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1 . Question

If you eat fast food,

• you gain weight.
• you gained weight.
• you would have gained weight.

2 . Question

If you study hard,

• you get good grades.
• you got good grades.
• you would get good grades.

3 . Question

When she works early,

• she wakes up early.
• she wake up early.
• she woke up early.

4 . Question

I always wear a jacket

• when it is cold.
• when it will be cold.
• when it was cold.
• when it would be cold.

5 . Question

He never buys lunch

• if he doesn't have cash.
• if he have no cash.
• if he didn't have cash.
• if he wouldn't have cash.

6 . Question

When you heat water,

• it will boil.
• it would boil.
• it has boiled.

7 . Question

Does ice melt

• if it is in the sun?
• if it were in the sun?
• if it had been in the sun?
• if it will be in the sun?

8 . Question

What do you do

• if the teacher is late?
• if the teacher would be late?
• if the teacher had been late?
• if the teacher was late?

9 . Question

Does the computer work

• if you use batteries?
• if you used batteries?
• if you would have used batteries?

10 . Question

If the door is open, 

• you can come in.
• you could come in.
• you could have come in.

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• Zero Conditional Exercise 2

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Zero Conditional Lesson

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• Second Conditional Exercise 2
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• Third Conditional Listening Exercise

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Zero Conditional Exercise

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The Zero Conditional is one of the most basic and frequently used structures in English grammar. It is used to talk about real or possible situations in the present. However, mastering the Zero Conditional can be a challenge for non-native English speakers.

Review how to make the zero conditional here.

Fill in the missing words in sentences

One of the best ways to practice the Zero Conditional is by using fill-in-the-blank exercises. In this exercise, you need to fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

When using the Zero Conditional, there are some common mistakes that non-native English speakers make. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Use  the present simple tense  for both the condition and the result.
• Use “If” to introduce the condition.
• Use a comma to separate the condition and the result.
• Use a full stop at the end of the sentence.

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Zero Conditional – Exercise

Task no. 2071.

Use the verbs in brackets and form zero conditional sentences.

If you   (to press) the green button, the lights   (to turn) on.

If you press the green button, the lights turn on.

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Zero Conditional

• If you (to mix) red and green, you (to get) brown.
• If you (to drop) a glass on the floor (to drop) , it (to break) .
• If babies (to be) hungry, they (to cry) .
• When you (to add) sugar, the sauce (to taste) sweet.
• Water (to boil) if you (to heat) it to 100 °C.
• Plants (to die) if they (not/to get) enough water.
• If you (to put) water in the freezer, it (to become) ice.
• When the sun (to rise) , the street lights (to go out) .
• When you (to heat) ice, it (to melt) .
• He always (to take) his umbrella when it (to rain) .
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Zero Conditional If-Clauses in English Grammar

When to use zero conditional if-clauses, how to form the zero conditional.

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What is the zero conditional?

Zero conditional sentences express things that always happen providing a certain condition is met. This condition is expressed in the if-clause. Both clauses contain the present tense .

If you heat water, it boils .

Ice cream melts if you leave it in the sun.

If you freeze water, you get ice.

We use zero conditional if-clauses to talk about:

• facts Example: If you heat water, it boils .
• habits Example: If it is warm, I go to the beach.
• rules Example: Children can ride the rollercoaster if they are over 140cm tall.

To form the zero conditional, we use the present tense in both the if-clause and the main clause.

We can reverse the order of the clauses without any change in meaning.

When the if-clause comes first, it is followed by a comma. If the order is reversed, we do not use a comma.

If, when and whenever

Zero conditional if-clauses express almost the same meaning as time clauses with when and whenever . When emphasises the certainty of an action.

Whenever means at any time or every time when .

Learn more about the difference between when and if .

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The Zero Conditional

Introduction to zero conditional.

The Zero Conditional is a type of conditional sentence that is used to express facts, i.e., situations that are always true if something happens.

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The Zero Conditional is often used to refer to general truths, such as scientific facts. In these sentences, the time is now or always and the situation is real and possible.

Structure of Zero Conditional

The structure of Zero Conditional sentences is fairly straightforward. Typically, Zero Conditional sentences follow this pattern: If + Present Simple + Present Simple. One of the clauses commences with 'if' (the condition, also known as 'if-clause'), and the other clause describes what happens following that condition (the result).

This structure can be inverted without altering the meaning, e.g., 'If it rains, the ground gets wet' can be rephrased as 'The ground gets wet if it rains'.

Zero Conditional Rules

Rule 1: use of present simple tense.

Both clauses of a Zero Conditional sentence need to be in the Present Simple tense, regardless of whether the 'if' clause comes first or second in the sentence.

For example:

• If I work late, I always get tired.
• You get a discount if you show your membership card.

Rule 2: The word 'If' can be replaced by 'When'

The word 'if' can sometimes be substituted with 'when' without causing a change in meaning, because in the Zero Conditional, the result of the condition is always assumed to be true.

• When I work late, I always get tired.
• You get a discount when you show your membership card.

Uses of Zero Conditional

Use 1: general truths.

The Zero Conditional is frequently used to delineate universal or general truths or laws of nature.

• If you heat ice, it melts.
• If plants get sunlight, they grow.

Use 2: Instructions or Directions

The Zero Conditional is also effectively employed when providing directions or instructions.

