8B Grammar  if + present, will + base form

(first conditional)
 a Complete the stories with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
1
Wait! If you 1don’t take an umbrella, you 2 will get
It’s raining! wet. (not take, get)
If you 3GET wet, you 4 WILL CATCH a
cold. (get, catch)
If you 5CATCH a cold, you 6 WON'T DO´
well on your exam tomorrow. (catch, not do)
I’ll be fine. If you 7´DONT DO well on your exam, you
8 WON'T GET
into a good college. (not do, not get)

2
You want If you 9LEND me $5,000, I
how much?! 10 WILL BUY a good computer. (lend, buy)
If I 11 HAVE a good computer, I
12 WILL START my own business. (have, start)

If I 13HAVE my own business, I

14
WILL LENDyou some money. (have, lend)
Just a few If I 15 LEND you some money, you
thousand dollars. 16 CAN BUY a new car. (lend, can buy)

3
It’s not fair! If I 17 CAN'T borrow your dress, I
18 WON'T GO to the party. (not can, not go)

If I 19 DON'T GO to the party, I 20 WON'T MEET

I’m sorry, anyone. (not go, not meet)
but it is my If I 21 NEVER MEET anyone, I 22 WON'T GET
dress. married. (never meet, not get)
If I 23 DON'T GET married, you 24 WON'T HAVE
any grandchildren. (not get, not have)

I can’t talk 4
to you now! If I 25 TALK to you now, I 26 WILL MISS
the bus. (talk, miss)
If I 27 MISS the bus, I 28 WILL BE
late for work. (miss, be)
If I 29 BE am late for work, my boss
30 WILL BE angry with me. (be, be)
Why not? If my boss 31BE is angry with me, I
32 WILL LOSE my job. (be, lose)

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