Conditional 0

Zero Conditional

USE

We use the zero conditional to talk about things that are generally true, especially for laws and rules. This conditional is used when the result will always happen.

STRUCTURE

If I drink too much coffee, I can't sleep at night. Ice melts if you heat it. When the sun goes down, it gets dark. If people eat too much, they get fat. If you touch a fire, you get burned. You get water if you mix hydrogen and oxygen. If babies are hungry, they cry

Exercise

6. (people / eat / too many sweets / they / get fat) ________________________________________ 7. (you / smoke / you / get yellow fingers) ________________________________________ 8. (children / play outside / they / not get overweight) ________________________________________ 9. (you / heat ice / it / melt) ________________________________________ 10. (I / speak to John / he / get annoyed) ________________________________________ 11. (I / feel good the next day / I / go to bed early) ________________________________________

Make sentences with the zero conditional. 1. (I / wake up late / I / be late for work) _______________________________________ 2. (my husband / cook / he / burn the food) _______________________________________ 3. (Julie / not wear a hat / she / get sunstroke) _______________________________________ 4. (children / not eat well / they / not be healthy) _______________________________________ 5. (you / mix water and electricity / you / get a shock) ______________________________________

Examples

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Answers:1. If I wake up late, I'm late for work. 2. If my husband cooks, he burns the food. 3. If Julie doesn't wear a hat, she gets sunstroke. 4. If children don't eat well, they aren't healthy. 5. If you mix water and electricity, you get a shock. 6. If people eat too many sweets, they get fat. 7. If you smoke, you get yellow fingers. 8. If children play outside, they don't get overweight. 9. If you heat ice, it melts. 10. If I speak to John, he gets annoyed. 11. I feel good the next day if I go to bed early.