If you are a well-organized person, you ………………. your time.

[abo.omar]

This sentence was in an important exam ,the Egyptian GSEC English exam .
If you are a well-organized person, you ………………. your time.

a. will manage
b. would manage
c. manage
d. managed
My answer is 'a'
Which one do you prefer 'a' or 'c'?

 

[SoothingDave]

C

 

[GoesStation]

This sentence was in an important exam ,the Egyptian GSEC English exam .

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[jutfrank]

You can't really say which one you prefer because this is not a matter of preference, but meaning.

Using manage would create a zero conditional. In this sense, the referent of you would be understood as an unspecified person. In other words, the sentence is saying something about people in general.

Using will manage would create a first conditional. This could be used when the referent of you is a specific individual or individuals. In other words, the speaker/writer has somebody, or a group of people, in particular in mind.


Another use of will manage here could be to describe the expected habits of people in general.