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Why is it correct to say:

Take this umbrella just in case it rains.

and not:

Take this umbrella just in case it will rain.

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'in case' means, in the event that; it's a condition, so present 'it rains' works. "will rain", on the other hand, specifically 'will', expresses an intention: it will indeed rain, which is incompatible semantically with conditional 'in the event that'.
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@Casiopea: Now I understand . THX .


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