zero conditional 2

7/28/2019 Zero Conditional 2

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Write sentences as shown in the first

example:

1 Tom / always / buy / something / unnecessary

/ when / he / go / shopping.

Tom always buys something unnecessary

when he goes shopping.

2 Alice / usually / break / something / when /

she / be / angry

3 If / you / see / him / tell / him / to / call / me

4 If / it / rain / call / a taxi

5 Mark / usually / play / computer games /

when / he / have / free time

6 Glass / break / if / you / heat / it

7 Whenever / Nick / call / Janice / she / notanswer / him

8 If / it / get / cold / turn up / the heating.

9 If / you / want / to / be / healthy / drink /

plenty of water.

10 If / you / not like / the car / sell it

11 When / you / mix / red and yellow / you

/ get / orange

Give advice:

1 If you want to be healthy, eat lots of

fresh fruit and vegetables.

2 When its cloudy,

3 If you want to be successful,

4 If you are going on a holiday,

5 If you dont have a good memory,

6 If you want to have nice smile,

7 If you are going to the mountains,

8 If you are not good with Maths,

9 If you want to be fluent in English,

10 If you promise something,

11 If you have trouble getting up early,

If you put the main clause first, and the if-clause last, then you do not write comma.Time passes slowly if you have nothing to do.Buy a disposable camera if you dont have one.Instead ofifyou can use unless.Unless you have something to do, time passes

slowly.We can also use when instead ofif:

Time passes slowly when you have nothing todo.

We use the Zero Conditional to express:- general truths:situation consequenceif+ present presentIf you have nothing to do, time passes slowly.- advice

situation recommended actionif+ present imperative

If you dont have a camera, buy a disposableone.


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Complete the gaps with the

appropriate form of the verbs in brackets.

1 When my baby brother (be)

hungry, he (cry).

2 When the weather (be) nice, my

sister (walk) to work.

3 Water (boil) if you (heat) it

to 100C.

4 If you (pull) a cats tail, it

(scratch) you.

5 If you (have) a headache,

(take) an aspirin.

6 My teacher (get) angry if we

(not do) our homework.

7 My mum (get) really angry if I

(come) home late.

8 My dad (get) really annoyed when I

(take) the car without asking him first.

9 When my sister (have) no homework,

she (go) out with her friends.

10 If you (put) water in the freezer, it

(turn) into ice.

11 If it (rain), the ground (get)

wet.

12 If there (be) no air, the fire

(not burn).

13 Iron (rust) if it (get) wet.

14 Plants (not grow) if you

(not water) them.

15 If you (stay) in the sun too long, you

(get) sunburned.

16 If you (study) hard, you

(get) good grades.

17 If you (eat) junk food, you

(get) fat.

18 If you (cut) your finger, you

(bleed).

19 If she (not drink) coffee, she

(get) a terrible headache.

20 You (sunburn) if you(stay) too long on the beach.

Rewrite the following sentences using

unless:

1 Do not drive if you are not completely

sober.

2 You get sunburned if you do not use

enough sun cream.

3 Do not eat too many sweets if you do not

want to get fat.

4 If you do not have an umbrella when it

rains, you get wet.

5 My dog doesnt bite if you dont tease

her.

6 Water doesnt freeze if the temperature is

not below zero.

7 Do not call me if you dont have

something really important to tell me.

8 I go out for a walk only when it is sunny.

9 My mum doesnt go to work by car when

the weather is nice.

10 My sister doesnt buy me anything if I

dont get good grade.

11 The butter doesnt melt if you dont

leave it on the sun.

12 My baby brother does not cry if he is not

hungry.


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KEYExercise 1 - Write sentences as shown in the firstexample:

1 Tom / always / buy / something / unnecessary / when / he / go / shopping.Tom always buys something unnecessary when he goes shopping.

