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If + present + present
We use the zero conditional to talk about facts or situations which are always true.
If you heat water, it boils.
If people don't eat or drink, eventually they die.
See also: 1st conditional / 2nd
conditional / 3rd conditional
Teaching zero conditional
I introduce it with a funny story:
I teach the zero conditional with nature rules or scientific facts. I like to talk about the
environment and situations in the daily life of my students. Things are true everywhere.
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