Thursday, August 27, 2015

grammar - If zero and first conditional





If you are well-organised, you (manage OR will manage) your time.



Everyone in my test was saying "will manage" is the correct answer, but the way I understand it is this sentence is talking about a general truth in the present, or it's just explaining the former sentence.


If it were worded "If you become organised" I think the answer would be "will manage" then.


What is the correct answer?



Answer



It depends on context I think.


Discussing a general truth this one is correct




If you are well-organised, you manage your time.



However, perhaps someone is not always well organised, and you are talking about an upcoming task that might be time critical, you might say to them



If you are well-organised [in this task], you will [be able to] manage your time [effectively].



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