Zero ConditionalUse: The first conditional structure is used to talk about something which is always true.. present simple Examples: If you fly on a budget airline, you have to buy your
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Use:
The first conditional structure is used to talk about something which is always true It always happens, on the condition that something else happens
Example: If it rains a lot, our garden floods.
Form:
1 Make the first conditional in this way.
If
When
Unless
I
you
he
she
you he she
present simple
Examples: If you fly on a budget airline, you have to buy your own drinks
When we visit Geoff, he always cooks us a roast dinner.
Or
I
you
he
she
when unless
I you he she
present simple
Examples: You have to buy your own drinks if you fly on a budget airline
Geoff always cooks us a roast dinner when we visit him.
2 You can also form the zero conditional with the imperative form
If you have a membership card, enter through the door on the left.
Enter through the door on the left if you have a membership card.
3 You can also form the zero conditional using a modal verb
If the alarm goes off, we should leave the building.
If it’s rainy and sunny at the same time, you can often see a
rainbow
4 Different tenses can be used in the If / When (‘condition’) clause However, only the present simple, a modal or imperative form can be used in the ‘result’ clause
If we’ve finished all our work, we can leave early.
If people are getting enough exercise, they usually feel better emotionally as well as physically.