PROGRAM Análisis y Desarrollo de Software
NAME Efrain José Diaz Cañas
DATE 28/10/2022
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.)
Task 1. Open the brackets. Remember about the punctuation.
1) If you ________PRESS_____ (press) this button the machine ______STARTS_____ (start).
2) If you ___PRESS_ (press) this buttons the machine ___STOPS______ (stop).
3) If I _DON’T PRACTISE____ (not practice) the piano every evening I _FORGET___ (forget) how to play it.
4) If we ____TAKE_____ (take) our dog to the park she __RUNS______ (run) away.
5) If you ____HEAT_____ (heat) ice it _____MELTS____ (melt).
6) If/When I ___MISS_____(miss) the 8 o’clock train I ____AM____ (be) late for work.
7) If/When I _____AM______(be) late for work my boss _____GETS___ (get) angry.
8) If/When people __DON’T EAT_______(not eat) they __GET______ (get) hungry.
When you _FLY__(fly) budget airline you ___HAVE TO______(have to) pay for your drinks and snacks.
9) When you ____GO_____(go) on holiday ____TAKE______(take) plenty of sun cream. It'll be very hot.
Task 2. Rewrite each pair of sentences to make one sentence with the zero conditional.
1) You heat water to 100 degrees. It boils. If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
2) You cross an international date line.
The time changes.
If You cross an international date line. The time changes.
3) It rains. The grass gets wet. If it rains. The grass gets wet.
4) Wood doesn't burn. There is no air. Wood doesn't burn. If There is no air.
5) Ice floats. You drop it in water. Ice floats. If you drop it in water.
6) There is no rain. The grass doesn’t grow. If there is no rain. The grass doesn’t grow.
7) Iron rusts. It gets wet. Iron rusts. If it gets wet.
8) People@eattoo much. They@get@fat. If people@eattoo much. They@get@fat.
9) Babies@are@hungry. They@cry. If babies@are@hungry. They@cry.
10) The river freezes. It’s very cold. The river freezes. If it’s very cold.
