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Zero Conditional

The zero conditional is used to express situations that are always true or certain, with guaranteed consequences. Its structure follows the format 'If + present simple,…present simple', and examples include statements like 'If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.' The 'if' can often be replaced with 'when' without altering the meaning.

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Zero Conditional

The zero conditional is used to express situations that are always true or certain, with guaranteed consequences. Its structure follows the format 'If + present simple,…present simple', and examples include statements like 'If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.' The 'if' can often be replaced with 'when' without altering the meaning.

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CONDITIONALS

Zero
conditional
The zero conditional is used to talk about things
that are certain, or always true. It is a real
condition that has an inevitable result. Think
about how scientific facts are written or
general truths.
The message here is that if something happens
there will always be a guaranteed consequence.

For example: If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.


(It is always true, there can't be a different result
sometimes). If I eat peanuts, I am sick. (This is true
only for me, maybe, not for everyone, but it's still
true that I'm sick every time I eat peanuts)

Structure & Examples


The structure of the zero conditional is:
If + present simple,…present simple

If you touch a fire, you get burned.


People die if they don't eat.
You get water if you mix hydrogen
and oxygen.

When
The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by
'when' without changing the meaning.

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