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Zero Conditional

Name:________________________________________________________ Grade: 8th grade A-B

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. Put the right form of the verb. Remember about the punctuation.

1) If you _____________ (press) this button the machine ___________ (start).


2) If you _____________ (press) this button the machine ___________ (stop).
3) If I _____________ (not practice) the piano every evening I ___________ (forget) how
to play it.
4) If we _____________ (take) our dog to the park she ___________ (run) away.
5) If you _____________ (heat) ice it ___________ (melt).
6) If/When I ___________(miss) the 8 o’clock train I ________ (be) late for work.
7) If/When I ___________(be) late for work my boss ________ (get) angry.
8) If/When people ___________(not eat) they ________ (get) hungry.
9) When you ___________(fly) budget airline you ___________(have to) pay for your
drinks and snacks.
10) When you ___________(go) on holiday ___________(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.
2) You cross an international date
line.
The time changes.
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 doesn’t
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. It’s very cold.

Task 3. 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 (she / buy expensive clothes / she / go shopping)
a shock)

(I / cycle to work / the weather / be fine) (I / study hard / I / pass my exams)

Task 4. Make sentences with the following words given.

1. (I / wake up late / I / be late for work)


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2. (my husband / cook / he / burn the food)


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3. (Julie / not wear a hat / she / get sunstroke)


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4. (children / not eat well / they / not be healthy)


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5. (you / mix water and electricity / you / get a shock)


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6. (people / eat / too many sweets / they / get fat)


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