Zero conditional
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The document discusses the zero conditional, which is used to describe situations where the result of a condition will always be true, like scientific facts. It states that the zero conditional uses the present simple tense for both the condition and result clauses, as it describes things that are always true rather than future or past events. It provides examples of zero conditional sentences in both the "if condition, result" and "result if condition" structures.
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Zero conditional
- 1. NAME: SEBASTIAN GARCIA MAZO GRADE: 1001 CLASS: ENGLISH Zero Conditional
- 2. We use the so-called zero conditional when the result of the condition is always true, like a scientific fact. 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.
- 3. if condition result Present Simple Present Simple If I miss the 8 o'clock bus, I am late for work. If I am late for work, my boss gets angry. If people don't eat, they get hungry. If you heat ice, does it melt? Examples
- 4. result if condition Present Simple Present Simple I am late for work if I miss the 8 o'clock bus. My boss gets angry if I am late for work. People get hungry if they don't eat. Does ice melt if you heat it?