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Verb Subject Present Present Future will Future will

Simple Simple (affirmative) (negative)


(affirmative) (negative)
drive I drive don’t drive will drive won’t drive
watch She watches doesn’t watch will watch won’t watch

speak He speaks doesn’t speakwill speak won’t speak


study We study don’t study will study won’t study

sing They sing don’t sing will sing won’t sing


eat It eats doesn’t eat will eat won’t eat
be You are aren’t will be won’t be
affirmative negative yes/no question
I am a teacher. I am not a teacher. Am I a teacher?
He is 10 years old. He isn’t 10 years old. Is he 10 years old?
She is married. She is not married. Is she married?
It is a cat. It is not a cat. Is it a cat?
You are English. You aren’t English. Are you English?
We are from Mexico. We are not from Mexico. Are you from Mexico?
They are doctors. They are not doctors. Are they doctors?

Which is the verb above?


What will you do if you want to lose weight?

I will / won’t...

What will you do if want you improve your English?

I will / won’t...

What will you do if you win the lottery?

I will / won’t...

What will you do if you speak English fluently?

I will / won’t...
He studies medicine.
No, he isn’t.
They are next week.
He wants to work in America.
It’s at her apartment.
A dinner at his house.
He’s going to call Greta, his friend.
Look at the text again and underline all the phrases that start with ‘if’.
If I pass, I will be very happy!

Present Simple
Will
‘ll
infinitive
Present / future
Possible/probable
We are talking about:
a) real situation about past.
b) unreal situation about present.
c) real situation about present.
If you read a lot, you will learn lots of
vocabulary.
If you are learning English, you will need a good
dictionary.
If you have studied, you’ll do well in today’s
test.

Are all the sentences real?


Do they say about the present moment?
Do they have a connection to the future?
In the example below we have two clauses.

If you read a lot, you will learn lots of vocabulary.

IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE


In the if clause we use Present Main clause. In the main clause
Simple we use future will.

If you want to eat that cake, do your homework first.

cause effect
In if clauses you always have a CAUSE and an EFFECT.
We can invert the order of an if clause:

If you are going to the party, you can take this cake I made.

main clause
If clause

You can take this cake I made if you are going to the party.

main clause If clause

But we don’t use comma in this form.


go
1) If I _________________ will go
(go) out tonight, I _________________ (go) to the cinema.
get
2) If you _________________ will be
(get) back late, I _________________ (be) angry.
3) If we _________________ will see
don’t see (not/see) each other tomorrow, we _________________ (see)
each other next week.
comes
4) If he _________________ will be
(come) , I _________________ (be) surprised.
wait
5) If we _________________ will be
(wait) here, we _________________ (be) late.
go
6) If we _________________ will go
(go) on holiday this summer, we _________________ (go) to
Spain.
doesn’t improve (not/improve) , we _________________
7) If the weather _______________________ won’t have
(not/have) a picnic.
will go
8) They _________________ are
(go) to the party if they _________________ (be) invited.
don’t go (not/go) to bed early, I _________________
9) If I _________________ will be (be) tired tomorrow.
eat
10) If we _________________ will feel
(eat) all this cake, we _________________ (feel) sick .
11) She _________________ gets
will stay (stay) in London if she _________________ (get) a job.
don’t want (not/want) to go out, I _________________
12) If you _________________ will cook (cook) dinner at
home.
will come (come) early if you _________________
13) I _________________ want (want).
doesn’t pass (not/pass) that
won’t get (not/get) a better job if he _________________
14) He _________________
exam.
will buy
15) I _________________ have
(buy) a new dress if I _________________ (have) enough
money.
will cook
16) She _________________ go
(cook) dinner if you _________________ (go) to the
supermarket.
will go
17) They _________________ have
(go) on holiday if they _________________ (have) time.
will be
18) We _________________ don’t hurry (not/hurry).
(be) late if we _________________
will take
19) She _________________ rains
(take) a taxi if it _________________ (rain).
won’t go
20) I _________________ don’t come (not/come) with me.
(not/go) if you _________________
Read the conversation and then choose the correct forms.

Rachel: Have you heard about the pop festival?


Vicky: Yes, (1) it's/it'll be good if Express are playing. They're a
great band.
Rachel: Will you be able to go, Nick?
Nick: If (2) I ask/I'll ask my boss, he'll give me some time off work, I
expect.
Vicky: How are we going to get there?
Rachel: Well, if (3 there are/there'll be enough people, we can hire
a minibus.
Vicky: I won't be going if (4) it's/it'll be too expensive.
Rachel: It (5) isn't costing/won't cost much if we all (6) share/will
share the cost.
Nick: If (7) I see/I'll see the others later on tonight, (8) I ask/I'll ask
them if they want to go.
Complete the sentences with your ideas:

1) If I have time tomorrow morning,


2) If I have time this evening,
3) If our teacher gives us a lot of homework,
4) If I have a holiday this summer,
5) If it is sunny tomorrow,
6) If I work hard,
7) If it is raining,
8) If I have to study Spanish,
9) If I am not married,
10) If I don’t have children,

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