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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Tenses in conditionals
We will go to the park when the rain stops.
We will go to the park if the rain stops.
Do we always use the present simple with "if clauses"? Why can't we say "when or if the rain will stop"?
Do we need definite article before "rain"?
These are made up sentences.
We will go to the park if the rain stops.
Do we always use the present simple with "if clauses"? Why can't we say "when or if the rain will stop"?
Do we need definite article before "rain"?
These are made up sentences.
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"the rain stops" marks a particular moment in time. g. It is 8 am and it is raining.
- "the rain stops" marks a particular moment in time.
- g.
- It is 8 am and it is raining.
- You wait inside and watch.
- At 9:30 am the rain stops.
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"the rain stops" marks a particular moment in time.
e.g. It is 8 am and it is raining. You wait inside and watch. At 9:30 am the rain stops. You go out on your walk, delayed by the rain. At 8 am you thought "I will go on my walk when the rain stops."
"the rain will stop" - is not a moment in time.
JigneshbharatiDo we need definite ar
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JigneshbharatiWhy can't we say "when or if the rain will stop"?
There are a lot of different things we can't say in English.
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Why can't we say "Much people could no did a such thing"?
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