2 Alice / usually / break / something / when / she / be / angryAlice usually breaks something when she is angry.3 If / you / see / him / tell / him / to / call / me If you see him tell him to call me

4 If / it / rain / call / a taxi If it rains call a taxi.

5 Mark / usually / play / computer games / when / he / have / free time Mark usually plays computer games when he has free

time6 Glass / break / if / you / heat / it Glass breaks if you heat it.

7 Whenever / Nick / call / Janice / she / not answer / himWhenever Nick calls Janice she does not answer him.8 If / it / get / cold / turn up / the heating. If it gets cold, turn up the heating.

9 If / you / want / to / be / healthy / drink / plenty of water. If you want to be healthy, drink plenty of water.10 If / you / not like / the car / sell it If you dont like the car, sell it.

11 When / you / mix / red and yellow / you / get / orange When you mix red and yellow, you get orange.

Exercise 2 - Give advice: (suggested answers=

1 If you want to be healthy, eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables.

2 When its cloudy, take an umbrella.

3 If you want to be successful, work hard.

4 If you are going on a holiday, make sure you dont forget something.5 If you dont have a good memory, make notes.

6 If you want to have nice smile, brush your teeth regularly.7 If you are going to the mountains, make sure you dont forget something.

8 If you are not good with Maths, ask your friend to help you.9 If you want to be fluent in English, learn it every day.

10 If you promise something, keep it.

11 If you have trouble getting up early, try going to bed earlier.

Exercise 3 - Complete the gaps with the appropriate form of the verbs in brackets.

1 When my baby brother is (be) hungry, he cries(cry).

2 When the weather is (be) nice, my sister walks (walk) to work.

3 Water boils (boil) if you heat (heat) it to 100C.4 If youpull (pull) a cats tail, it scratches (scratch) you.

5 If you have (have) a headache, take (take) an aspirin.6 My teacher gets (get) angry if we dont do (not do) our homework.

7 My mum gets (get) really angry if I come (come) home late.

8 My dad gets (get) really annoyed when I take (take) the car without asking him first.

9 When my sister has (have) no homework, she goes (go) out with her friends.

10 If you put (put) water in the freezer, it turns (turn) into ice.11 If it rains (rain), the ground gets (get) wet.

12 If there is (be) no air, the fire does not burn (not burn).

13 Iron rusts (rust) if it gets (get) wet.14 Plants dont grow(not grow) if you dont water(not water) them.

15 If you stay (stay) in the sun too long, you get(get) sunburned.16 If you study(study) hard, you get(get) good grades.

17 If you eat(eat) junk food, you get(get) fat.

18 If you cut (cut) your finger, you bleed (bleed).

19 If she doesnt(not drink) coffee, she gets (get) a terrible headache.

20 You sunburn (sunburn) if you stay (stay) too long on the beach.

Exercise 4 - Rewrite the following sentences using unless:

1 Do not drive if you are not completely sober. Do not drive unless you are completely sober.2 You get sunburned if you do not use enough sun cream. You get sunburned unless you use enough sun cream.

3 Do not eat too many sweets if you do not want to get fat. Dont eat too many sweets unless you want to get fat.4 If you do not have an umbrella when it rains, you get wet. Unless you have an umbrella when it rains, you get wet.

5 My dog doesnt bite if you dont tease her. My dog doesnt bite unless you tease her.

6 Water doesnt freeze if the temperature is not below zero. Water doesnt freeze unless the temperature is below zero.

7 Do not call me if you dont have something really important to tell me.Do not call me unless you have something really

important to tell me.

8 I go out for a walk only when it is sunny.I do not go out for a walk unless its sunny,

9 My mum doesnt go to work by car when the weather is nice. My mum doesnt go to work by car unless the weather is bad.

10 My sister doesnt buy me anything if I dont get good grade. My sister doesnt buy me anything unless I get a good grade.11 The butter doesnt melt if you dont leave it on the sun. The butter does not melt unless you leave it on the sun.

12 My baby brother does not cry if he is not hungry. My baba brother does not cry unless he is hungry.

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