Technology. (B1.3)

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IF technology gets better....

What do you do when you have a problem with your computer?

A possible situation in the future

A general true

Is this phrase about:

WHEN I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY COMPUTER, I CHECK YOUTUBE FOR AN ANSWER.IF I DON'T FIND THE ANSWER, I ASK A TECHNITIAN

If I have a problem with my pc, I check YouTube for an answer.

Let's talk about facts... with the zero conditional

The zero contiditional is used to talk about general truths about something that happens after something else.

What tense is this?

What tense is this?

If I have a problem with my pc, I check YouTube

How many clauses does this phrase have?

It has 2

If I have a problem with my pc, I check YouTube.

How to do it?

Main clause

If clause

This is always the thing you normally do (or happens) after it

This is a situation that happens.

present simple

present simple

A possible situation in the future

A general true

Is this phrase about:

If I can't fix the computer, I will go to a reapir shop.

If I can't fix my pc, I will go to the repair shop.

Let's talk about possible future situation ... with the first conditional

The zero contiditional is used to talk about the thing we will do after a posible situation happens in the future.

What tense is this?

What tense is this?

If I can't fix my pc, I will go to a repair shop.

How many clauses does this phrase have?

It has 2

If I can't fix my pc, I will go to a repair shop.

How to do it?

Main clause

If clause

This is your response to it.

This is a posible situation that could happen.

Future (will)

present simple

We only use a comma when the if clause comes first.

I will go to a repair shop

Main clause: always the response you will have

if I can't fix it

If clause : always the posible situation

the order of the clauses doesn't matter