It's subjective it depends on my point of view. Second Conditional The first conditional describes things that I think are likely to happen in the future, whereas the second conditional talks about things that I don't think will really happen.
For example (zero conditional): if you sit in the sun, you get burned (here I'm talking about every time a person sits in the sun - the burning is a natural consequence of the sitting) But (first conditional): if you sit in the sun, you'll get burned (here I'm talking about what will happen today, another day might be different) First vs. Zero Conditional The first describes a particular situation, whereas the zero conditional describes what happens in general. She'll miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon.įirst vs. If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes. If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight. Of course, we can't know what will happen in the future, but this describes possible things, which could easily come true. It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future. The First Conditional The first conditional has the present simple after 'if', then the future simple in the other clause: Snakes bite if they are scared If babies are hungry, they cry You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen. (This is true only for me, maybe, not for everyone, but it's still true that I'm sick every time I eat peanuts) Here are some more examples: (It is always true, there can't be a different result sometimes). For example: If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils. The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the meaning.
The result of the 'if clause' is always the main cluase.
I'm talking in general, not about one particular situation. So, if water reaches 100 degrees, it always boils. This conditional is used when the result will always happen. The Zero Conditional We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present simple verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main clause'):
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