## If you smell smoke, call 9-1-1. If + imperative

It's time to Expand your Horizons!

We sometimes give very specific instructions using if and the imperative together:

If you hear an alarm, leave the building immediately.

If you are late for school, report to the front office.

If the program doesn't startcorrectly, reboot your PC in safe mode.

If Jim comes to class late again, don't let him in.

If there's something strange in the neighborhood, call Ghost Busters!

So, do you expect (verwachten) to hear an alarm, come late, or have problems with the program?

No.

Do we expect Jim to come late?

I hope not. He's already been warned!

Do we expect something strange in the neighborhood?

Probably not, but it would be cool.

If tells you that these things could happen. It's not 100% sure. Some things we don't even expect to happen. But we're warned, just in case.

The imperative (gebiedende wijs) tells what to do if they do happen.

The structure is easy: If + subject + present simple...imperative

Try the exercises. If you need more help, check out the examples below..

(Did you notice that I just used the structure here in my instructions to you? It's that easy!)