4. Structure • Level 1
Zero Conditional
10 Questions • 3 Minutes
📖 Lesson: Zero Conditional
Definition
Used for general truths, scientific facts, and habits. Things that are ALWAYS true.
Formula
If + PRESENT SIMPLE, .... PRESENT SIMPLE.
Examples
- "If you *heat* ice, it *melts*." (Science).
- "If I *am* late, my boss *gets* angry." (Habit/Pattern).
- "People *die* if they *don't eat*." (Fact).
Note
- You can replace "If" with "When" in Zero Conditional without changing the meaning.
📋 Practice Questions
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1. If you mix red and blue, you _____ purple.
- Agot
- Bget
- Cwill get
- Dgetting
2. If I am late, my boss _____ angry.
- Ais
- Bgets
- Cwill get
- Dgot
3. Plants die if they _____ water.
- Adidn't get
- Bdon't get
- Cwon't get
- Dnot get
4. If you freeze water, it _____ ice.
- Abecomes
- Bbecame
- Cwill become
- Dbecoming
5. When the sun sets, it _____ dark.
- Agot
- Bgets
- Cgetting
- Dwill get
6. If you touch fire, you _____ burned.
- Aget
- Bgot
- Cgetting
- Dgets
7. Snakes bite if they _____ scared.
- Aare
- Bwill be
- Cwere
- Dhad been
8. If babies are hungry, they _____.
- Acried
- Bcry
- Cwill cry
- Dcrying
9. If you drop glass, it _____.
- Abreak
- Bbreaks
- Cwill break
- Dbroke
10. My dog barks if someone _____ the door.
- Aopen
- Bopens
- Cwill open
- Dopened
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✅ Answer Review
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1. If you mix red and blue, you _____ purple.
- Agot
- Bget
- Cwill get
- Dgetting
Correct answer: B) get
Fact.
2. If I am late, my boss _____ angry.
- Ais
- Bgets
- Cwill get
- Dgot
Correct answer: B) gets
General truth.
3. Plants die if they _____ water.
- Adidn't get
- Bdon't get
- Cwon't get
- Dnot get
Correct answer: B) don't get
Present Simple.
4. If you freeze water, it _____ ice.
- Abecomes
- Bbecame
- Cwill become
- Dbecoming
Correct answer: A) becomes
Scientific fact.
5. When the sun sets, it _____ dark.
- Agot
- Bgets
- Cgetting
- Dwill get
Correct answer: B) gets
General truth.
6. If you touch fire, you _____ burned.
- Aget
- Bgot
- Cgetting
- Dgets
Correct answer: A) get
Fact.
7. Snakes bite if they _____ scared.
- Aare
- Bwill be
- Cwere
- Dhad been
Correct answer: A) are
Present tense.
8. If babies are hungry, they _____.
- Acried
- Bcry
- Cwill cry
- Dcrying
Correct answer: B) cry
General rule.
9. If you drop glass, it _____.
- Abreak
- Bbreaks
- Cwill break
- Dbroke
Correct answer: B) breaks
Fact.
10. My dog barks if someone _____ the door.
- Aopen
- Bopens
- Cwill open
- Dopened
Correct answer: B) opens
General truth.