[Grammar] ' If ' clause

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"If we don't export our new prodution to Europe, we won't have to wait big profit."
 

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"If we don't export our new prodution to Europe, we won't have to wait big profit."
Perhaps you mean:
"If we don't export our new production to Europe, we can't expect big profits."
 
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And my version isn't grammatically correct?
 

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No, it's not.
 

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And my version isn't grammatically correct?

Although I was able to guess what you wanted to say, "we won't have to wait big profit" doesn't make sense.
 
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Can you explain me the reason?
 
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Will not it be the first conditional,if I skip "have to"?
 

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Please be patient. People are giving their free time to answer.
 

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You're probably misusing the word wait, but you wait for something.
 
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And why?I don't understand:(
 

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Ok.Now I've realised my mistake
 
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