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Zero conditional (Zero conditional form (If + condition (simple present) +…
Zero conditional
Zero conditional form
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If + Conditional + Result
If I miss the 6 o'clock bus, I arrive late for work.
Function
This conditional is used when the result will always happen. So, if water reaches 100 degrees, it always boils. It's a fact. I'm talking in general, not about one particular situation. The result of the 'if clause' is always the main clause.
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In all cases of the conditional, there isn't a fixed order for the clauses. We change their places in sentence depending the punctuation or pronoun, or another element, there is not a rule. In this case we can replace the "If" for "when", once both express the same idea.
Examples:
If people eat too much, they get fat.
If you touch a fire, you get burned.
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If babies are hungry, they cry
If you heat ice, it melts.
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When you heat ice, it melts.
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