Airline Policy :
Airline Policy If the weather is bad, we don’t fly.
PRESENT REAL CONDITIONALORZERO CONDITIONAL :
PRESENT REAL CONDITIONALORZERO CONDITIONAL USE
PRESENT REAL CONDITIONAL OR
ZERO CONDITIONAL
TO EXPRESS
TRUTH OR FACTS EXAMPLES:
IF IT IS HOLIDAY, I DON’T GO TO SCHOOL.
IF WATER REACHES 100ºC, IT BOILS
IF THERE IS NO SUGAR, I USE HONEY
STRUCTURE :
STRUCTURE PRESENT REAL
CONDITIONALS OR
ZERO CONDITIONALS
HAVE TWO PARTS:
THE “IF CLAUSE”
THAT REFERS TO THE CONDITION AND
THE “RESULT CLAUSE” THAT TALKS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CONDITION OCCURS. “IF IT IS HOLIDAY”,
IF CLAUSE.
“I DON’T GO TO SCHOOL”
RESULT CLAUSE
STRUCTURE :
STRUCTURE USE PRESENT TENSE IN BOTH CLAUSES
YOU CAN USE PRESENT REAL OR ZERO CONDITIONAL FOR HABITS OR REPETITIVE ACTIONS, IN THIS SITUATION YOU CAN USE “WHEN” INSTEAD OF ”IF”
MODALS (can,should, must) CAN BE USED. IF IT RAINS, I GET WET.
IF I BUY ONLINE, I SAVE TIME.
WHEN I SHOP ONLINE, I SAVE TIME
I CAN USE MY MASTERCARD IF THE SUPERMARKET ACCEPTS CREDIT CARDS
STRUCTURE :
STRUCTURE USE ONLY PRESENT CONTINUOUS IN THE IF CLAUSE
USE IMPERATIVES IN THE “RESULT CLAUSE” TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS, COMMANDS OR INVITATIONS THAT DEPEND ON THE CONDITION
USE A COMMA (,) AFTER THE “IF CLAUSE” ; BUT DON’T USE THE COMMA WHEN THE STATEMENT BEGINS WITH THE “RESULT CLAUSE” IF I AM SURFING THE WEB, I USE GOOGLE
IF YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE PRODUCT, RETURN IT.
IF THE CONTAINER IS NOT GOOD, DON’T INSTALL IT AND
IF YOU WANT TO VISIT OUR SHOWROOM, CALL 355-3546
6. IF IT IS COLD, I WEAR A SWEATER OR I WEAR A SWEATER IF IT IS COLD.