first conditional

noun

first conditional

noun

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A structure used to convey possible events in the present or future, containing an if clause (with a verb in the present tense) and a main clause (with the future expressed by will + an infinitive verb).

"If it rains tomorrow, I will wear my coat" is a first conditional sentence.

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