Universidad Nacional de

Chimborazo
Carrera de Idiomas
Grammar VI
IN CASE
Name: Patricio castillo
6th Semester

IN CASE
We use in case to say why somebody does or
does not something.

Example: Take an umbrella in case it rains!

We use just in case for a smaller possibility

Example: I do not think it will rain, but I will take
an umbrella just in case it rains

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IN
CASE AND IF

In case
Precautions
Before

If
What we will do
After

Examples:
We are going to insure the shipment in case

the goods get damaged in transit.

(We will take our insurance first; the problem
may or may not happen afterward.)
If the goods get damaged in transit, we'll

make a claim.
(The damage may happen, and we will make a
claim afterward.)

IN CASE OF
It is used to say what we should do if or when
something happens.
E.g.: In case of fire, leave the building as
quickly as possible.
(If there is a fire, leave the building.)

EXERCISES

Keep some extra batteries and bottled water

on hand _______ there is an earthquake.

Keep some extra batteries and bottled water on
hand in case there is an earthquake.
You should bring your umbrella ________ it

rains.
You should bring your umbrella in case it rains.
I asked Bill for his e-mail address _______ I

needed to contact him.

I asked Bill for his e-mail address in case I
needed to contact him.

_____ you get a headache, take an aspirin.

If you get a headache, take an aspirin.

_____ your boss shouts at you - shout back!!

If your boss shouts at you - shout back!!

I took four books with me when I went

travelling _______ I got bored, but I never read

a page!
I took four books with me when I went travelling
in case I got bored, but I never read a page!

Take the front door key _______ we are not up when you

return.
Take the front door key in case we are not up when you
return.
I turned off my mobile phone during the concert _______

it rang. It would've been so embarrassing.

I turned off my mobile phone during the concert in case
it rang. It would've been so embarrassing.
You can ask your father to take you to college ____ you

oversleep tomorrow morning.

You can ask your father to take you to college if you
oversleep tomorrow morning.

______ you run out of money on your travels,

bring a credit card.

In case you run out of money on your travels,
bring a credit card.
Ask for Bryan Adam's autograph ____ you see

him backstage after the concert.

Ask for Bryan Adam's autograph if you see him
backstage after the concert.
What to do ______ a heatwave?

What to do in case of a heatwave?

Drink regularly and ____ possible avoid going

out during the hottest hours of the day.

Drink regularly and if possible avoid going out
during the hottest hours of the day.
In the U.K. if you have a mobile phone you

dial number 999 ________ an emergency. The

number 112 works too so that visitors from
the continent are not confused.
In the U.K. if you have a mobile phone you dial
number 999 in case of an emergency. The
number 112 works too so that visitors from the
continent are not confused.