Real ESL

In this video blog, I talk about the 3rd Street Farmer’s Market in the Fairfax District in LA. It’s a permanent farmers’ market - with a lot of prepared food and a few farmers’ stalls (kiosk, small area for selling things)- and a common tourist place. It’s right next to the Grove, which is a fun outdoor shopping mall with a fountain, live music and kids’ activities.

While talking about the market, I use the future real conditional.

When do you use the future real conditional?

-When something might happen in the future, but you’re not sure, you say, if it happens, ___ will happen.

How do you form the future real conditional?

If (subject) (present verb - usually simple present, also present perfect and present progressive), (subject) (future verb form - will, be going to, have to, need to, should) (base verb)

Watch the video for examples and check out (look at) the transcript and explanation below. Thanks for watching!

Kim

Transcript and Vocabulary Explanation

Behind me, you see a Brazilian food place and I’m at the Farmers’ Market, that’s at 3rd and Fairfax in LA.

And this is a fun place to come if you’re a tourist. And uh, some locals come here.

They have a few good places to eat - that Brazilian place is one.

And if you come here, you’ll have to check out my favorite breakfast place here at the farmers’ market. That is the crepe place right there.

This Mexican place right here is a pretty big hot spot (a popular spot). I’m not sure what the name is…oh, it’s called Loteria. That’s the name.

A lot of people like that. I think it’s pretty good, but it’s a little bit pricey (expensive), a little bit expensive.

If you’re coming here and you have a huge craving for pie (a strong desire for something, usually food), well, the famous, famous pie place is Dupar’s and here are the pies. Those are the pies. Right next to Dupar’s is Starbucks.

So, you can get your coffee. I feel like a salesperson for Starbucks. It’s terrible. There are many fantastic coffee places you can go to - but in my opinion, uh, it’s much better to find those in San Francisco. LA … it’s a bit spotty, hard to find a good place.

Here’s another place you should come to if you happen to come to this farmer’s market.

Here it is. Singapore’s Banana Leaf. It has some great food.
Kind of spicy (hot), which I love. And really yummy (delicious).

So, do you hear all that future real conditional that I’m using? If you come here, you will have to, or, you should, or, you have to…
Even though I’m not using future with (should), you never say, “You will should.” That’s wrong. “You will have to…” (It’s correct, but unnecessary.) You can just say ‘have to’ and that implies the future. (Kim’s note - ‘need to’ is the same.)

You never say, you will should.

You can just say ‘have to’ and that implies the future.

There’s a French market here, which is really good. They have really delicious feta cheese. I highly recommend that.

If you come to this farmer’s market, you really need to go to the Grove too. It’s fantastic for shopping in general.

A lot of people know about the Beverly Center here in LA. I think it’s terrible compared to the Grove. It’s so - you know, I’m not really an indoor person. I love outdoor places. Outdoor shopping places, if I have to go shopping, are the best. (*** notice the switched order - this sentence is the same as saying, “If I have to go shopping, outdoor shopping places are the best. - this is present real conditional because I’m not talking about the future, I’m talking about a repeated, regular thing that sometimes happens.)

You notice when I’m talking about the future, after ‘if’ I use the present.

This is one of the biggest mistakes.

People say, “If you will come here…” That’s wrong. After if, use the simple present.

In the next clause, after your comma, you can use will + the base verb.

Think about something that might or might not happen in the future and practice your if clauses.

Oh, and one more thing…If you want a transcript of this, go to my website.

That’s it. (That’s all, that’s the end.)