Zero Conditional for intermediate learners
'If you don't eat or drink, you die'. 'If you heat water, it boils'. Zero conditional is used to talk about facts or situations which are always true.
What Is Zero Conditional?
Zero conditional is a type of conditional sentence that expresses a general truth or fact that always happens when the condition is met.
Structure
A zero conditional sentence consists of two clauses:
The verb in both clauses of a zero conditional, is in the simple present tense.
Punctuation
When the 'if' clause comes first, usually a comma is used between clauses. When the 'if' follows the main clause, there is no need for a comma. Pay attention to the examples:
You catch a cold
Uses
The zero conditional is used to present a general statement, a scientific fact, or any kind of truth relating to the real world.
- A general statement:
As you can see, both tenses are simple present and there is no need for auxiliary verbs or modals.
The streets are dangerous
- A scientific fact:
Your mental health declines
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