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Zero Conditional

The document discusses the zero conditional, which is used to talk about things that always happen in certain conditions. [1] It states that the zero conditional uses the present simple tense in both the if-clause and main clause to express automatic or inevitable results. [2] Examples are provided to illustrate forming the zero conditional by filling in blanks with the present simple form of verbs. [3]

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Zero Conditional

The document discusses the zero conditional, which is used to talk about things that always happen in certain conditions. [1] It states that the zero conditional uses the present simple tense in both the if-clause and main clause to express automatic or inevitable results. [2] Examples are provided to illustrate forming the zero conditional by filling in blanks with the present simple form of verbs. [3]

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Zero Conditional

If + Present Simple, Present Simple


We use the zero conditional to talk about things that always happen in certain conditions. The main action is an
automatic result of the if-clause. (We can sometimes use when instead of if.)

Task 1. Open the brackets. Remember about the punctuation.

1) If you _____________ (press) this button the machine ___________ (start).


2) If you _____________ (press) this button the machine ___________ (stop).
3) If I _____________ (not practise) the piano every evening I ___________ (forget) how to play it.
4) If we _____________ (take) our dog to the park she ___________ (run) away.
5) If you _____________ (heat) ice it ___________ (melt).
6) If/When I ___________(miss) the 8 o’clock train I ________ (be) late for work.
7) If/When I ___________(be) late for work my boss ________ (get) angry.
8) If/When people ___________(not eat) they ________ (get) hungry.
9) When you ___________(fly) budget airline you ___________(have to) pay for your drinks and snacks.
10) When you ___________(go) on holiday ___________(take) plenty of sun cream. It'll be very hot.

Task 2. Rewrite each pair of sentences to make one sentence with the zero conditional.

1) You heat water to 100 degrees. It boils.


2) You cross an international date line.
The time changes.
3) It rains. The grass gets wet.
4) Wood doesn't burn. There is no air.
5) Ice floats. You drop it in water.
6) There is no rain. The grass doesn’t grow.
7) Iron rusts. It gets wet.
8) People eat too much. They get fat.
9) Babies are hungry. They cry.
10) The river freezes. It’s very cold.

Task 3. Write the sentence with the zero conditional.

(I / wake up late / I / be late for school) (people / eat / too many sweets / they / get fat)

(my husband / cook / he / burn the food) (I / feel good the next day / I / go to bed early)

(you / mix water and electricity / you / get (she / buy expensive clothes / she / go shopping)
a shock)

(I / cycle to work / the weather / be fine) (I / study hard / I / pass my exams)

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