ZERO AND FIRST CONDITIONALS

ZERO AND FIRST CONDITIONALS

1. the zero and first conditional is used to say what could happen in the future if we do some action

   • the main auxiliary of this conditional is the IF
     • The Zero Conditional
       • Zero conditionals are used to talk about facts, such as scientific facts, or when the result of the condition is always true
         • If + Present Simple, ….. + Present Simple
           • EXAMPLES:If you heat ice, it melts
             • The First Conditional
               • Unlike the zero conditional that are generally or almost always true, the first conditional could be associated with possible situations or a possibility of something that is about to happen in the future
                 • If + Present Simple, ….. + will + infinitive
                   • If my mother comes home tonight, I will take her out to dinner

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