PRESENTACIÓN ZERO AND FIRST CONDITIONAL

Presentation

A quick revision of the Zero and First Conditional

CONDITIONALS

Zero Conditional

Zero vs First

First Conditional

Examples

Examples

ÍNDICE

ZERO CONDITIONAL

THE MAIN CLAUSE IS THE RESULT OF THE SENTENCE. IS WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CONDITION OCCURS..

THE IF CLAUSE IS THE CONDITION OF THE SENTENCE. IS WHAT IT HAS TO HAPPEN TO OBTAIN THE RESULT.

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CONDITIONALS WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THEY ALWAYS FOLLOW THE SAME STRUCTURE. CONDITIONALS ARE FORMED OF TWO DIFFERENT PARTS: THE IF CLAUSE AND THE MAIN CLAUSE.

CONDITIONALS

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, + PRESENT SIMPLE

ZERO CONDITIONAL IS USED TO TALK ABOUT FACTS OR ACTIONS THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN IN THE SAME WAY. THERE ARE OBVIOUS RESULTS OF A CONDITION. THEY ARE USUALLY RELATED WITH SCIENTIFIC FACTS OR ACTIONS THAT ARE PERSONALLY TRUE. THE STRUCTURE IS THE FOLLOWING:

USE OF ZERO CONDITIONAL

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SOME EXAMPLES OF THE ZERO CONDITIONAL ARE: SCIENTIFIC FACTS LIKE: - IF YOU FREEZE WATER, IT TURNS INTO ICE. - IF YOU HEAT WATER, IT BOILS. PERSONAL TRUTHS: - I GET TIRED IF I WORK TOO MUCH. - IF STUDENTS MISS AN EXAM, THE TEACHER FAIL THEM. - IF I HAVE TOOTHACHE, I GO TO THE DENTIST.

EXAMPLES

FIRST CONDITIONAL

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, + FUTURE SIMPLE

FIRST CONDITIONAL IS USED TO TALK ABOUT FACTS OR ACTIONS THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. WE TALK ABOUT FUTURE POSSIBILITIES, THING THAT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. THE STRUCTURE IS THE FOLLOWING:

USE OF FIRST CONDITIONAL

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SOME EXAMPLES OF THE FIRST CONDITIONAL ARE: If you study hard, you will pass the test. If it rains tomorrow, we won’t go to the park. If she calls me, I will help her with her homework. If we leave now, we will catch the bus. If you eat too much candy, you will get a stomachache.

EXAMPLES

ZERO VS FIRST CONDITIONAL

BOTH CONDITIONALS HAVE DIFFERENT USES. ZERO CONDITIONAL IS FOR GENERAL IDEAS OR OBVIOUS CONDITIONS WHEN FIRST CONDITIONAL IS FOR THE FUTURE ACTIONS THAT CAN HAPPEN. REMEMBER WHEN USING THE FIRST CONDITIONAL THAT WE HAVE FUTURE SIMPLE IN THE MAIN CLAUSE.

COMPARISON

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