ZERO AND FIRST CONDITIONAL

We use "ZERO CONDITIONAL" to express...

In the zero conditional we use:

In zero conditional the meaning of "WHEN" is the same as "IF"

There are two clauses of a ZERO and FIRST CONDITIONAL

The CONSEQUENCE begins with the word IF or WHEN

When the ZERO and FIRST CONDITIONAL begins with a consequence we omit the COMMA

The order of the CONDITION and the CONSEQUENCE can be reversed in ZERO and FIRST CONDITIONAL

We use "FIRST CONDITIONAL" to express...

In the FIRST CONDITIONAL the CONDITION is in PRESENT SIMPLE and in the CONSEQUENCE use...

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