CONDITIONAL SENTENCES TYPE 1

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES TYPE 1

In the last section of this unit you found these sentences:

1. If you pass the hall, you will see Krida Loka conference

room.

2. It will take about 5 minutes if you go there on foot.

NOTES:

1. The sentences consist of two clauses, the main clause

and the If clause.

2. The If clause gives a condition to the main clause.

The condition is introduced with “IF”, that is why it is

called an IF-conditional clause. The condition is real

in a sense that the condition may actually happen in the

future.

3. The main clause tells us the result if the condition

happens. It is called a result clause.

4. The main clause takes future tense, as in:

- You will see Krida Loka conference room

- It will take about five minutes

( Notes: the use of other present modals is possible, such

as: can or may)

5. The If clause takes simple present tense, as in:

- If you pass the hall

- If you go there on foot.

6. The If clause can be in initial or final position. When

you put it in the initial position, don’t forget to put a

comma (,).