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Park cobra 476 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Please help: IN CASE

Hello.

I'm not sure about the construction after "in case".

My teacher says if we're referring:

1) to the future - we use present simple (Take your phone in case you need it.)

2)to the present - we use past simple (I'm reminding this to you in case you forgot.)

3)to the past - we use past perfect (I reminded you of that in case you had forgotten.)


I'm curious if these are correct because I have never found sth similar to this.

At the and can you also explain to me what are differences between "in case" and "in case of" ?

Thanks in advance.

  

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park cobra 476 differences between "in case" and "in case of" ? A clause follows "in case". ; in case you missed it; in case you don't have one yet; in case the team had won A noun phrase follows "in case of", usually with an indefinite article.

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  • park cobra 476 differences between "in case" and "in case of" ?
  • A clause follows "in case".
  • ; in case you missed it; in case you don't have one yet; in case the team had won A noun phrase follows "in case of", usually with an indefinite article.
  • ) I've never heard of this.
  • Maybe it works, but I've never heard of it.
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park cobra 476differences between "in case" and "in case of" ?

A clause follows "in case".

in case you need ...; in case we want ...; in case the police arrived ...; in case you missed it; in case you don't have one yet; in case the team had won

A noun phrase follows "in case of", usually with an indefinite article.

in case of an

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