Future Conditionals Ron Cowan, Ph.D. PP slides: Yuri Vedrashko November 2006
1.If you don’t leave now, you will miss your plane. 2.If you finish your homework, I’ll let you have the light on. 3.You will find out your results if you call me tomorrow. 4.I’ll play with you if you give me your apple. 5.If I’m late, call me. 6.If I should (Br. English) see him, what do I tell him? 7.If I lose this key, may I have another one?
Future conditionals A.Future result B.Future conditionals with Other Speech Acts
Future conditionals A. Future result
Future conditionals / result 1.If she really wants to write, she’ll become a writer. 2.I will call him if I have any questions. 3.If you don’t stop pretending, I won’t talk to you. 4.I will marry you if you become successful. 5.If we don’t stop him, he’s going to hurt himself. Meaning: Future conditionals express a future action or event that will occur, provided the contingency in the if-clause is fulfilled. Form: The main verb in the result clause is in Future tense, whereas the main verb in the if-clause is in the Present simple tense
Future conditionals A.Future result B.Future conditionals with Other Speech Acts
Future conditionals with other Speech Acts If I sleep in, wake me up please. If they catch me, leave at once. If I lose this key, may I have another one? Meaning: The contingency in the if-clause can be followed by a command, permission or request. Form: The main verb in the if-clause is in the Present simple tense
Future conditionals A.Future result B.Future conditionals with Other Speech Acts
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