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simple present
verb
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simple present verb | if-clause uses simple present
result clause uses simple present |
If it rains,
If it gets cold enough, If I don't do my homework, |
my car window leaks.
water becomes ice. I learn nothing. |
<-expresses an established or predictable fact, or it expresses a general truth |
If Marie doesn't
eat dinner,
If I exercise, |
she gets hungry at
midnight.
I look great! |
<-expresses a habitual situation or a habitual activity. |
If someone calls,
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take a message please. | <-gives a command |
simple present
verb
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modal + simple present verb | if-clause uses simple present
result clause uses modal + verb |
If it rains,
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my window might leak. | <-expresses a fact |
If the phone
rings,
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I will answer it. | <-expresses a future situation |
If the weather
is
sunny,
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we can go to the beach Sunday. | <-expresses a future activity |
If-Then Clauses 1 - practice the if-clause If-Then Clauses 2 - practice the result-clause |
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