Grammar: First Conditional

Let's see a first conditional ( also present conditional ) at the beginning,

If she buys out the competitor, her company's market share will be on the increase.

It will help the environment if you buy an electric car.

 

A first conditional statement consists of two clauses. One with 'if' indicates a condition, which is in the present simple tense, the other expresses the result, which has 'will' or 'can' + an infinitive. It means the result can, will or might happen, depending on the condition. And if it begins with the result clause, no comma is necessary.

 

Here comes the last example:

My view is that if we focus on money, we will lose our values and the money, too.

 

View: [countable] a personal opinion about something; an attitude towards something

In my view, I should do a master's.

Values: [plural] beliefs about what is right and wrong and what is important in life

The country was not founded on the values of freedom and justice for all.