Basic technical support · Giving conditional instructions

Giving conditional instructions in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Giving conditional instructions.

For a possible future condition, use if with the present simple and will with a base verb in the result. Do not automatically put will in the if clause.

Context: Basic technical support. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

We will investigate the problem if you include the version number.

سنفحص المشكلة إذا أدرجت رقم الإصدار.

If the file contains private details, remove them from the screenshot first.

إذا احتوى الملف على تفاصيل خاصة، فاحذفها من لقطة الشاشة أولًا.

A support colleague will reply when the information is available.

سيرد أحد زملاء الدعم عندما تتوفر المعلومات.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: We will investigate the problem if you include the version number.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: سيرد أحد زملاء الدعم عندما تتوفر المعلومات.