BASIC-GRAMMAR-U-17.3

	17.3.	If/When + present simple, will

 

PRESENTATION

 

Use if + present simple to talk about a possible future action.

Use will/won’t in the main clause to talk about the result of that action.

	if-clause		main clause
	↓		↓
	If we go this way	,	we’ll (will) get to the campsite.

TIP	Say If I have time, I’ll help you. (don’t say If I’ll have time, I’ll help you.)

 

 

If or when?

When + future action = certain future action

If+ future action = possible future action

TIP	This is sometimes called the first conditional.

 

 

Key vocabulary

Verb phrases: leave someone a message, hear from someone, see someone, ask someone something, leave someone alone

 

 

EXERCISES⇒

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