First Conditional

What is the structure of the first conditional?
1. If + present ... will + infinitive
2. If + past ... would + infinitive
3. If + past perfect ... would + have + past participle
4. If + present ... present / imperative
What does the construction 'If + present ... may / might + infinitive' express?
1. possibility
2. permission
3. ability
4. command
What does the construction 'If + present ... may / can + infinitive' express?
1. permission or ability
2. probability or ability
3. permission or probability
4. command
What does the construction 'If + present ... must / should + infinitive' express?
1. command
2. permission
3. probability
4. ability
Which conditional expresses promises, warnings, threats?
1. First Conditional
2. Second Conditional
3. Third Conditional
4. Zero Conditional
When do we use a comma to separate the two clauses constituting the first conditional?
1. Main Clause + Subordinate Clause
2. Subordinate Clause + Main Clause
3. Never.
4. When we feel like it.
When do we use the construction 'If + will + infinitive'?
(Note: More than one answer may be correct this time.)
1. When we talk about results of actions which will be true in the future.
2. If we know at present that an activity will or will not happen in the future.
3. In polite requests.
4. When 'will' is stressed as we wish to express insistance.
Which of the sentences below is a typical first conditional sentence?
1. If you lose the box, you'll have to pay for it.
2. If you lost the box, you'd have to pay for it.
3. If you had lost the box, you'd have had to pay for it.
4. If you lose the box, you pay for it.
Is it possible to substitute 'when' for 'if' in the first conditional?
1. Yes.
2. No.
3. Under certain circumstances.
4. When we feel like it, why not?
What time lines does the first conditional refer to?
1. present and future
2. present and present
3. present and past
4. future and past

First Conditional

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