Timeline for Can I use "will" in an "if" sentence?
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| Feb 9, 2017 at 21:11 | comment | added | Araucaria - Not here any more. | Notice that in your conditionals, will unusualy has the meaning of want to or decide to a bit like the will in Do what you will. | |
| Feb 9, 2017 at 21:01 | comment | added | Araucaria - Not here any more. | The reason is that we can only use will with certain meanings in conditional apodoses. It's the first thing that language learners learn about English conditionals. Consider "I'm going to buy a Ferrari if I will win the lottery" or "If you will have an accident, call this number". | |
| Feb 9, 2017 at 17:04 | history | answered | Andrew | CC BY-SA 3.0 |