{"id":72338,"date":"2019-09-20T06:08:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T06:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72338"},"modified":"2019-09-20T06:08:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T06:08:03","slug":"in-case-vs-if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/in-case-vs-if\/","title":{"rendered":"In Case vs. If"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In case<\/b> is used to talk about things which we do in order to be ready for possible future situations.<\/p>\n
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  • I always take an umbrella in case<\/b> it rains. (= because it might rain.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    After in case<\/b>, we use a present tense to refer to the future.<\/p>\n

    We often use should + infinitive<\/b> after in case<\/b>. This adds the meaning by chance<\/i>. This structure is common in sentences about the past.<\/p>\n

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    • I wrote down her address in case <\/b>I should forget it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      In case and if<\/h3>\n

      In British English, in case <\/b>and if <\/b>are used in quite different ways.<\/p>\n

      Compare:<\/p>\n

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      • Let us buy a chicken in case <\/b>Peter comes. (=Let us buy a chicken now because Peter might come later.)<\/li>\n
      • Let us buy a chicken if <\/b>Peter comes. (=We will wait and see. If Peter comes, then we will buy the chicken. If he doesn\u2019t we won\u2019t.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        In American English, in case<\/b> can sometimes be used in the same way as if<\/b>.<\/p>\n

        The prepositional phrase in case of<\/b> is often used in similar situations to if.<\/b><\/p>\n

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        • In case of <\/b>fire, break glass. (=If there is fire …)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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