More often: When...simple present..., ...simple present... or ...simple present...when...simple present... Less often: If...simple present..., ...simple present... or ...simple present...if...simple present... |
When I
take
my grandmother shopping, I always
remind her to bring a list. I get very frustrated when she forgets her list. When I go to someone's house for dinner, I usually bring some wine. When I take a vacation, I often take my family to the lake. If he makes a fuss, I give him a treat. |
More often: When...simple past..., ...simple past... or ...simple past...when...simple past... Less often: If...simple past..., ...simple past... or ...simple past...if...simple past... |
When I
took
my grandmother shopping, I always
reminded her to bring a list. I got very frustrated when she forgot her list. When she went to someone's house for dinner, she usually brought some wine. When he took a vacation, he often took his family to the lake. If he made a fuss, I gave him a treat. |
More possible: When...simple present..., ...simple future... or ...simple future...when...simple present... Possible: If...simple present..., ...simple future... or ...simple future...if...simple present... |
When I
receive permission from your parents,
I will forward this to the
superintendent. I will submit her grade when she hands in the final essay. If the test comes back negative, we won't have to look at anything else. |
If...simple past...,
...would simple present... or ...would simple present...if...simple past... Special case: ...would simple present...if...were... |
If
she had enough money, Marcy would
take summer classes. I would retire early if I won the Powerball lottery. I would buy this car if it were less expensive. (not was) |
If...past perfect..., ...would...present perfect... or ...would...present perfect...if...past perfect... Do not use when. |
If
she had had enough money, Marcy would
have
taken summer classes. I would have retired early if I had won the Powerball lottery. She would have bought that car if it had been less expensive. |