Professional Documents
Culture Documents
0 - zero 1: for what IS always true In ZERO 1 clauses we can replace IF with
WHEN/WHENEVER
If (When/Whenever) + Present
Present Simple
Simple
If (When/Whenever) I go to bed late, I have a headache in the morning.
If (When/Whenever it rains, the streets are wet. = The streets are wet if (When/whenever) it
rains.
Past Simple
If + Present Simple
will + bare infinitive
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If the weather is fine next weekend, we will go for a walk.
If it rains tomorrow, the streets will be wet (tomorrow). = The streets will be wet if it rains
tomorrow.
Verb (to) be = WERE ('was' can also be used, but is less usual)
If + Past Simple
If + Past Perfect
If I had known you were coming to Malaga, I would have met you at the airport.
If it had rained yesterday, the streets would have been wet. (but it didn't rain)
UNLESS =JUFA
IF NOT !!
I.
KEY
I.
1. have , won't get
2. boils , turns
3. rains , won't go
4. had asked , would have helped
5. had , would call on
6. needs , comes / needed, came
7. would have finished, had helped
8. will miss , don't hurry up
9. would have helped , had been
10.
would help , were