First Conditional without will and with unless / if … not

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First Conditional without will and with unless / if … not. FIRST CONDITIONAL ( WITHOUT WILL). We can use the First Conditional to describe general ideas or ...
First Conditional without will and with unless / if … not

FIRST CONDITIONAL (WITHOUT WILL) • We can use the First Conditional to describe general ideas or facts. • We can use the First Conditional to describe automatic or habitual results. condition

result

If you stretch before your workout, you prevent injury to your muscles. In the sentence above, the verbs in both parts of the sentence are in the Present Simple. • We can also use the First Conditional with imperatives or commands. condition

result

If your muscles hurt, don’t lift heavy weights. FIRST CONDITIONAL (WITH UNLESS / IF ... NOT)

• We often use the word unless instead of if ... not. Unless is always followed by the positive form of the verb. Unless you warm up first, you will hurt yourself. If you don’t warm up first, you will hurt yourself. • The conditional clause starts with unless. The order of the two parts is not important. However, when the conditional clause comes first, it must be followed by a comma. condition

result

Unless you drink, you’ll be thirsty. result

condition

You’ll be thirsty unless you drink.