FIRST CONDITIONAL
FIRST CONDITIONAL We use First Conditional to talk about events in the future which are likely to happen as an effect of a cause in the present.
If you break a mirror, you will have bad luck. Tagging If you break a mirror, you will have bad luck. CAUSE (Condition) EFFECT (Result)
If you break a mirror, you will have bad luck. Tenses PRESENT FUTURE If you break a mirror, you will have bad luck. IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
If you break a mirror, you will have bad luck. Use of the comma COMMA! If you break a mirror, you will have bad luck. DEPENDENT INDEPENDENT
You will have bad luck if you break a mirror. Use of the comma You will have bad luck if you break a mirror. NO COMMA! INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT
If you break a mirror, what will happen? Questions If you break a mirror, what will happen? CONDITION QUESTION
What will happen if you break a mirror? Questions What will happen if you break a mirror? QUESTION CONDITION
MODALS You can use the following modals instead of will: Can Must May