Is subjunctive really a neccesatie here?
Please advise. The way how I see it, the “if” in the conditional somehow has created a non-factual scenario. It never happens.
Should I proceed with a third person word or not?
If he comes late to work, the boss will be angry
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If he come late to work, the boss will be angry.
If you are coming to meet John, I shall follow and tag along.
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If you were coming to meet John, I shall follow and tag along.
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MeGrammar If he comes late to work, the boss will be angry. This is the zero-conditional. It is a factual statement.
- MeGrammar If he comes late to work, the boss will be angry.
- This is the zero-conditional.
- It is a factual statement.
- Both clauses have present tense verbs.
- MeGrammar If you are coming to meet John, I shall follow and tag along.
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MeGrammarIf he comes late to work, the boss will be angry.
This is the zero-conditional. It is a factual statement. Both clauses have present tense verbs.
MeGrammarIf you are coming to meet John, I shall follow and tag along.
Another zero-conditional
0MeGrammarIf he comes late to work, the boss will be angry.
Correct. There is no subjunctive here.
MeGrammarIf he come late to work, the boss will be angry.
This one has a present subjunctive (come), but the present subjunctive hasn't been used in if-clauses
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