Common Mistakes : Depend

verb

.BAD: The number of hours he worked was depend on the number of absentees .GOOD: The number of hours he worked depended on the number of absentees

.BAD: The insurance payment is depends on the value of the goods .GOOD: The insurance payment depends on the value of the goods

Do not confuse depend on/upon and the more formal phrase be dependent on/upon : Compare .The speed of a car depends on the size of the engine .The speed of a car is dependent on the size of the engine

.BAD: Whether or not she passes is depending upon how hard she works .GOOD: Whether or not she passes depends upon how hard she works

When depend on/upon means ‘be shaped or determined by’, it is not used in progressive tenses

.BAD: It depends on if you’ve got enough money .GOOD: It depends on whether you’ve got enough money

: ( it depends on whether (NOT if .We don’t know yet. It all depends on whether the car is fixed in time