If she comes, I _____ call you
Answers
If she comes, I will call you.
- In the field of English grammar, conditional clauses or 'if clauses' describe an action that might happen in the present time or in the future.
- As the sentence above describes an action that is ought to occur in the future, hence we use the future tense form of the verb i.e 'will'.
- Other options, such as 'would have' is not correct as it would have been correct to use if the action stated occurred in the past.
The question is not complete. The complete question is:
If she comes, I _____ call you.
will
would
would have
Answer:
If she comes, I will call you
Explanation:
Given sentence is,
If she comes, I _____ call you
It is a conditional sentence. in most of the conditional sentences, the word 'if' is used.
There are five types of conditional sentences. They are
- Zero type conditional sentences
- Type I conditional sentences
- Type II conditional sentences
- Type III conditional sentences
- Mixed Type conditional sentences
The given sentence is a Type 1 conditional sentence
In type 1 conditional sentences there is a real possibility that the condition will happen.
To express the Type 1 conditional sentences, we use simple present in the 'if' clause and simple future in the main clause.
Here, the simple present tense of the verb 'comes' is used in the 'if' clause.
The verb in the main clause is simple future that is will call
Hence, the correct answer is
If she comes, I will call you