The First Conditional

We use conditional statements to say that one action is the result of another action. And of course, there are various kinds of conditional statements. The first conditional is used to say that if something happens now, something else will happen as a consequence.

For example: If I study hard, I’ll pass the exam.

In these cases, the probability is very high, athough not 100 percent, because some inconvenience could occur. For example, you could lose your nerves [1], lose the train, etc. However, you can bet [2] on it.

Its construction is: if + present simple, future.

The part of the phrase with if can go first or second:

If I study hard, I’ll pass the exam. = 
I’ll pass the exam if I study hard.

[1] perder el valor, [2] apostar