you are having a lovely day.

If I study English every day, I will go to London at the end of the year!
Si estudio inglés cada día, ¡iré a Londres a finales de año!

If I don’t study hard, I won’t be able to go.
Si no estudio mucho, no podré ir.

Do you know what form I am using in the above sentences?

It is called the future conditional, also known as the first conditional.

Look at the following conversation between Mike (M) and Jane (J) to see how it is used:

M: Jane, if I study hard, will I pass the year?
Jane, si estudio mucho, ¿aprobaré el curso?

J: I hope so, Mike, but you need to work very hard. If you need help, I will help you.
Espero que sí, Mike, pero necesitas estudiar muchísimo. Si necesitas ayuda, echaré una mano.

M: But the teacher says that I won’t pass the year if I don’t get at least 80% in my next exam!
¡Pero la profesora dice que no aprobaré el curso si no saco al menos un 80% en mi próximo examen!

J: Don’t worry. If you come to my house every day after school, you will pass your exam for sure! We can study together.
No te preocupes. Si te vienes a mi casa cada día después del colegio, ¡aprobarás el examen seguro! Podemos estudiar juntos.

M: OK, great! Thanks so much, Jane!
OK, ¡genial! ¡Muchas gracias, Jane!

The first conditional is used to talk about the consequences of an action or something that might happen in the future with a condition. 
El primer condicional se usa para hablar de las consecuencias de una acción o algo que podría ocurrir en el futuro, con una condición.

Look at how to form it: 

If + present simple, + will / won’t + the infinitive without “to”.

It may also be swapped around:
También podemos darle la vuelta:

subject + will / won’t + the infinitive without “to” + if + present simple.

Look at the following sentence from Mike and Jane’s conversation:

I won’t pass the year if I don’t get at least 80% in my next exam.
No aprobaré el curso si no saco al menos un 80% en mi próximo examen.

Another way of saying this is…

If I don’t get at least 80% in my next exam, I won’t pass the year.
Si no saco al menos un 80% en mi próximo examen, no aprobaré el año.

Both sentences mean that if Mike gets less than 80%, he will have to retake the year.
Ambas frases significan que si Mike saca menos del 80%, tendrá que repetir curso.

I hope this has helped you understand the first conditional. For further information, don’t forget to mail us for the online course.

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Best wishes,