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Zero Conditional

The document discusses the zero conditional, which is used to describe facts that are always true, such as "If you touch a fire, you get burned." It provides examples of the zero conditional in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms and explains its use for facts, instructions, and scientific events. Learners are given exercises to practice forming sentences using the zero conditional in different tenses.

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Zero Conditional

The document discusses the zero conditional, which is used to describe facts that are always true, such as "If you touch a fire, you get burned." It provides examples of the zero conditional in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms and explains its use for facts, instructions, and scientific events. Learners are given exercises to practice forming sentences using the zero conditional in different tenses.

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ZERO CONDITIONAL

Subject: English.

Teacher: Flor Loayza.


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Objective:

• Form sentenses using ZERO CONDITIONAL in the right


form.
• Review present tenses.

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This conditional is used when the result will always happen.

Examples:
•If people eat too much, they get fat.
•If you touch a fire, you get burned.
•People die if they don't eat.
•You get water if you mix hydrogen and
oxygen.
•Snakes bite if they are scared.
•If babies are hungry, they cry.
 The zero conditional is used for actual facts.
• If you mix yellow and blue, you get green.

Examples • If you don’t eat lunch, you feel weak.

• You get orange if you mix red and yellow.


 The zero conditional is used for giving instructions.
• If the phone rings, don’t answer.

Examples
• If you have legal problems, visit a lawyer.

• Don’t open the door if someone knocks.


 The zero conditional is used for scientific events.
• If you put an ice cube in the sun, it melts.

Examples
• If you walk under the rain, you get wet.
STRUCTURE
When to use comma
Use of WHEN and IF
Zero conditional in AFFIRMATIVE
If + Subject + present simple, + Subject + present simple.
Zero conditional in NEGATIVE
,
If + Subject + don’t/doesn’t + present simple + Subject + don’t/doesn’t + present simple.

• If she doesn’t work, she doesn’t feel good.


• She doesn’t feel good if she doesn’t work.
Examples• If it doesn’t rain, plants don’t grow.
• Plants don’t grow if it doesn’t rain.
Zero conditional in INTERROGATIVE
If + Sujeto + verbo en infinitive / simple present, + Wh- + Auxiliar + Sujeto + simple present + ?

• If you study all night, when do you sleep?


Examples • When do you sleep if you study all night?
TIME TO PRACTICE
Exercise 1: Fill in the gap with the verbs in brackets.
1.If John _______ (take) his car, he ____ (get) there early.
2.If fall _________ (start), trees _____ (lose) all the leaves.
3.It____ (be) faster if you ______ (use) the metro.
4.If she ________(not know) the word, she _______ (write) it down.
Exercise 2:
1.What does he____ (like) to play if he _____ (have) free time?
2.If you _________ (mix) green and red, what color do you ________(get)?
3.If you _________ (feel) sleepy, ____________ (drive, not).
4.If I __________ (water, not) the plants, they _____ (die).

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exercise-1.html
Reference:
• Hewings, M. 2008. Advance Grammar in Use. Cambridge University
Press. Dubai. 294 p.
• Sara, B. and G. Mackie. 2007. Basic Grammar Expert. CTBS. China. 111 p.
• Hewings, Martin. (2005). Advanced Grammar in Use. Dubai; Oriental
Press
• Vince, Michael. (2003). Elementary Language Practice. Malaysia;
Macmillan www.trueplookpanya.com www.perfect-english-
grammar.com

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