**Choose the correct sentence:** a) "If I will see her, I will tell her the news." b) "If I see her, I will tell her the news." c) "If I saw her, I will tell her the news." What’s your answer? Although (b) is better in most situations, (b) is also correct, and in some situations can actually be a better choice than (a). Let us give a name to the statement S = "I will see her". That statement is either true or false. (a) is equivalent to "If S is a true statement, I will tell her the news". In some situations, (a) is a better choice than (b). The primary function of "will" in English is to express certainty or willfulness. Although it can create future time reference, that is a secondary purpose is a corollary of its primary purpose. The meaning of (a) is very close to "If I decide to see her, I will tell her the news." It is a valid and useful sentence.

**Choose the correct sentence:** a) The book , along with the paper,were on the table

**Choose the correct sentence:** a) "If I will see her, I will tell her the news." b) "If I see her, I will tell her the news." c) "If I saw her, I will tell her the news." What’s your answer?