zero conditional

zero conditional

1. what is?

   • the zero conditional is used when we want to talk about something or fact that is generally true.
   • Normally the conditional zero is more used in scientific facts such as: "When you heat ice, it melts".

2. examples

   • If you freeze water, it becomes a solid.
   • "If John is out of the office, I take his calls."
   • "If it rains, tennis lessons are held in the gym."

3. rules

   • The zero conditional uses if or when and must be followed by the present simple or imperative.

4. types of conditional

   • Zero conditional-real and permanent situations. First conditional-real possibilities in the present or future
   • Second conditional-imaginary situations that are not likely to happen in the present or future. Third conditional-imaginary situations about the past

5. to form a sentence

   • In zero conditional sentences, time is in present simple.