The Zero
Conditional and
First Conditional
• STRUCTURE:
Zero IF + PRESENT
SIMPLE,
PRESENT
Conditional: •
SIMPLE
USE: FOR
THINGS THAT
General ARE ALWAYS
TRUE, FACTS,
AND GENERAL
truths and •
TRUTHS.
EXAMPLE: IF
YOU HEAT
facts WATER, IT
BOILS.
More Examples of Zero
Conditional
If you mix
If it rains, the If people eat
red and blue,
ground gets too much,
you get
wet. they get fat.
purple.
Structure: If + Present
Simple, Will + Verb
First
Conditional: Use: For future events that
Future are possible or likely.
possibilities
Example: If it rains
tomorrow, I will stay at
home.
More Examples of First
Conditional
If you study, you If I have time, I will If we don’t hurry,
will pass the exam. visit you. we will miss the
bus.
Zero vs First Conditional
Zero Conditional: General truths, always true.
First Conditional: Future possibilities, likely to
happen.
Comparison:
Zero Conditional: "If you heat water, it boils."
First Conditional: "If you heat water, it will boil
soon."
Activity
1.If you touch fire, you get burned.
Correct answer : Zero Conditional
2. If I have time tomorrow, I will help you.
Correct answer : First Conditional
3. If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.
Correct answer :First Conditional
4. If you study hard, you will pass the exam.
Correct answer : First Conditional
5. If you heat metal, it expands.
Correct answer : Zero Conditional