Level 4 Ch 3 - Present and future Conditionals

The future with "If", "when", "before", "after" "until" etc

In future sentences, after the above words, the present tense is used:

If you do my homework I will give you a chocolate.
When you do my homework tomorrow, I will give you a chocolate.
After she does my homework this evening, I will give her a chocolate.
I will not give her a chocolate before she does my homework.
Before I give her a chocolate she will have to do my homework.
The context is future - even if tomorrow, next week, etc is not mentioned.

The following are not future sentences; they are generalities and use the simple present:
When she does my homework I always give her a chocolate.
If she does my homework I always give her a chocolate.
I never give her a chocolates if she doesn't do my homework!
Before I give her a chocolate she has to do my homework.

The present progressive can be used in the future when it concerns a specific moment:
If she's doing my homework when you arrive, give her a chocolate (when she finishes.)
If she's not doing my homework when you arrive, lock the chocolates in a drawer.

If Diane gets home in time to prepare dinner this evening Bret ___________ the garage.
1. cleans
2. clean
3. will clean
4. is cleaning
If Steven passes his end of year exams, his father __________ him that car he's dreaming of.
1. buy
2. will buy
3. buys
4. is buying
Steven is working hard; when he ______ his end of year exams he will be ready.
1. will take
2. take
3. takes
4. is taking
Susan ______ the children a story this evening if Brian puts them to bed.
1. will read
2. reads
3. is reading
4. read
Susan will read the children a story this evening while Brian ______ the washing up.
1. doing
2. will do
3. does
4. do
If Luis stops smoking now, he ___________ cheaper health insurance under the company's new plan.
1. gets
2. will get
3. get
4. is getting
Anybody who ______ smoking will get cheaper health insurance under the company's new plan.
1. will stop
2. stops
3. is stopping
4. stop
If Rob doesn't score more goals, the coach ___________ him out of the team.
1. leaves
2. is leaving
3. leave
4. will leave
If John ______ more goals from now on, the coach will leave him out of the team next season
1. isn't scoring
2. won't score
3. don't score
4. doesn't score
Anne will buy the drinks, if nobody else _________ enough money.
1. have
2. has
3. is having
4. will have
If the sun shines on Paul's birthday next weekend they _________ the new barbecue.
1. are trying
2. try
3. will try
4. tries
If it ______ on Paul's Birthday next weekend they will have the picnic in the barn.
1. will rain
2. rain
3. rains
4. raining
Fred will get the tickets for the trip tomorrow if Kate _____________ to organise the travel documents today.
1. is remembering
2. remembers
3. will remember
4. remember
Sid will go camping with Bernie next week, if he ___________ some time off work.
1. will have
2. is having
3. has
4. have
She won't be happy if Stan __________ her when he arrives in Miami.
1. won't phone
2. isn't phoning
3. don't phone
4. doesn't phone
There ______ nothing for dinner tonight if Peggy doesn't go shopping this afternoon.
1. is
2. are
3. will be
4. won't be
My doctor recommends a vacation. He says if I ______ to California, the ocean breeze will be good for me.
1. am going
2. go
3. will go
4. goes
How does Stacy expect to lose weight if she ____________eating Mexican food.
1. keep
2. is keeping
3. keeps
4. will keep
Vince! if you keep eating so many doughnuts, you ___________ like your father!
1. looks
2. are looking
3. look
4. will look
If the house needs renovation work, we ____________ immediately. We can move in at Christmas instead.
1. don't move in
2. aren't moving in
3. won't move in
4. doesn't move in
When they ______ the renovation work we will move in.
1. finishes
2. will finish
3. are finishing
4. finish
Don't worry dear, Brad will only go to Mexico if he _____________ a friend to travel with.
1. find
2. will find
3. finds
4. is finding
We'll go on that special trip just as soon as my boss ___________ me that bonus money he owes me.
1. will pay
2. pay
3. pays
4. is paying
If the kids ________ computer games again when you get home this evening, stop them.
1. play
2. are playing
3. will play
4. plays
Before you ______ for Kenya, dont forget to get your innoculations against malaria and yellow fever.
1. will leave
2. leave
3. leaves
4. are leaving
Before you _______ your computer game, can I check my e-mail please.
1. start play
2. are starting to play
3. will start playing
4. start to play

Do this exercise at least twice: It will be different each time.

The future with "If", "when", "before", "after" "until" etc