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Zero Conditional

Zero Conditional

The zero conditional is used to talk about general truths, or things that are almost always true under certain conditions. For example, it's pretty much always true that if it rains, stuff gets wet.

Zero conditional is easy to form because all the verbs are in present tense. You just use two clauses, one with If + simple present verb and the other with another simple present verb, as in, "If students miss an exam, the professor fails them." Or you can reverse the order of the clauses. You can say, "The professor fails students if they miss an exam."

Finally, this form can also be used for giving instructions about what to do under certain conditions. For example, "If I'm late for dinner, start eating without me."

Zero Conditional Grammar Quiz

  1. If you heat ice it .

  2. Does your boss get angry if you for work?

  3. If people do not they get hungry.

  4. The moon an eclipse if it blocks out the sun.

  5. Bread if you bake it with yeast.

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Crittho

Chile

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12:44 AM Mar 17 2010 |

xldoudou

xldoudou

China

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06:44 AM Mar 16 2010 |

Nkjones19

Nkjones19

United States

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10:19 PM Mar 15 2010 |

lianxs

lianxs

Philippines

yes .. you dont have to say "TO"

01:24 AM Mar 11 2010 |

afireinside

Colombia

honey when you use the modal verb "must" you don't have to add "to" so you can say

If I fly to france I must visit the museum at the lauvre

11:26 PM Mar 02 2010 |

HeLena CiTy

United Kingdom

If I fly to France I must to visit the museum at the Louvre

10:51 PM Feb 21 2010 |

hope the heaven

Morocco

if i go to mosque i can feel that i'm reassured

09:46 PM Feb 07 2010 |

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Saudi Arabia

 i cry  if a movie has a sad ending

06:34 PM Jan 17 2010 |

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Balthy2012

Venezuela

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04:28 PM Jan 01 2010 |

jgarzon

jgarzon

Colombia

I think it is easy to use this kind of conditional.

03:24 PM Dec 18 2009 |