English Grammar Guide


The Zero Conditional


Usage - The Zero Conditional

The zero conditional is for usual or repeated actions and facts. It uses two clauses in the present simple tense.

  • Usual or Repeated Actions
  • Facts
  • Cause ➤ Effect

Grammar - The Zero Conditional

The dependent clause can come before or after the main clause.

  • When/If + DEPENDENT CLAUSE + , + MAIN
  • When/If + PRES. SIMP. + , + PRES. SIMP.
  • MAIN CLAUSE + when/if + DEPENDENT
  • PRES. SIMP. + when/if + PRES. SIMP.

Examples - The Zero Conditional

DEPENDENT CLAUSEMAIN CLAUSE
When it rains,I usually stay in.
If you heat ice,it melts.

Examples - The Zero Conditional

MAIN CLAUSEDEPENDENT CLAUSE
I usually stay inwhen it rains.
Ice meltsif you heat it.
Symbols & Abbreviations
PRES. SIMP.Present Simple

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See Also

01) Be in the Present Simple Tense: am/are/is

02) The Present Simple Tense: Verb Forms

03) The First Conditional

04) The Second Conditional

05) The Second Conditional: If I were you

06) The First Conditional: Conjunctions




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