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L2-CND-01 · If or when with と

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L2-CND-01Level 2 GrammarConditions

Using と for if / when regular results happen

This pattern is useful when one thing regularly leads to another or when something always happens.

plain form + と

Warm-up

Read and notice

  1. はる に なる と、 あたたかく なります。When it becomes spring, it gets warm.
  2. うち に かえる と、 すぐ ねこ が きます。When I get home, the cat comes straight away.

Structure drill

Rebuild the pattern

  1. First eventStart with the trigger event.
  2. とAttach と to show what follows.
  3. Regular resultSay the usual outcome.

Controlled practice

Use the lesson frames

  1. Rewrite this frame with your own class topic: When it becomes spring, it gets warm.はる に なる と、 あたたかく なります。
  2. Underline the grammar chunk you must keep unchanged in this pattern, then adapt the rest.うち に かえる と、 すぐ ねこ が きます。

Comic strip response

Explain the conversation

  1. Season talkはる に なる と、なに が かわりますか。あたたかく なって、はな が さきます。
  2. Home routine学校 から かえる と、なに を しますか。おやつ を たべます。

Independent output

Make it your own

  1. Write one sentence about your own life using L2-CND-01.
  2. Write one sentence linked to class topic work.
  3. Circle the watch-out you need to check most carefully.
    • Use と for regular or natural results, not every kind of if sentence.
    • This often sounds like a usual pattern.

Success check

Mastery tick-off