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first conditional

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00Typical first conditional -- talking about what may happen in the future.02br
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00If I have a million dollars, I will use it to help others.02br
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00Are the following variant cases correct? Are we be able to use modals other than 'will' for a frist conditional pattern?02br
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00If I have a million dollars, I would use it to help others.02br
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00If there is a milllion dollars in my hand right now, I would/may/might use it to help poor elders now. 0-
  

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01b 00 (better word)02b 02br 02br 00Are the following variant cases correct? Are we be able to use modals other than 'will' for a frist conditional patternI02br 00If I have a million dollars, I would use it to help others. 01b 00'Would' is incorrect here: use 'will' ('have' is a better word)02b 02br 02br 00If there is a milllion dollars in my hand right now, I 01del 00would/may02del 00/might use it to help poor elders now.

  • 01b 00 (better word)02b 02br 02br 00Are the following variant cases correct?
  • Are we be able to use modals other than 'will' for a frist conditional patternI02br 00If I have a million dollars, I would use it to help others.
  • 01b 00'Would' is incorrect here: use 'will' ('have' is a better word)02b 02br 02br 00If there is a milllion dollars in my hand right now, I 01del 00would/may02del 00/might use it to help poor elders now.
  • 02br 02br 01b 00Follow the rules for sequence of tenses: present in if-clause, present or future in result clause.
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0If I 01del00have02del00 01b00win 02b00a million dollars, I will use it to help others.01b00 (better word)02b02br
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00Are the following variant cases correct? Are we be able to use modals other than 'will' for a frist conditional patternI02br
00If I have a million dollars, I would use it to he

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