ZERO CONDITIONAL

ZERO CONDITIONAL

1. We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present simple verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main clause'): If + present simple, .... present simple.

   • This conditional is used when the result will always happen. So, if water reaches 100 degrees, it always boils. It's a fact. I'm talking in general, not about one particular situation. The result of the 'if clause' is always the main clause.
     • If people eat too much, thy get fat. If you touch a fire, you get burned. People die if they don't eat.
   • The 'if' in this conditional can usually be replaced by 'when' without changing the meaning.
     • For example: If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils. (It is always true, there can't be a different result sometimes). If I eat peanuts, I am sick. (This is true only for me, maybe, not for everyone, but it's still true that I'm sick every time I eat peanuts)

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