What are type zero conditionals?
Type zero conditionals refer to actions or conditions which are always true, or almost always true, in the past and in the present. For example: If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils. When I drink too much wine, I get a headache. Each sentence describes a fact which always happens. What is the sentence structure? The sentence always contains a condition and a result. Think of the condition as the action/event needed to produce the result. In the above examples: If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius (condition), it boils (result). When I drink too much wine (condition), I get a headache (result). Type zero conditionals use the following form: if/when | condition (subject + simple present verb), | result (subject + simple present verb) result (subject + simple present verb) | if/when | condition (subject + simple present verb) If I have a job interview, I press my suit and shine my shoes. I press my suit and shine my shoes if I have a job interview. Notice that there is a
