zero conditional sentences with if and when - WordReference Forums
Mar 26, 2024 · Hello! I have trouble with "if" and "when" in zero conditional sentences... 1. What happens to your body when you eat oatmeal every day? 2. Frozen food thaws faster when you put it …
zero conditional (If you heat ice, it melts) - WordReference Forums
Jan 13, 2015 · The zero conditional gives the statement an air of a rule for all time. It effectively means Whenever you heat ice, it melts. The first conditional is a true conditional - If you happen to heat ice, …
Zero Conditional vs First Conditional - WordReference Forums
Apr 19, 2016 · These two condtionals are usually explained like this: Zero Conditional: * something is 100% true; it's always true; scientific facts, laws of nature; First Conditional: * likely to happen in the …
What is Zero conditional? - WordReference Forums
Nov 9, 2020 · Hello, my friends. I have a question about conditional sentence -zero conditional. According to the definition, if-clause uses the present tense, so does the main one. Here comes the …
When, whenever and if in zero conditional - WordReference Forums
May 15, 2015 · All three options being considered in this thread (zero conditional, "when" and "whenever") describe certainties. If/when/whenever it rains, the grass is certain to get wet.
If you left ice cream in the sun, it would melt.
Sep 6, 2020 · The normal way of saying this is not hypothetical at all for obvious reasons so why use the second conditional and not the zero conditional? If you leave ice cream in the sun it melts. That said …
The present continuous in Zero conditional - WordReference Forums
Aug 13, 2022 · Hi! I've been thinking of the sequence of two things when using zero conditional and wondering which thing happens first. The example : "If my children are playing the game, I sleep" Is …
Conditional (zero): Why is it called that? - WordReference Forums
Aug 3, 2008 · This question was directed to an applicant in an interview to a post of a teacher of English: Why is 0 conditional called so ?My attempt is ( because the Sky is High !!) Any more serious …
Zero Conditional vs 1st Conditional - WordReference Forums
Mar 24, 2017 · Hi teachers, Despite how you can call the conditionals, I believe that the difference between the Zero Conditional and the 1st Conditional is the probability and regularity of condition; …
If you heat water to 100 ... | WordReference Forums
Nov 10, 2006 · Hi, I've recently read in my grammar book that a sentence: "If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils" is not a conditional but a false conditional. Is it true? I've read somewhere else that …