ZERO AND FIRST CONDITIONAL

ZERO CONDITIONAL

• If+subject+verb present simple+,+subject+verb present simple.
• It is used for truths.You can also change the orther of the two clauses but remember that you need to take off the comma.For example:
• If I work,I get bored.
• If you drop a glass,it breaks.

FIRST CONDITIONAL

• If+Present Tense+subject+will/can/may + verb.
• You can change the order of the if clause and the main clause.
• It is used to talk about things that will probably happen in the future.
• Example: If it rains today, I will stay at home.
• Example:If the sky continues grey,it may rain.

COMPARISON

• In first conditional you say a possibility and in zero conditional you say a fact.

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