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Conditionals
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Alyona C.
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Conditionals
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Dear Friends,
I ask for help again. Help me to correct the mistakes , please. My answers are in brackets.
1) Don �t wait for me if I shall be late. (if I am?)
2) Do you mind if I shall borrow your dictionary? (if I borrow?)
3) The food spoil if the fridge is turned off. (The food will spoil?)
4) Will they read this magazine if I could leave it. (if I leave?)
5) The ground gets wet if it can rains. (the ground will get? and do we need can in this sentence?)
Thanks! |
17 Nov 2010
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amyi
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Hello there! All of your answers in brackets look fine to me! (I �m a native speaker) |
17 Nov 2010
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Nani Pappi
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Hello Alyona,
First conditional : If + present , ... so
you have to say:
1- Don �t wait for me if I am late
2 ... if I borrow
4- ... if I leave
5- if it rains
On exercises 3 and 5 you need the future
3 - The food will spoil
5- The ground will get wet
The rule is: if + present , future
or you can invert the sentences and
future + if + present
Sometimes you can substitute the future for imperative |
17 Nov 2010
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magneto
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Hi, Alyona!
Here �s what I think:
1) Don �t wait for me if I am late. (1st conditional)
2) Do you mind if I borrow your dictionary? (Although I �d rather use the 2nd conditional in this case: Would you mind if I borrowed your dictionary? - I think it sounds more polite)
3) The food will spoil if the fridge is turned off. (1st conditional)
4) Will they read this magazine if I leave it? (1st conditional)
5) The ground gets wet if it rains. (zero conditional - general truth: If + Present Simple, Present Simple), but you can also say The ground will get wet if it rains.
Hope I �ve helped!
Cheers
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17 Nov 2010
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