Part 5 · Building SentencesChapter 23 · Conditionals

Lesson23.2

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If It Rains… (Zero and First Conditional)

Facts: If you heat ice, it melts. Real future: If it rains, I'll take an umbrella.

At a glance

FlowchartZero or first conditional?
  1. Start
  2. Is it always true (a fact, science)?
    Yes
    If + present, presentIf you heat ice, it melts.
  3. A real possibility in the futureIf + present, will + V1If it rains, I'll stay home.

Zero conditional: always true

If you heat ice, it melts.

If plants don't get water, they die.

If you mix red and blue, you get purple.

If+present, present

First conditional: possible future

If it rains tomorrow, I'll take an umbrella.

If you study, you'll pass the exam.

If we don't hurry, we'll miss the bus.

If you eat all those cookies, you'll feel sick.

If+present, will+verb

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