Element FORM/USE: REAL AND IMAGINED SITUATIONS AFTER 'IF'
SuperCat PRESENT
SubCat present simple
Lexical Range N/A
Level A2
Cando Can use the present simple after 'if' to talk about real and imagined situations.
Corrected Learner Example If you want some help, I will be free next week. (Key English Test, A2, French)

If you go with your parents, you will go walking or swimming, but if you go with friends, you will have more fun. (Key English Test, A2, German)

Don't forget to wear colourful clothes because if you wear white clothes, you will get paint on them. (Key English Test, A2, Thai)

[talking about a toothbrush] It is very important for me because if I don't have it, I can't clean my teeth. (Key English Test, A2, Thai)
Uncorrected Learner Example
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