The first conditional listening test is a song by the Manic Street Preachers. The lyrics have several examples of the first conditional.
The first conditional is also called the future conditional because it is for events in the future. The structure looks like this:
If + Subject + Verb(present) + Subject + Verb(future)
Examples:
- If you go to the party, you will meet my boyfriend.
- If she arrives on time, we will start at 9:00 am.
- If they work tomorrow, we won’t go to the park.
In this song, the singer is talking about the future and what will happen if people continue to act the same way as they do now. Notice how the chorus uses the grammar structure:
- If you tolerate this, your children will be next.
Here is the music video and lyrics. Look at them and find the examples of the first conditional.
First Conditional Listening Test
Fill in the blanks with the correct lyrics from the song.