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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======The first conditional ====== ========== <html><table style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="149" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 111.75pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: white; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt solid gray; mso-border-alt: solid gray .75pt;"><!--?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /--> </span></p><td width="470" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 352.65pt; background-color: transparent;"></td></tr></tbody></table><p><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/131_f45ee6cd62e9352ad09fac62849c54e9.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="600" height="449" id="131" style="width: 143px; height: 112px;" alt="chess game play jeu échecs" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/131_f45ee6cd62e9352ad09fac62849c54e9.jpg"></a> <b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>If you <font color="#003399">win</font> this game you <font color="#003399">will play</font> in the championship match.</span></b><br></p></html> =====Definition===== <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; ">The first conditional refers to events that are likely to happen in the future. </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; ">The result is not definite but is, at least, possible.</SPAN></B><BR></P></html> =====Construction===== <html><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80);"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br></p><table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="258" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 154.8pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; ;'>Construction</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="212" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 127.05pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; ;'>Time reference</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="304" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 182.55pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; ;'>Example</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; ;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="258" valign="top" style="background: white; border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 154.8pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>'If' + present, + future</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: red; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="212" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>future condition + future result</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="304" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 182.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid #5B9BD5 .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If the sun <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shines</span>, people <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">will be </span>happier.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tbody></table><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> </font><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'><font color="#000000">As with all conditionals, the 'if' clause can come first or second. When it comes first, it is followed by a comma. </font></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> </font><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Note that </span></b><font color="#000000"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>we</span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> do not normally use 'will' in the 'if' clause even though it refers to the future, but see the paragraph below on 'using modal verbs' for some exceptions.</span></b></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> </font><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'><font color="#000000">'Will' is not the only future form that can be used. Here are some more examples:</font></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><table width="744" style="margin: auto auto auto 5.4pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; width: 446.55pt; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1056; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="225" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.7pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; ;'>Main Clause</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="520" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 11cm; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; ;'>Example</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="225" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.7pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Future using 'will'/'shall'</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="520" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 11cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">rains</span>, I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll take </span>an umbrella<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">rains</span>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall</span> we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">go</span> to the cinema?<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">rains</span>, we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">won't go </span>to the park.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="225" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.7pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Future using 'be going to'</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="520" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 11cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">don't leave </span>now, you're <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to be </span>late.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">rains</span>, where <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to have </span>our picnic?</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">see</span> John, I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">m not going to tell </span>him we lost the contract.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="225" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.7pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Future continuous</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="520" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 11cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">don't arrive </span>before 10.00, we'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll be waiting to start </span>the meeting.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If Akira <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">gets</span> the 3:30 flight, he'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll be arriving </span>at the same time as John.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="225" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.7pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Future perfect</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="520" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 11cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">don't arrive </span>until 10.00, we'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll have finished </span>the meeting.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> to London before 4.00, the rush hour <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">won't have started</span>. </span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="225" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.7pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Imperative</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="520" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 11cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If the children <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> asleep, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">don't make </span>a noise.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need</span> any help, please <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ask</span>.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If there <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">are</span> no chairs, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">sit </span>on the floor.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6; ;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="225" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 134.7pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Using other modals</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="520" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 11cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">don't leave </span>at 8.00, I </span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; ;'>may</span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> be late for work.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If I<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> start </span>work now, </span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; ;'>can</span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> I finish early?</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">rains</span>, I </span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; ;'>can</span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> take an umbrella.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">don't leave</span> soon, you </span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; ;'>migh</span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>t be late.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tbody></table><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> </font><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'><font color="#000000">And there are also alternatives to the present simple:</font></span></b></p><table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastfirstrow: yes;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="236" valign="top" style="background: rgb(68, 114, 196); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(68, 114, 196) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(68, 114, 196); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 141.5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 517;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; ; mso-themecolor: background1;'>'if'clause</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="519" valign="top" style="background: rgb(68, 114, 196); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(68, 114, 196) rgb(68, 114, 196) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 311.6pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; ; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Example</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="236" valign="top" style="background: white; border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(68, 114, 196) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(68, 114, 196) rgb(68, 114, 196); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 141.5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Present continuous</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="519" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(68, 114, 196) rgb(68, 114, 196) rgb(68, 114, 196) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 311.6pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re working</span>, I'll <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">come</span> back later.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If he'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">s playing </span>football, he'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll be </span>out all afternoon.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; ;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="236" valign="top" style="background: white; border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(68, 114, 196) rgb(68, 114, 196); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 141.5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Present perfect</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><td width="519" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(68, 114, 196) rgb(68, 114, 196) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 311.6pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 6pt 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve finished </span>the report, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">could</span> you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">fax</span> me a copy?