Zero conditional

 Task 1. Open the brackets. Remember about the punctuation.

 

1)      If you press (press) this button the machine Starts (start).

2)      If you press (press) this button the machine stops (stop).

3)      If I don’t practice (not practise) the piano every evening I forget (forget) how to play it.

4)      If we take (take) our dog to the park she runs (run) away.

5)      If you heat (heat) ice it melts (melt).

6)      If/When I miss (miss) the 8 o’clock train I am (be) late for work.

7)      If/When I am(be) late for work my boss gets (get) angry.

8)      If/When people don’t eat (not eat) they get (get) hungry.

9)      When you fly (fly) budget airline you have to (have to) pay for your drinks and snacks.

Task 2. Rewrite each pair of sentences to make one sentence with the zero conditional.

 

1) You heat water to 100 degrees. It boils.	If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
2) You cross an international date line. The time changes.	The time changes if you cross an international date line
3) It rains. The grass gets wet.	If it rains, the grass gets wet.
4) Wood doesn't burn. There is no air.	Wood doesn't burn if there is no air.
5) Ice floats. You drop it in water.	If you drop ice in the water it floats
6) There is no rain. The grass doesn’t grow.	If there is no rain. the grass doesnt grow
7) Iron rusts. It gets wet.	Iron rusts if it gets wet
8) People eat too much. They get fat.	If people eat too mucha, they get fat.
9) Babies are hungry. They cry.	babies cry if they are hungry
10) The river freezes. It’s very cold.	The river freezes if its very cold