Conditionals: zero and first (Difficult) Quiz

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📝 IELTS – English Grammar – Conditionals: zero and first – Difficult

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Which of the following sentences is NOT a zero conditional?

If you drop glass, it breaks.

If you add sugar to tea, it becomes sweet.

If you heat ice, it melts.

If you will heat ice, it melts.

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Zero conditional sentences use the present simple tense in both clauses. Option C is incorrect because it uses 'will' in the if-clause, which is not appropriate for zero conditionals.

Which sentence correctly uses a zero conditional?

If you heat water, it boils.

If you heated water, it would boil.

If you heat water, it will boil.

If you will heat water, it boils.

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The zero conditional is used for general truths or laws of nature, and it uses the present simple tense in both clauses. 'If you heat water, it boils' is correct because both verbs are in the present simple tense. Option B incorrectly uses 'will' in the if-clause, which is not appropriate for zero conditionals.

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