Exercise Write the verbs in brackets. Use the first conditional. 1-1 2- If my brother 3- You 4- Melissa 5-If I 6-Peter 7-1f1 8-They 9-What 10-Many workers (stay) at home if it (go) abroad, I (not earn) enough money if you (can) to go out later if she (go) to the supermarket later, I (get) wet if he (find) the book you lent me, I (be) angry if we (rain) this afternoon. (be) very worried. (happen) if you (not work) more hours. (not finish) her homework (buy) some tomatoes. (not take) an umbrella. (lose) their jobs if that factory. (give) it back to you. (not visit) them next Saturday. We promised to go. (not go) to work tomorrow? (close) down.
Respuestas a la pregunta
Respuestas en negrita y subrayadas:
Answer 1: I will stay at home if it rains this afternoon.
Translation 1: Me quedaré en casa si llueve esta tarde.
Answer 2: If my brother goes abroad, we will be very worried.
Translation 2: Si mi hermano va al extranjero, estaremos muy preocupados.
Answer 3: You will not earn enough money if you don't work more hours.
Translation 3: Tú no ganarás suficiente dinero si no trabajas más horas.
Answer 4: Melissa won't be able to go out later if she doesn't finish her homework.
Translation 4: Melissa no podrá salir más tarde si ella no termina su tarea.
Answer 5: If I can find the book you lent me, I will give it back to you.
Translation 5: Si puedo encontrar el libro que me prestaste, te lo devolveré.
Answer 6: Peter will get wet if he doesn't take an umbrella.
Translation 6: Peter se mojará si él no lleva un paraguas.
Answer 7: If I go to the supermarket later, I will buy some tomatoes.
Translation 7: Si voy más tarde al supermercado, compraré algunos tomates.
Answer 8: They will be angry if we don't visit them next Saturday. We promised to go.
Translation 8: Ellos se enojarán si no les visitamos el próximo sábado. Nosotros prometimos ir.
Answer 9: What will happen if you don't go to work tomorrow?
Translation 9: ¿Qué pasará si no vas mañana a trabajar?
Answer 10: Many workers will lose their jobs if that factory closes down.
Translation 10: Muchos trabajadores perderán sus empleos si esa fábrica cierra.
Explicación:
En inglés usamos el primer condicional para hablar de situaciones que consideramos muy probable que ocurran en el futuro si se cumple una determinada condición.
La estructura gramatical es:
[If] + [subject] + [Present simple] + [object] + [,] + [subject] + [Future simple] + [object]
Es posible cambiar el orden de las cláusulas y entonces no es necesaria la coma para separar las cláusulas: