Manya Vtumane
New member
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2010
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Ukraine
- Current Location
- Ukraine
Dear colleagues,
I need your help in explanation of the next issue:
I explained the rule about using the future tense in case, when we speak about future action and have subordinate clause with condition. So the main action we express with Future Indefinite and condition part – with Present Indefinite (for example, If the weather is fine, we’ll go for a walk). But my student asked me, what if the main part is a planned action and we studied that we can use Present Continuous in such case? Can we say, for example, “I’m flying to Paris, if I buy tickets”? Is it possible? Or should we say “I will fly to Paris, if I buy tickets”?
Please, help me with this challenge)
I need your help in explanation of the next issue:
I explained the rule about using the future tense in case, when we speak about future action and have subordinate clause with condition. So the main action we express with Future Indefinite and condition part – with Present Indefinite (for example, If the weather is fine, we’ll go for a walk). But my student asked me, what if the main part is a planned action and we studied that we can use Present Continuous in such case? Can we say, for example, “I’m flying to Paris, if I buy tickets”? Is it possible? Or should we say “I will fly to Paris, if I buy tickets”?
Please, help me with this challenge)