In case Flashcards
Your car should have a spare wheel in case you have a flat tire. In case you have a flat tire = because it is p____.
Your car should have a spare wheel in case you have a flat tire. In case you have a flat tire = because it is possible.
- l’lleave my mobile phone switched on in case Jane calls. (=because it is possible she will call)
- I’ll draw a map for you in case you have problems finding our house.
We use just in case for a smaller possibility:
- I don’t think it will rain, but I’ll take an umbrella just in case. (=just in case it rains)
Do not use will after in case. Use a present tense for the future:
- I’ll leave my phone switched to in case Jane calls.
In case is not the same as if. We use in case to say w___ somebody does (or doesn’t do) something. You do something n__ in case something happens later.
In case is not the same as if. We use in case to say w___ somebody does (or doesn’t do) something. You do something n__ in case something happens later.
- We’ ll buy some more food in case Tom comes. (=Maybe Tom wilt come. We’ll buy some more food now, whether he comes or not; then we’ll already have the food if he comes.)
- We’ll buy some more food if Tom comes. (= Maybe Tom will come. If he comes, we’ll buy some more food; if he doesn’t come, we won’t buy any more food.)
You can use in case + past to say w__ somebody did something.
You can use in case + past to say w__ somebody did something.
- I left my phone switched on in case Jane called. (= because it was possible that jane would call)
- I drew a map for Sarah in case she had problems finding the house.
- We rang the doorbell again in case they hadn’t heard it the first time.
In case of is not the same as in case. In case of .. . = if there is … (especially on notices etc.).
In case of is not the same as in case. In case of .. . = if there is … (especially on notices etc.).
- In case of fire, please leave the building as quickly as possible. (= if there is a fire)
- In case of emergency, call this number. (= if there is an emergency)
What do you say in this situation? Use in case.
A friend of yours is going away for a long time. Maybe you won’t see her again before she
goes, so you decide to say good-bye now. I’ll say good-bye now ____.
What do you say in this situation? Use in case.
A friend of yours is going away for a long time. Maybe you won’t see her again before she
goes, so you decide to say good-bye now. I’ll say good-bye now in case I don’t see you again.
What do you say in this situation? Use in case.
You are shopping in a supermarket with a friend. You think you have everything you need, but maybe you forgot something. Your friend has the list. You ask her to check it. You say: Can you ____?
What do you say in this situation? Use in case.
You are shopping in a supermarket with a friend. You think you have everything you need, but maybe you forgot something. Your friend has the list. You ask her to check it. You say: Can you check the list in case we forgot something or anything?
What do you say in this situation? Use in case.
You advise a friend about using a computer. You think he should back up (= copy) his files
because maybe there will be a problem with his computer (and he could lose all his data). You say:
You should back up ____.
What do you say in this situation? Use in case.
You advise a friend about using a computer. You think he should back up (= copy) his files
because maybe there will be a problem with his computer (and he could lose all his data). You say:
You should back up your files in case the computer crashes.
Writes sentence with in case.
I thought that I might forget the name of the book. So I wrote it down. I wrote down the name of the book ____.
Writes sentence with in case.
I thought that I might forget the name of the book. So I wrote it down. I wrote down the name of the book in case I forgot it. (we use the past to say why somebody did something)
Writes sentence with in case.
I thought my parents might be worried about me. So I phoned them. I phoned my parents ____.
Writes sentence with in case.
I thought my parents might be worried about me. So I phoned them. I phoned my parents in case they worried about me.
Writes sentence with in case.
I sent an email to Lisa, but she didn’t reply. So I sent another email because maybe she didn’t
get the first one. I sent her another email ____.
Writes sentence with in case.
I sent an email to Lisa, but she didn’t reply. So I sent another email because maybe she didn’t
get the first one. I sent her another email in case she didn’t receive the first one.
Writes sentence with in case.
I met some people when I was on holiday in France. They said they might come Montréal
one day. I live in Montréal, so I gave them my phone number ____.
Writes sentence with in case.
I met some people when I was on holiday in France. They said they might come Montréal
one day. I live in Montréal, so I gave them my phone number in case they came in Montréal one day.
Put in case or if.
I hope you’ll come to Australia sometime. ____ you come, you must visit us.
Put in case or if.
I hope you’ll come to Australia sometime. If you come, you must visit us.
Put in case or if.
This book belongs to Susan. Can you give it to her ____ you see her?
Put in case or if.
This book belongs to Susan. Can you give it to her if you see her?
Put in case or if.
Write your name and phone number on your bag ____ you lose it.
Put in case or if.
Write your name and phone number on your bag in case you lose it.
Put in case or if.
The burglar alarm will ring ____ somebody tries to break into the house.
Put in case or if.
The burglar alarm will ring if somebody tries to break into the house.
