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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. The zero conditional uses the present simple tense in both the if-clause and main clause. Some examples are provided of sentences using the zero conditional structure, including filling in blanks and combining sentence pairs into single sentences with the zero conditional form.

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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. The zero conditional uses the present simple tense in both the if-clause and main clause. Some examples are provided of sentences using the zero conditional structure, including filling in blanks and combining sentence pairs into single sentences with the zero conditional form.

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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___ (press) this button the machine ___start____ (start).


2) If you _____press________ (press) this button the machine _____stop______ (stop).
3) If I ______not practice_______ (not practice) the piano every evening I ___forget___ (forget) how to play it.
4) If we _____take_____ (take) our dog to the park she ____run_______ (run) away.
5) If you ______heat_______ (heat) ice it ____melt_______ (melt).
6) If/When I ____miss_______(miss) the 8 o’clock train I ___be_____ (be) late for work.
7) If/When I ____be____(be) late for work my boss ____get____ (get) angry.
8) If/When people _____not______(not eat) they ____get____ (get) hungry.
9) When you ____fly_______(fly) budget airline you ______have to_____(have to) pay for your drinks and
snacks.
10) When you ____go_______(go) on holiday ______take_____(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. (empezando por la clausula de consecuencia)

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


If you heat the water to 100 degrees, it boils.
2) You cross an international date line.
The time changes. The time changes if it crosses an international date
line.
3) It rains. The grass gets wet.
If it rains, the grass gets wet
4) Wood doesn't burn. There is no air.
If there is no air, the wood does not burn.
5) Ice floats. You drop it in water. If you drop ice in the water, it floats.
6) There is no rain. The grass doesn’t grow.
If it doesn't rain, the grass doesn't grow.
7) Iron rusts. It gets wet. Iron rusts if it gets wet.
8) People eat too much. They get fat.
People get fat if they eat too much.
9) Babies are hungry. They cry.
Babies cry if they are hungry.
10) The river freezes. It’s very cold.
The river freezes if it is 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)
(If wake up late i be late for school if people eat too much candy they will
get fat

(my husband / cook / he / burn the food) (I / feel good the next day / I / go to bed early)
My husband he cook burn the food If 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)
if you mix water and electricity She goes shopping buy expensive clothes
you receive a shock

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

If the weather is fine, I cycle to (I / study a lot / and pass my exams)

work

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