[etni] question about conditionals
- From: "Bari Nirenberg" <nirenber@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 21:11:55 +0200
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In the explanation for the zero condition in Kaleidoscope, it says that it
is used for facts ("If you heat water, it boils") and instructions ("If
you're in town next week, call me.") It also says that we use present
simple/present simple for the zero condition. But the second example
(instructions) is present simple/imperative. Are the imperative and the
present simple the same thing?? I've always thought of the imperative as
more similar to future simple (just without the "will") -- much as it is in
Hebrew. That, of course, would make that second example an example of the
1st condition and not the zero condition.
My students probably couldn't give a hoot, but I'd like to get this
straight, so if anyone can explain this to me, I'd appreciate it.
And yes, I really am a native English speaker -- I just don't always know
how to explain or what to call grammar rules.
Bari
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