ZERO CONDITIONAL

A.Complete the zero conditional sentences with the verb in brackets. Use contractions where possible.
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If you press that button, the light.(come) on.

It's easier to sleep if (you / not / be) stressed.
The teacher gets angry if (we / not / work) hard.
His mother gets annoyed if (he / be) late.
If (I / not / know) a word, I look in my dictionary.
They play football if (they / not / have) any homework.
If you freeze water,,(it / turn) to ice.

B. Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets:

1. If you.. a coin, the machine .. working. (insert - start)
2. If a motorbike .enough fuel, it .. (not have - not run)
3. If you. this button, you the computer. (press- turn off)
4. The mobile phone , if you its battery. (not work - not
recharge)
5. If you (feel) sea sick,..( take )one of these pills.
6. If you.. (study) hard, you.. (pass) the exams.
7. If you (pour) oil into water, it..(float).
C. Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets - Conditional sentences type 0.)
1. If you ...................................... (break) an arm, it ...................................... (hurt) a lot.
a) breaks, hurts
b) break, hurt
c) breaks, hurt
d) break, hurts
2. If the temperature ...................................... (be) below zero, water ...................................... (freeze).
a) are, freeze
b) is, freezes
c) is, freeze
d) are, freezes
3. If you ...................................... (not work), you ...................................... (not earn) money.
a) dont work, dont earn
b) dont work, doesnt earn
c) doesnt work, doesnt earn
d) doesnt work, dont earn
4. If you ...................................... (press) that button, the radio ...................................... (turn) off.
a) presses, turns
b) press, turns
c) press, turn
d) presses, turn
5. If it ...................................... (be) a drought, plants ...................................... (die).
a) is, die
b) is, dies
c) are, die
d) are, dies
6. If water ...................................... (boil), it ...................................... (turn) into steam.
a) boil, turns
b) boil, turn
c) boils, turn
d) boils, turns
7. If you ...................................... (drop) a mirror, it ...................................... (break).
a) drop, break
b) drops, breaks
c) drop, breaks
d) drops, break
8. If you ...................................... (pull) the pin on a grenade, it ...................................... (explode).
a) pulls, explodes
b) pulls, explode
c) pull, explodes
d) pull, explode
9. Water ...................................... (boil) if you ...................................... (heat) it to 100 degrees Celsius.
a) boils, heat
b) boils, heats
c) boil, heat
d) boils, heats
10. If Sue ...................................... (visit) us, she always ...................................... (bring) flowers.

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visit, bring
visits, brings
visit, brings
visits, bring

11. If you eat fast food,

a) you gains weight.
c) you gain weight.
d) you gained weight.
12. If you smoke a lot,
a) your teeth becomes yellow.
b) your teeth becomed yellow.
c) your teeth become yellow.
d) your teeth became yellow.
13. When she works early,
a) she woke up early.
b) she wake up early.
c) she wakes up early.

Complete the sentences with what you do when you feel

14. If you play the loud,
a) it's hard to hear you speak.
b) it was hard to hear you speak.
c) it is hard to hear you spoke.
15. I always wear a jacket
a) when it is cold.
b) when it was cold.
c) when it is being cold.
16. He never buys lunch
a) if he doesn't has cash.
b) if he no have cash.
c) if he doesn't have cash.
17. When you heat water,
a) it boils.
b) it's boiling.
c) boils the water.
c) it was boil.
18. Does ice melt
a) if it is in the sun?
b) if it were in the sun?
c) if they are in the sun?
19. What do you do
a) if the teacher was sick?
b) if the teacher had been sick?
c) if the teacher is sick?
20. Does the computer work
a) if you use batteries?
b) if you used batteries?
c) if you had used batteries?

a certain way.
1. If Im angry,

Time to speak!

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2. If Im busy,
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______________________________.
3. If Im hungry,
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______________________________.
4. If Im happy,
___________________________________________
______________________________.
5. If Im lonely,_______________________________
6. If Im scared,
___________________________________.
7. If Im sleepy,
___________________________________________
______________________________.
8. If Im nervous,
___________________________________________
______________________________.
9. If Im thirsty,
___________________________________________
______________________________.
10. If Im upset,
__________________________________________
_____________________________________.

D. Make a zero conditional sentence using the words.

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you / not / eat / you / die

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my daughter / eat / too much chocolate / she /get / sick
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iron / rust / it / get / wet:_____________________________________________________
ice / float / you / drop / it / in water:_____________________________________________________
if / no / rain / the grass / not / grow:_____________________________________________________

E. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the conditional Zero.
1. People (get) fat, if they . (eat) junk food.
2. If a person .. (practise) sports, he or she always ..(feel) good.
3. If the sun . (rise) high, it (become) very hot.
Plants .. (die), if it.(do) not rain.
4. If children .(not/get) enough sleep at night, they . (get)
tired all day.

Zero Conditional
If + Present Simple, Present
Simple
We use the zero conditional to talk about things that always happen in certain conditions. The main action is an
automatic result of the if-clause. (We can sometimes use when instead of if.)
1. Complete the blanks with the correct form of the zero conditional.
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If you _____________ (press) this button the machine ___________ (stop).

If I _____________ (not practise) the piano every evening I ___________ (forget) how to play it.
If we _____________ (take) our dog to the park she ___________ (run) away.
If you _____________ (heat) ice it ___________ (melt).
If/When I ___________(miss) the 8 oclock train I ________ (be) late for work.
If/When I ___________(be) late for work my boss ________ (get) angry.
If/When people ___________(not eat) they ________ (get) hungry.

2. Rewrite each pair of sentences to make one sentence with the zero conditional.

1) You heat water to 100 degrees. It boils.

2) I am dirty. I take a shower.
3) It rains. The grass gets wet.
4) Wood doesn't burn. There is no air.
5) Ice floats. You drop it in water.
6) There is no rain. The grass doesnt grow.
7) Iron rusts. It gets wet.
8) People eat too much. They get fat.
9) Babies are hungry. They cry.
10) The river freezes. Its very cold.

4. Write the sentence with the zero conditional.

(I / wake up late / I / be late for
school)

(people / eat / too many sweets /

they / get fat)

(my husband / cook / he / burn

the food)

(I / feel good the next day / I / go

to bed early)

(you / mix water and

electricity / you / get a shock)

(she / buy expensive clothes /

she / go shopping)

(I / cycle to work / the

weather / be fine)

(I / not have my keys / I / not

open the door)

Match the sentences. Write the correct number in the brackets.