The First conditional – English grammar

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Mar 142019
 
first conditional

The first conditional is a very common English grammar structure for talking about future possibilities, and more.

Watch this video, to see lots of examples of the first conditional in action. Hey – we just used a first conditional there! It’s such a useful structure!

First conditionals have two clauses: the condition and possible result. We’ll show you how to form them, make negatives and questions, punctuate them and reverse the order. You’ll learn about a common mistake and the different modal verbs you can use.

And very importantly, you’ll see lots of examples of the first conditional in action in a funny spy story.

Zero conditionals – English grammar

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Mar 082019
 
zero conditional

Zero conditionals are a really useful and simple English grammar structure.
We often use them to talk about scientific facts, but that’s not their only use.

In this video lesson you’ll see lots of zero conditional examples and learn how you can also use the structure to talk about habits and routines and even the past.

  • Zero conditionals have two clauses: the condition and result.
    We’ll show you how to form them, make negatives, punctuate them and reverse the order.
    You learn about when and if in zero conditionals and cause effect relationships.
    And just to check that all is clear, we finish with a zero conditionals quiz.