- If Franz sees Gabi, he’ll tell her.
Will Franz see Gabi?
Will he definitely see her?
Is there a chance that he will see her?
Is it very likely that he will see her?
- If we don’t go now, we’ll be late for the meeting.
- Are we going to the meeting?
- Are we going to be late?
- Are we definitely going to be late?
- What can we do to avoid being late?
If Franz sees Gabi, he’ll tell her.
Will Franz see...
The first conditional is used to talk about things that are normal, possible and quite likely to happen. It is typically used to . . .
• give warnings and advice.
• make predictions; speculate about future events.
• threaten.
• make offers, promises; barter.
• discuss hypotheses; offer theories.
• draw conclusions from evidence.
• state instructions.
The first conditional is used to talk about things that...
- If they are all here, then there is nobody at Reception.
- If you pick it up when it's hot, you'll burn your fingers.
- If you lend me the football, I'll lend you my Scrabble set.
- If it works, we'll make a lot of money.
- If you don't leave right now, I'll. . .
- If the lever moves clockwise, I think the gate will open.
- If you press button C, the machine will switch off.
If they are all here, then there is nobody...
