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Zero and First Conditional + Present Tense Sentences: Notes

The document discusses zero and first conditional sentences in English. It provides examples of sentence structures using present and future tenses. The zero conditional describes situations that are always true, using the present simple tense in both clauses. The first conditional describes likely future events, using the present simple in the if-clause and will or going to in the main clause. Examples are given to illustrate the structures and uses of conditionals involving time phrases, modals, imperatives, and unless.

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Zero and First Conditional + Present Tense Sentences: Notes

The document discusses zero and first conditional sentences in English. It provides examples of sentence structures using present and future tenses. The zero conditional describes situations that are always true, using the present simple tense in both clauses. The first conditional describes likely future events, using the present simple in the if-clause and will or going to in the main clause. Examples are given to illustrate the structures and uses of conditionals involving time phrases, modals, imperatives, and unless.

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Zero and First Conditional + Present Tense Sentences

Notes A – Write Zero or First Conditional


sentences and fill in the correct
A – First Conditional/future time clauses
gaps with IF or WHEN.

 The First Conditional ( If clause + Pres.


Simple + Main Clause or Main clause +If 1
clause ) is about the future and describes
____ she _______(get up) in the
situations that are likely to happen. morning, she _______ (start) texting
her friends.
 You have to use a comma to separate the If
clause from the main clause when the if- 2
____ people live to be 100 in the UK,
clause comes first, as in If she arrives in
they ______(receive) a letter from
time, we’ll go to the cinema’.
the queen.
 In future time clauses, the present simple 3
is used in phrases beginning with before, _____ the girl ___________(not get)
as soon as, after, until, unless and when better, I ____ (have to) call the
and the main clause comes in the future
doctor.
simple.
As soon as he gets home, I’ll call you.
4
You_______ (have to) buy a car
B -The Zero Conditional ___ you _____ (make) the decision
to give private classes.
 The Zero conditional is about something
that is always true . 5
_____ I ____________(not tell) Josh
 Both verbs (If clause + Main Clause)
the truth, he __________(not know)
are in the Present Simple, as in
If he’s not at home by six, I call the school.
he’s dating a shoplifter.
 You can use When/If in the zero
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conditional ____ you _______(stay) indoors all the
 In case means ‘because it’s possible time, you _________(not become)
that...’. It’s related to precaution, as in healthier.
I wear two watches, in case one of them
stops. 7
Ice ________ (melt) easily ____ you
Unless means except if/if not, as in
‘I won’t go to the party unless you come and
________(leave) it near the cooker.
pick me up .
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I won’t go to the party if you don’t come ____________ (you – can- give) this
and pick me up. letter to Susan ____ you _______(meet)
She’ll have to move house unless she gets her before lunch time, please?
that job she’s applied for (= She’ll have to
move house if she doesn’t get the job she’s 9
_______ it rains, I _________(put on)
applied for).
a raincoat and I ________(take) an
 We can use modals in the main clause of umbrella with me.
conditionals, as in
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If you want your kids to be independent, _______ you ____________ (not
you shouldn’t protect them so much.’ water) the garden every day, the
 Imperatives can be used in the main clause
flowers ___________ (not bloom).
of the zero conditional, as in
If you come home late, don’t make any
noise, please.

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