English (UK)
In English, the zero conditional talks about facts or things that are always true.
Examples sentences :
Notes for use of zero conditional :
'If' and 'when' have the same meaning in the zero conditional.
We can use a modal instead of a present form to give advice.
| Zero conditional example sentences | |
|---|---|
| Yeah, when I hear chips I remember her now. | |
| If you take it from Clapham-Junction it takes roughly an hour. | |
| When you like some clothes, they don't have the colour or the size you want, etcetera. | |
| Don't forget Cate, if you can leave your cat with someone else... | |
| Maybe it's better if we wait in different queues. | |
| When you like some shoes, they never have your size. | |
| The flight takes roughly 18 hours... | |
| If you are buying lots of things, it turns into a hassle! | |
| You are always welcome to take the room. | |
| Whenever that happens, this is what you ask me to do the next morning. | |
| If there is no delay in connecting flights. | |
| It always turns into a huge problem. | |
| I like the skin on if you make it crispy! | |
| When I go there, I usually have to stay at least a month. | |
| Once you show him where it is, he always poos and pees there. | |
| What I said was, if it's not necessary, I never kill any animal... | |
| You have to leave it in quarantine for 6 months! | |
| If you don't have a match, dear, you need to do it by hand! | |
| Yes, if it's okay for you, it's totally fine for me, too. | |
| If there's anything wrong with your pet... | |
