1. The Zero Conditional INGLÉS II Campus Gómez Palacio
Ms: Diliana Luna Garza

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The Zero Conditional (The Present Real conditional)
What is it?

3. Condition Result Unidad Gómez Palacio
It’s a structure we use when the result of the condition is always true, like a scientific fact.
If you freeze water, it turns into ice.
Condition
Result

4. Unidad Gómez Palacio The Zero Conditional indicates certainty.
Notice that we are talking about a result that is always true
for its condition.
Take some water. Put it in a container. Place it in the freezer.
What happens? It freezes. We would be surprised if it didn’t.

5. When you heat water to 100 degrees Celcius, it boils.
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We often use when instead of if.
for example:
When you heat water to 100 degrees Celcius, it boils.

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We always have 2 clauses: The condition and the result.
The oder is not important.
If they don’t eat, people get hungry.
People get hungry If they don’t eat.
*Use a comma when the first clause is the
condition
result
result
condition
condition

7. Structure When Ann gets sick, she goes to the doctor.
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Structure
When Ann gets sick, she goes to the doctor.
Simple Present
Condition IF/WHEN
Simple Present
When do we use The Zero Conditional?

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Remember that the zero conditional is used to talk about things which are always true,
such as scientific facts and things that generally true.
Examples:
If you mix red and yellow, you get orange.
When the weather is nice, I normally go camping.

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Change the order to the following conditional sentences:

10. Thank you Have a nice day!!! Unidad Gómez Palacio
Compare your answers with your classmates!!!!
Thank you
Have a nice day!!!

11. Unidad Gómez Palacio Resources:
Book English 3 segunda edición, Paula Flores/Katherine Urquijo
Internet