</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ve finished </span>it on time, I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll send </span>it in the morning.</span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></td><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tr><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></tbody></table><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br></p></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p></html> =====Uses===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br></p> <strong> </strong><strong> </strong><table width="595" style="margin: auto auto auto 5.4pt; border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-table-layout-alt: fixed; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1056; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="117" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 88.1pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Use</span></b></p></td> <td width="478" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 358.45pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;" colspan="2"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Examples</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 110.25pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="117" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 88.1pt; height: 110.25pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Prediction</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/247_78b92786f45d7b00e0f503774e5628ac.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="223" height="224" id="247" style="width: 106px; height: 105px;" alt="man train" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/247_78b92786f45d7b00e0f503774e5628ac.jpg"></a></p></td><td width="166" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 124.55pt; height: 110.25pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'><!--?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /--><strong> </strong></span></p><td width="312" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 233.9pt; height: 110.25pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; ;'><strong>If the train <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">is</span> delayed, I'm <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">going to be late</span> for my meeting.</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 176, 80);"></span></span></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 26.55pt;"> <td width="117" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 88.1pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Plans</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/341_1f59a442acb5d357552278a3cd0e9c4b.png" rel="image_show"><img width="208" height="271" id="341" style="width: 104px; height: 119px;" alt="Barbecue" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/341_1f59a442acb5d357552278a3cd0e9c4b.png"></a></span></p></td> <td width="166" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 124.55pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br></p></td> <td width="312" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 233.9pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; ; mso-no-proof: yes;'><strong>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re having </span>a barbeque on Sunday, if it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">doesn't rain</span>.</strong></span></span></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 26.55pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="117" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 88.1pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Logical conclusion</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/65_18ddc22ddd73bb018424395e854ea88e.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="425" height="281" id="65" style="width: 115px; height: 82px;" alt="telephone filaire rotary" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/65_18ddc22ddd73bb018424395e854ea88e.jpg"></a></span></p></td> <td width="166" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 124.55pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'></span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'></span></b></p></td> <td width="312" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 233.9pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; ;'><strong>If a customer <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">calls</span>, the phone <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">will ring</span>.</strong></span></span></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 26.55pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="117" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 88.1pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Exchange</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/413_12d999de6e459e4ee13dba5afa069a0f.png" rel="image_show"><img width="284" height="197" id="413" style="width: 111px; height: 78px;" alt="speed, taxi cab drive car" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/413_12d999de6e459e4ee13dba5afa069a0f.png"></a></span></p></td><td width="166" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 124.55pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"><strong> </strong><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><v:shape id="_x0000_i1028" style="width: 90.75pt; height: 90.75pt;" type="#_x0000_t75"><strong> </strong></v:shape></span></p><td width="312" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 233.9pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">get</span> me to the airport quickly, I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll give </span>you a big tip.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></p></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 26.55pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="117" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 88.1pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Offers</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/421_7318fff4fbbf55482ce4447ef5a4f79a.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="480" height="422" id="421" style="width: 104px; height: 81px;" alt="car with dent snow ice crash" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/421_7318fff4fbbf55482ce4447ef5a4f79a.jpg"></a></span></p></td> <td width="166" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 124.55pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br></p></td> <td width="312" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 233.9pt; height: 26.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; ;'><strong>If your car <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">isn't working</span>, I<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">'ll help</span> you.</strong></span></span></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 14.3pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td width="117" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 88.1pt; height: 14.3pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"></td> <td width="166" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 124.55pt; height: 14.3pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"></td> <td width="312" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 233.9pt; height: 14.3pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="height: 61.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td width="117" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 88.1pt; height: 61.5pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Contingency</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><a class="various" href="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/219_67b7ea4a8c1dc1738f23dfb088cffa20.jpg" rel="image_show"><img width="299" height="186" id="219" style="width: 129px; height: 101px;" alt="wet picnic tables rain chairs grass outside pluie weather temps" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/219_67b7ea4a8c1dc1738f23dfb088cffa20.jpg"></a></p></td> <td width="166" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 124.55pt; height: 61.5pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="FR" style="background: white; padding: 0cm; border: 1pt solid gray; border-image: none; mso-border-alt: solid gray .75pt;"></span></p><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></td> <td width="312" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) windowtext windowtext rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 233.9pt; height: 61.5pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; ;'><strong>If it <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">rains</span>, we'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll go </span>to the cinema instead.</strong></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><br><br></html> =====Using modal verbs in 'if' clauses===== <html> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>As previously mentioned, the future is not normally used in the 'if' clause. However, we do use 'will' and other modals in the 'if' clause when the meaning is not to indicate the future.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Using 'will' to express exchange or persistence [See also <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 204);">will/would</span> for repeated actions.]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 176, 80); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.4pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you'</span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; ;'>ll</span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> take the food, I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll take </span>the wine. [exchange]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.4pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you </span></b><b style=";"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; ;'>will </span></i></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>insist on leaving the windows open, we'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re going to have </span>a huge heating bill.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>[persistence - in this case the word 'will' is stressed]<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Using 'can' to express ability</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 35.45pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If I </span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; ;'>can</span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> find the time, I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll come </span>to the party.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 35.45pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you </span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; ;'>can </span></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>type quickly and accurately, you'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re not going to have </span>problems finding a job.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 35.4pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Using 'must' to express a feeling of necessity </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 35.45pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If you </span></b><b style=";"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; ;'>must</span></i></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> eat so quickly, you'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll get </span>indigestion.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-indent: 35.45pt;"><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If she </span></b><b style=";"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; ;'>must </span></i></b><b style=";"><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>be there so early, she'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll have to leave </span>before the rush hour.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></p> <br></html> =====Zero or first conditional?===== <html><p align="left"> </p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>The first conditional is used for specific real, likely events. Compare these two sentences:</span></b></p><p align="left"> </p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.25pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If I leave home at 8.00, I arrive at 9.00. [this refers to every time I leave at 8.00]</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.25pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>If I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">leave </span>home at 8.00, I'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll arrive </span>at 9.00. [this refers to a specific occasion in the future]</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.25pt;"><b style=";"><span style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'></span></b><br></p></html>