1. IF + PRESENT, PRESENT
- Example: If he takes vitamins
every day, he doesn’t get sick. / He doesn’t get sick if he takes vitamins
every day.
- Use this conditional to show an
outcome that happens if a specific repeated condition
is met.
- The verbs in the if
clause and in the main clause will both be simple
present verbs (remind students that third person singular verbs
end in -s).
- Make sure that students realize
that the if clause and the main clause order
doesn’t matter–the meaning is the same. I like to write out both versions
of my example, as I’ve done above, so that this point hits home
