First and second conditional

​If + simple present + simple future

1. If it rains today, I won't go to the beach.

2. If you keep behaving like that, I will take you home.

3. Sara will be mad if she finds out you broke her phone​

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​Let's organize

For conditional sentences, we have 2 clauses:

​1) An "if" clause.

​2) A future possibility

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-If I save enough money, I will buy a car.

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​We can use modals!

Instead of using future tenses, we can use​ modal verbs:

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-If I leave the cake in the oven, it might get burned.

-You may receive a prize if you get good grades. ​

-If you earn $1000​ a month, you can buy a car.

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​Structure:

If + past simple + would + infinitive

Would + infinitive + if + past simple

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If I had a job, I would be able to pay the rent.

Anna would be happy if we threw her a surprise party. ​

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