• If Helen comes, tell her I'll be back in 10 minutes.
• If you see John, ask him to call me.

Common Mistakes with Zero Conditional

It is vital to remember the correct use of tense when utilizing the Zero Conditional. Since both parts of the sentence are in present tense, it can be relatively easy to mistakenly use another tense.

• If you will study hard, you will pass the test.

Correction:

• If you study hard, you pass the test.

Practice Exercises on Zero Conditional

To better understand the concept and application of the Zero Conditional, here are a few exercises:

• Form a Zero Conditional sentence: __________ if I don't eat breakfast. (I feel hungry)
• Complete the Zero Conditional sentence: If it's cold, ______________________. (I wear a jacket)
• Correct the Zero Conditional sentence: If you wait here, she will pick you up.

Mastering the Zero Conditional will enable you to express yourself more accurately in various situations, including expressing general truths and giving instructions. As with any other grammar topic, practicing through writing and conversation will help to solidify your understanding and usage of the Zero Conditional.

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Zero Conditional

for certainty

We use the so-called zero conditional when the result of the condition is always true, like a scientific fact.

Take some ice. Put it in a saucepan. Heat the saucepan. What happens? The ice melts (it becomes water). You would be surprised if it did not.

Notice that we are thinking about a result that is always true for this condition. The result of the condition is an absolute certainty . We are not thinking about the future or the past, or even the present. We are thinking about a simple fact. We use the Present Simple tense to talk about the condition. We also use the Present Simple tense to talk about the result. The important thing about the zero conditional is that the condition always has the same result .

Look at these example sentences:

1. The zero conditional is used when the result of the condition is

2. "If you _______ water for a long time, it boils." Which is correct?

3. "We get tired when we _______ get enough sleep." Which is correct?

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Zero Conditional Exercises - Test 1

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• 1. If the person is a young man, he has various resources. (be) (have)
• 2. If he is blind, he is play is plays play played plays the flute. (be) (play)
• 3. If we are think think thinked thinking thinks at all of human life, it be is only of the young, the fair, and the innocent. (think) (be)
• 4. If the confectioner is wish wished wishes wishs large bunches, it be is well to wind the wires onto a tree twig, for the sake of the additional firmness. (wish) (be)
• 5. If he imitate imitates repeat repeats repeats or imitates the images of others, he achieve achieves achives archieves archives nothing. (repeat/or/imitate) (achieve)
• 6. If it be is anywhere, it be is here. (be) (be)
• 7. If he recorvers recover recovered recoveres recovers , he fogets forget forgets forgot will forget it all as hurriedly. (recover) (forget)
• 8. If life doesn't don't dosen't is not isnt a continual denial of the past, then it be is nothing. (not/be) (be)
• 9. If he is walk walk walked walkes walks into the fields, he doesn't know don't know isn't know not know not knows the difference between barley, rye, and wheat; between rape and turnips; between natural and artificial grass. (walk) (not/know)
• 10. If she be is a mail steamer, she stop stoped stopes stopped stops at all the ports on the coast. (be) (stop)
• 11. If she be is brave, life be is easier for a woman than a man. (be) (be)
• 12. If it first detecs detect detected detectes detects our ship, everything be is all right. (detect) (be)
• 13. If emancipation by law be is philanthropic in Kentucky, it be is , for the same reasons, philanthropic in every State in the Union. (be) (be)
• 14. If the proprietor had has have haved haves a garden, the overseer tend tendes tends trend trends that. (have) (tend)
• 15. If he be is weak in English, the teacher gave give give'nt given gives him special attention. (be) (give)
• 16. If he like liked likes a man, he like liked likes him. (like) (like)
• 17. If I fail failed failes fails fall , Krassin disa disavolves disavow disavowes disavows me. (fail) (disavow)
• 18. If you doesn't win don't win dont win not win not wins , somebody else do does done dos . (not/win) (do)
• 19. If we made mades make maked makes this distinction between art and technique, the matter became becames become becomes will become simplified. (make) (become)
• 20. If it fail fails fall falles falls on the G for him, then he win wins won . (fall) (win)

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English grammar practice exercise, upper-intermediate / advanced level.

In this exercise you will practise the zero , first , second and third conditionals .

Exercise instructions

Decide which conditional is best for the following sentences and put the words in brackets into the correct form.

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Zero and First Conditional Sentences

Zero Conditional — Exercise 2

Conditionals

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What are conditionals in English grammar? Sometimes we call them 'if clauses'. They describe the result of something that might happen (in the present or future) or might have happened but didn't (in the past) . They are made using different English verb tenses.

• The Zero Conditional: (if + present simple, ... present simple) If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils. Click here to learn more.
• The First Conditional: (if + present simple, ... will + infinitive) If it rains tomorrow, we'll go to the cinema. Click here to learn more.
• The Second Conditional: (if + past simple, ... would + infinitive) If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world. Click here to learn more.
• The Third Conditional (if + past perfect, ... would + have + past participle) If I had gone to bed early, I would have caught the train. Click here to learn more.

(Notice we can put 'if' at the beginning, or in the middle. It doesn't change the meaning. When 'if' is at the beginning of the sentence, we put a comma at the end of the 'if' clause. We don't use a comma when 'if' is in the middle of the sentence.)

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