LEARNING ENGLISH

The first type of conditional is used to talk about something that is likely to happen in the present or in the future.   

If I have money, I will invite you to the cinema

The condition is expressed with IF+ PRESENT SIMPLE   

The main clause, we use WILL/ WON?T  +INFINITIVE

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Why don’t you write and advert. First, choose an item you want to sell.

Send this letter to four mates. If you don’t pass it on, you will have very bad luck!

You have got one hour to send this, so hurry!

If you send it to 5 people, a secret admirer, will say he/she likes you as a friend!

If you send it to 10 people, your secret admirer will say he/she likes you a lot.

If you send it to 15 people, your secret admirer will ask you out.

If you send it to 20 people, your secret admirer will marry you, and you’ll have twins!!!

So, pass this message on.

Watch a video about Conditional sentences  

In English we use Will / won’t + infinitive to  make predictions  and to express facts about the future.

I think I’ll go to university next year      but   I don’t think I’ll get married in ten years.

Will you go to USA next summer?    No, I don’t think I will.

Write some predictions about life in the future:    In the future cities will be cleaner and less polluted

                                          “Children will learn with computers but teachers won’t disappear”

“We will definitely use more solar power in the future”

                                      We express possibility with MAY and MIGHT.  

                                                   I may  buy a new computer (It’s possible)    

                                                         I might snow tomorrow (possibly)   

                                             My father may win a lot of money on the lottery

                                            Negative form: may not / might not + Infinitive

                        Do you think John will come to the party? Well, I’m not sure. He might go.  

                       ( usamos estas formas para expresar algo que es posible y quizá ocurra)   

                                                         Take an umbrella, it might rain

There’s no big difference between the two forms.  (’might’ indica una posibilidad menor que ‘may’)

EXERCISES

Write the words in the correct order

1.- live/I /until / I’m / 100 /might                                           

 1.-  I might live until I’m 100

 2.- new /Scientists /planets / discover / might                

 2.- Scientists might discover new planets

3.- go/ to /definitely /the /we’ll / party                                 

3.- We’ll definitely go to the party

4.- university /she/ study / at /possibly /might                 

4.- She might possibly study at university

5.- become /I /elephants/ don’t /extinct / think/ will     

 5.- I don’t think elephants will become extinct

6.- I /my/ won’t /friend /exams / think / pass                     

6.- I think my friend won’t pass exams

YOU CAN CORRECT THE PREVIOUS EXERCISES. I hope you’ve understood everything!

GRAMMAR : MODAL VERBS