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Zero Conditional Vs First Conditional

The document explains the differences between Zero Conditional and First Conditional in English grammar. Zero Conditional is used for general truths and routines, while First Conditional is for possible future situations. It includes exercises for practice, such as completing sentences, identifying conditionals, matching phrases, correcting mistakes, and writing original sentences.

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Zero Conditional Vs First Conditional

The document explains the differences between Zero Conditional and First Conditional in English grammar. Zero Conditional is used for general truths and routines, while First Conditional is for possible future situations. It includes exercises for practice, such as completing sentences, identifying conditionals, matching phrases, correcting mistakes, and writing original sentences.

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Zero Conditional vs First Conditional

1. Explicación rápida
Zero Conditional

Se usa para hablar de hechos generales, rutinas o verdades universales.

Estructura:

If+Present Simple, Present Simple\text{If} + \text{Present Simple},\ \text{Present


Simple}If+Present Simple, Present Simple

Ejemplo:​
If you heat water, it boils.

First Conditional

Se usa para hablar de situaciones posibles en el futuro.

Estructura:

If+Present Simple, will+verb\text{If} + \text{Present Simple},\ \text{will} + \text{verb}If+Present


Simple, will+verb

Ejemplo:​
If it rains tomorrow, we will stay at home.

Ejercicios
Exercise 1 – Complete with the correct form
1.​ If you mix blue and yellow, you __________ (get) green.
2.​ If it rains tomorrow, we __________ (not / play) football.
3.​ If people eat too much sugar, they __________ (feel) sick.
4.​ If I study hard, I __________ (pass) the exam.
5.​ If you put ice in the sun, it __________ (melt).
6.​ If my friends come tonight, we __________ (watch) a film.

Exercise 2 – Choose: Zero or First Conditional


Write ZC (Zero Conditional) or FC (First Conditional).
1.​ If you don’t water plants, they die. _____
2.​ If I finish my homework, I will play video games. _____
3.​ If people exercise, they feel better. _____
4.​ If she studies, she will pass the test. _____
5.​ If you touch fire, it burns. _____
6.​ If we go to Málaga this summer, we will visit the beach. _____

Exercise 3 – Match the halves


1.​ If you are tired,
2.​ If it snows tomorrow,
3.​ If you heat chocolate,
4.​ If I have time later,
5.​ If plants don’t get water,

a) it melts.​
b) they die.​
c) I will call you.​
d) you go to sleep.​
e) we will make a snowman.

Exercise 4 – Correct the mistakes


1.​ If it will rain, we stay at home.
2.​ If you press this button, the machine will starts.
3.​ If I study, I pass the exam tomorrow.
4.​ If water reaches 100ºC, it boils.
5.​ If she doesn’t hurry, she late will be.

Exercise 5 – Write sentences


Write complete sentences.

1.​ (if / it / rain / we / stay home)


2.​ (if / you / not eat / you / be hungry)
3.​ (if / I / finish homework / I / watch TV)
4.​ (if / people / exercise / they / feel good)
5.​ (if / you / heat ice / it / melt)

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