First Conditional Khmer - Easy use, form and examples with practices with keys

First Conditional Khmer use, form and examples

First Conditional

There are many types of conditionals such as zero conditional, first conditional third conditional and mixed conditional but in this post you will be exploring in detail the first conditional. 

Table of Content

  • Usages
  • Structures
  • Examples
  • Modal Verbs
  • Practices

Usages

First conditional is used to talk about future possibilities and promises. If the possibility is high or if you are sure about the result, use modal verbs "will' but if the possibility is low or you are unsure then use these modal verbs : could, may, might. 

First Conditional ប្រើដើម្បីនិយាយអំពីអ្វីដែលអាចកើតឡើងក្នងពេលអនាគត់ ឬការសន្យា។ ប្រសិនបើភាពដែលអាចកើតមានឡើងមានកម្រឹត ខ្ពស់ យើងប្រើ will ប្រសិនបើបើភាពដែលអាចកើតមានឡើង មានកម្រឹតទាប នៅពេលដែលយើងមិនច្បាស់ យើងអាចប្រើ  could , may , might​។​

Structures

If + present simple, Sub + will + base verb......

Or

Sub + will + base verb + if + present simple.

There are two main clauses in the first conditional which are the conditional clause and the main clause. Conditional clause can also be called the reason or if-clause since the clause begins with "if". Main clause on the other hand can also be called the result clause and it contains a modal verbs "will". When the reason clause is placed at the beginning, there is a comma"," but when it is moved to the end, comma is not needed. See the examples below: 

  • If I see an alien, I will say hi. ប្រសិនបើខ្ញឃើញមនុស្សក្រៅភព ខ្ញំុនិងនិយាយ hi.
  • I will say hi if I see an alien. 

Example

  • I will go with you if I am free tomorrow. ខ្ញុំនិងទៅជាមួយអ្នក ប្រសិនបើខ្ញុំទំនេរនៅថ្ងៃស្អែក
  • She will fail in the exam if she doesn't work harder. នាងនិងប្រឡងធ្លាក់ ប្រសិនបើនាងមិនខំរៀនអោយបានច្រើនជាងមុន។ 
  • If you tell her the truth, she will forgive you. ប្រសិនបើអ្នកប្រាប់នាងអំពីការពិត នាងនិងអត់អោនអោយអ្នក។ 
  • If aliens invade us, all countries will come together as one to fight back. ប្រសិនបើមនុស្សក្រៅភពឈ្លានពានយើង ប្រទេសទាំងអស់និងរួមគ្នា ដើម្បីវាយតបតវិញ។
  • Do you run if you see a ghost? តើអ្នករត់ទេ ប្រសិនបើអ្នកឃើញខ្មោច? 

Modal verbs

There are some modal verbs that can be used in the first conditional which are will, could, may, might, can, must.

Will (និង) : if the possibility is certain. សម្រាប់ភាពដែលអាចកើតឡើងច្បាស់លាស់

  • If you try to study hard, you will pass the exam easily.  
  • If you eat a lot of sugary food, your teeth will decay faster.
  • We will get sick if we go to bed late very often.
  • She gets mad if you don't tell her.

May/Might (អាចនិង) : if the possibility is less certain or low. សម្រាប់ភាពមិនច្បាស់លាស់

  • If I have time, I may join your trip. ប្រសិនបើមានពេល ខ្ញុំអាចនិងចូលរួមដំណើរកម្សាន្តរបស់អ្នក។
  • She might get angry if you don't invite her. នាងអាចនិងខឹងប្រសិនបើអ្នកមិនអញ្ចើញនាង។
  • It might be late if we go by car. វាអាចនឹងយឺតប្រសិនបើយើងទៅដោយឡាន។ 
  • Teacher may not accept our your assignment if you submit after the deadline. គ្រូអាចនិងមិនទទួលយកកិច្ចការស្រាវជ្រាវរបស់អ្នកទេ ប្រសិនបើអ្នកប្រគល់វាបន្ទាប់ពីថ្ងៃដែលផុតកំណត់។ 

Can  (អាច) : Give permission សម្រាប់អោយការអនុញ្ញាត

  • If you finish your test, you can leave. ប្រសិនបើអ្នកប្រឡងចប់ អ្នកអាចចេញមិនមបាន។ 
  • If you don't mind, you can sit there. ប្រសិនបើអ្នកមិនប្រកាន់ អ្នកអាចអង្គុយទីនោះបាន។ 

Should (គួរតែ) : Give advice សម្រាប់អោយដំបូលន្មាន

  • If you catch a cold, you should drink warm water. ប្រសិនបើអ្នកឈឺផ្តាសសាយ អ្នកគួរតែផឹកទឹកក្តៅ។
  • You should take time to relax if you feel stressed very often. 
  • If you want to get fit, you should do exercise regularly.
  • If you want to speak English fast, you should practice speaking as much as you can.

Must​ (ត្រូវតែ) : Give strong advice សម្រាប់អោយដំបូលន្មានខ្លាំង

  • You must stop smoking if you don't want to die soon. អ្នកត្រូវតែឈប់ជក់បារី ប្រសិនបើអ្នកមិនចង់ស្លាប់ឆាប់។ 
  • You must water the plants regularly if you don't want them to wither. អ្នកត្រូវតែស្រោចរុក្ខជាតិអោយបានទៀងទាត់ ប្រសិនបើអ្នក មិនចង់អោយពួកវាស្វិត។ 
  • If you want to get good grade on your exam, you must review the lesson regularly.
  • If you want your plants grow well, you must water and fertilize them regularly.

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First Conditional using will, may, could, might, must:

Unscramble the Sentences

  1. rains / stay / we / home / it / will / if
  2. you / pass / study / you / if / will / the test
  3. late / be / she / might / she / if / hurry / doesn’t
  4. you / get / may / job / apply / you / if / the
  5. don’t / you / could / miss / bus / the / leave / you / early / if
  6. must / you / wear / helmet / ride / you / a / bike / if / a
  7. feel / better / you / will / you / rest / if
  8. bring / might / umbrella / he / rain / it / if / an
  9. we / go / could / park / the / stops / rain / if / to / the
  10. you / succeed / work / you / hard / if / will
First Conditional worksheet with keys



First Conditional Unscramble Quiz

First Conditional Unscramble Quiz

Click the words to build the correct sentence.

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