Zero and First Conditionals

Zero Conditional and first conditionals

How to use them?

Zero Conditional

Grammar Form

Zero Conditional

Examples

Song

Let´s watch this video

Lets rock!!!

Are you ready to try the Zero Conditional?

Multiple Choice

If I am late for class....

• I don´t get all the information

• if I sleep late.

Multiple Choice

When he stays up very late,

• she come to the room

• he feels sleepy the whole day

Multiple Choice

People get hungry,

• if you feed the dog

• when they don´t take a good breakfast.

Multiple Choice

If you study hard,

• your mom is crazy

• you have great mark!

Multiple Choice

When she watches a movie,

• everything is going well

• she cries.

Remember Zero Conditional is used to talk about general truths and true facts in which the result always happens.​

​You already know facts, like your habits for example:

​If you don’t sleep well, you feel tired.

​To form the Zero Conditional you have to mention a real condition and a result that always happens:

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If Clause Main clause

If Condition Result

Present Simple Present Simple

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Multiple Select

What does "real condition" mean?

• General Truths

  Natural Laws

• Scientific Facts

  Facts

• Habits

  Daily Routines

• Rules

Multiple Choice

The zero conditional is used to express:

• What do you think

• Real facts

• Things that always change

Multiple Choice

When you use the zero conditional, you have to make sure that:

• You express what you really think

• If clause (condition) Main clause (result)

• Both clausses are combined

Multiple Choice

If you use when instead of if in zero conditional sentenses

• The meaning turns the opposite

• You cannot do that

• The meaning is the same

Multiple Choice

Make sure that in sentences with Zero conditional:

• The result always happens

• You express unreal situations

• The result always change

Open Ended

1. ( the boss / late / get to work / John / get angry )

Open Ended

2. ( grey / mix / you / black and white / you /get )

Open Ended

3. ( spend / shopping / my mother / money / go shopping )

Open Ended

4. ( ambulance / call / come / in ten minutes / you / 911 )

Open Ended

5. ( Sharon / love / her / little sister / treat / she / kindly )

Probability

To talk about situations which are likely to happen in the future and their probable results or consequences:

- If we don´t leave now, we will miss the train.

To make PREDICTIONS

- If the weather is nice tomorrow, there will be a lot of people on the beach.

It is also used to Make PROMISES

- If you pass the exam, I´ll buy you a motor bike.

To Make WARNINGS

- If you don´t take more care, You´ll have an accident.

To Make TREATS

- I'll tell the director if you don't behave yourself.

Multiple Choice

If she goes to the birthday party, she...........a present

• takes

• will take

• take

Multiple Choice

I.........the doctor if my stomach still hurts tomorrow

• will call

• called

• call

Multiple Choice

She will do the exercise again if she.......a lot of mistakes

• will make

• makes

• make

Multiple Choice

I will make a sanwich if I........hungry

• be

• will be

• am

Multiple Choice

If we go out tonight, we......the door

• are locking

• will lock

• lock

Open Ended

If I eat too much candy.......

Open Ended

You will have bad dreams........

Open Ended

You will burn yourself ........

Open Ended

If you eat lots of vegetables....

Open Ended

If you don't hurry.......

Open Ended

If you get a bad grade....