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Chenyincheng Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

If + will

Hi everyone,

Is it correct to use the future tense in the following "if" sentence?

If product testing will be involved in our meeting next week, our engineers will join us for the meeting.

If the use of the future tense in the above sentence is correct, is it possible to replace "will be" with "is"? And which is more common among native speakers? Is there a rule on this?

Thanks in advance.
  

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chenyincheng Is it correct to use the future tense in the following "if" sentence? It is OK, but native speakers more usually use present for future in 'if' and other dependent clauses for mere future fact (and you don't need the final phrase): If product testing is involved in our meeting next week, our engineers will join us . chenyincheng is it possible to replace "will be" with "is"?

— Mister Micawber

  • chenyincheng Is it correct to use the future tense in the following "if" sentence?
  • It is OK, but native speakers more usually use present for future in 'if' and other dependent clauses for mere future fact (and you don't need the final phrase): If product testing is involved in our meeting next week, our engineers will join us .
  • chenyincheng is it possible to replace "will be" with "is"?
  • And which is more common among native speakers?
  • Yes, I just mentioned that.
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chenyinchengIs it correct to use the future tense in the following "if" sentence?
It is OK, but native speakers more usually use present for future in 'if' and other dependent clauses for mere future fact (and you don't need the final phrase):

If product testing is involved in our meeting next week, our engineers will join us.
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