CONDITIONAL SENTENCES IN ENGLISH:
Conditional sentences describe the result of a certain condition and we can divide them in two parts:
The "if clause" or condition and the "main clause" or the consequence of the condition.
Example:
If there´s no salt in the food, food is insipid.
if clause tell or condition main clause or consequence
Both parts of the conditional sentence can change the order without changing the meaning.
For example:
Food is insipid if there´s no salt in the food.
There are various types of conditional sentences: Zero conditional, first, second and third conditional.
But don´t worry. This year you will learn just the Zero and the first conditionals.
1) THE ZERO CONDITIONAL IN ENGLISH:
We use the zero conditional to talk about things that are generally or always true. Things that occur in 100% of probability.
Both verbs in this type of conditional are in present simple.
2) THE FIRST CONDITIONAL IN ENGLISH
We use the first conditional when we talk about future situations we believe are realistic or possible.
I mean, situations that can occur in a 50% of probability.
In this type of conditional the "if clause" (condition) is in present simple and the "main clause" (the result) is in future with "will" or "going to".
