Conditional I

[marianne]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #11 "Conditionals", question 5

Will you come to dinner with us if we ......... a babysitter for you?

(a) had found
(b) will find
(c) find

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #11 "Conditionals", answer 5

Will you come to dinner with us if we find a babysitter for you?

Correct answer: (c) find

Your answer was: incorrect
Will you come to dinner with us if we will find a babysitter for you?
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why not will find

[Alan]

Hi,

In this type of condtional sentence we usually use the Present after if when the future idea is in the main sentence as in:

I will help you if you help me.

Alan
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[Amalmusica]

ohh thank you Alan for the correction
Me too thought like it's in future and i should use will find
And now I got it that only present form is used and we already get the future idea from the first part of the sentence.

[Ssandeep4]

why not had found

[Mister Micawber]

Wrong verb tense
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