Conditional I

English as a Second Language English Teacher Explanations (ESL Tests)
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Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-92 “Tenses (3)”, question 6

Don’t worry even if you make a mistake because if you …, it doesn’t matter.

(a) were doing
(b) had done
(c) do
(d) will do

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-92 “Tenses (3)”, answer 6

Don’t worry even if you make a mistake because if you do, it doesn’t matter.

Correct answer: (c) do

Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
Don’t worry even if you make a mistake because if you had done, it doesn’t matter.
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Why should I choose “c”?

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It’s a Conditional I construction:

[color=blue]IF-Condition + [color=blue]Result

In the sentence with the if-condition we use the present simple and in the sentence with the result we use will + base verb.

For information please check these posts:
Conditional I
Conditional Tense I[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC short conversations: Talking about utility expenses[YSaerTTEW443543]