If I pass the exam, my parents _ me a laptop.
Correct answer: C. Will buy
- A. Buy
- B. Have bought
- C. Will buy
- D. Are buying
Explanation
The sentence is structured as a first conditional, which is used to express a possible future event. In a first conditional, the format is 'If + present simple, will + base verb.' Here, 'If I pass the exam' is the condition in the present simple tense. The result clause 'my parents _ me a laptop' needs to be in the future simple tense, 'will buy,' to correctly express the potential future action. The other options do not fit this conditional structure: 'buy' is the base form and lacks a future aspect, 'have bought' is in the present perfect tense which is not applicable here, and 'are buying' is in the present continuous tense, which does not express a conditional future action.
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