21068 conditionals zero first

FIRST CONDITIONAL – use =
it’s a possibility.
If + present + WILL

ZERO CONDITIONAL – use
= it’s a fact.
If + present + present
Examples: If you eat too
much,
you get fat. (“you”
Answer the following questions using the zero conditional:
First look at this example. (You can start with the if clause or
means everyone)
not.)
What happens if you sit in the sun too long?
If you sit in the sun too long, you get burned.
You get burned if you sit in the sun too long.

Examples: If you eat too
much, you’ll get fat. (“you”
means the person I’m
speaking to)
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2.
3.

1. Who do you go to if you have a toothache?
2. What happens if you don't study?
3. If you want to buy a jacket, where do you go?
4. How do you feel if you don't eat?
5. What do you need if you want to wash clothes?

6. What happens if you go into the jungle without mosquito
repellent?
7. What do you wear if you go to a wedding?
8. When a man doesn't shave, what happens?
9. What does a bird do when it sees a cat?
10. Who do you call if there is a fire?

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If the train ..............(be) late, we .....................(miss)
the beginning of the board meeting.
I ......................(take) you to the circus, if you ............
(be) good.
If my boss ....................(come) early, the report ...........
(not be) ready.
I.....................(buy) some tea if I ...................(go)
to Harrod’s.
If he .....................(grow) a beard, I .......................
(not recognise) him.
If you ................(not be) careful, you ......................
(lose) your job.
I ...................(pass) my exam, if I ...................(study)
hard.
If we ....................(feel) cold, we ...................(put) the

heating on.
I must hurry. My father ......................(be) annoyed if I
.......................(be) late.
We................(go) to the beach, if it ...............(not/rain)?

Finish these sentences in your own way.
1.

If we don't hurry, .......................................

2.

If you press the button, ...................................

3.

If you do as the doctor says, .................................