The ZERO conditional is used for situations that are ALWAYS TRUE. For example SCIENTIFIC FACTS.
If you cross an international date line, the time changes.
If you heat ice, it melts.
THE STRUCTURE OF A ZERO CONDITIONAL IS:
| IF | condition | result |
| present simple | present simple | |
| If | you heat ice | it melts. |
Look at some more examples in the tables below:
| IF | condition | result |
| present simple | present simple | |
| If | I miss the 8 o'clock bus | I am late for work. |
| If | I am late for work | my boss gets angry. |
| If | people don't eat | they get hungry. |
| If | you heat ice | does it melt? |
| result | IF | condition |
| present simple | present simple | |
| I am late for work | if | I miss the 8 o'clock bus. |
| My boss gets angry | if | I am late for work. |
| People get hungry | if | they don't eat. |
| Does ice melt | if | you heat it? |
The FIRST conditional is used for future events that are likely (possible) to happen. For example:
If we you give me some money, I'll pay you back tomorrow.
If i travel to New York, I'll buy some souvenir for you.
THE STRUCTURE OF THE FIRST CONDITIONAL IS:
| IF | condition | result |
| present simple | WILL + base verb | |
| If | it rains | I will stay at home. |
Look at some more examples in the tables below:
| IF | condition | result |
| present simple | WILL + base verb | |
| If | I see Mary | I will tell her. |
| If | Tara is free tomorrow | he will invite her. |
| If | they do not pass their exam | their teacher will be sad. |
| If | it rains tomorrow | will you stay at home? |
| If | it rains tomorrow | what will you do? |
| result | IF | condition |
| WILL + base verb | present simple | |
| I will tell Mary | if | I see her. |
| He will invite Tara | if | she is free tomorrow. |
| Their teacher will be sad | if | they do not pass their exam. |
| Will you stay at home | if | it rains tomorrow? |
| What will you do | if | it rains tomorrow? |
TIPS:
* Remember you can change the position of the result and the condition
e.g. He'll be ill if he eats so much junk food.
result + condition
Water turns into ice if you freeze it.
result + condition
* In conditional ZERO you can replace the word IF by WHEN or WHENEVER
e.g. When/Whenever I have time, I usually go to movies.
Click below to practise conditionals ZERO and FIRST
Exercise I
Exercise II (with key)
Exercise III
Exercise IV
Exercise V
Exercise VI
Exercise VII
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