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Chances are you have already heard of the word if<\/em>, right? We use this word to talk about things that depend on something else to happen. We need to have a condition for it to happen, so that\u2019s why we call the grammar tense that uses if,<\/em> the conditional tenses.<\/strong> This post explores two types, the zero and first conditionals in English<\/strong>. There are two more, but it is best to learn these first. I promise that if you keep reading this, you will learn all you need to know about the zero and first conditionals. Let’s start with the rules for zero and first conditionals in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zero Conditional: To talk about results that always happen <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What happens to water if you heat it? It boils. And what happens if you cool water? It freezes. With that in mind, we can say that: If you heat water, it boils.<\/em> Water freezes if it cools.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These two examples are great to understand what we call the zero conditional.<\/strong> We use the zero conditional to talk about things that always happen as the result of some other action. That’s why some people also call it the factual or real condition, and that\u2019s because we use it to talk about facts and truths. The examples we gave above about the water are facts. Let\u2019s take a look at some examples of truths: <\/p>\n\n\n\n