By Simple present, Conditionals

Hi AvangiTo me, the word 'if' is used like 'whenever' in your sentence, and the word 'will' is used to indicate a habitual or repeated action (i.e. in that sentence, you are saying it is not your habit to wonder about things such as closed doors while you are on vacation)....

Hi, What form below is the correct and why ? - John has lived with the Thompsons family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thompson's family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thompsons' family for ten years; The normal thing to say is simply John has lived with the Thompson...

Hello! Please, What form below is the correct and why ? - John has lived with the Thompsons family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thompson's family for ten years; - John has lived with the Thompsons' family for ten years; And why in the sentence below we don't use the simple...

Anonymous wrote:Hi everybody,I have a question about the Negative Form of "Simple Present Tense", please help me.Can I use "I don't read the book right now" to express the meaning of "I'm not reading the book right now"?Thanks a lot in advance. *********** Hi Here is a summary about the...

I think it is more an observation than a rule, Hanuman, but simple present tense is used to denote future meanings in dependent conditional and temporal clauses (clauses introduced by when, if, unless, etc) instead of the will construction. It also appears in some that clauses: I hope (that) it...

Hello Believer, I can see now that I missed an ambiguity in your example: 1. If you've had a cold for a month, you should go and see a doctor. — in the context of "general advice", this is a variant on the type 1 conditional. The present perfect replaces the simple present; "should" replaces...

New2grammar wrote: I know that this forum have discussed the topic on 'will' many times. Though generally I know that it can be used to indicate future, habitual and conditional events, in some sentences I'm still unsure whether to use 'will' or the simple present tense. For example, Every...

I know that this forum have discussed the topic on 'will' many times. Though generally I know that it can be used to indicate future, habitual and conditional events, in some sentences I'm still unsure whether to use 'will' or the simple present tense. For example, Every morning, I (will) wake...

Yankee wrote:No, I wouldn't change to "would spoil" or "would be spoiling". That would be a change to a conditional form of 'will'.Humans will spoil the world and exploit every resource. If animals were more intelligent than us, they'd be the ones that would spoil the world and exploit...

Let's go back to the original sentence: 1. He thought his mother would understand why he was living in Japan only if she saw his life there with her own eyes. If we take this as a literal report, there are two possible "originals": 2. "My mother will understand why I am living in Japan...