Zero and first conditionals

Zero and first conditionals

1. The first conditional is used to talk about situations wich might happen in the future, in other words, it describes occurrences wich could easily come true

   • The structure has to have present tense in the IF clause and future simple* in the second clause
     • If I feel sick tomorrow, I will not go to school
       • Cause: "If i feel sick tomorrow
       • Consequence/Result: I wiil not go to school
       • Axuxiliars in present: Questions (Do/Does), Negative (Don´t/Doesn´t)
       • Auxiliars in future: Questions (Will), Negative (Won´t)
       • If it´s sunny, we will go to the beach

2. The Zero conditionals are used to tal about things that are always true, like a scientific fact

   • The structure is: "IF + present simple, .... Present simple
     • If you stand in the rain, you get wet
       • Condition/If clause: If you stand in the rain
       • Result/Main clause: you get wet
       • In this mode the coma are necessary
     • You get wet if you stand in the rain
       • Result/main clause: you get wet
       • Condition/If clause: if you stand in the rain
       • In this mode the coma aren´t necessary

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4. Capetillo, K. C. H. Karla. (2020, 23 marzo). Zero and first conditinals [Presentación en power point]. Recuperado 24 marzo, 2020,

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