ZERO CONDITIONAL REVIEW

Exercise 1
Match each concept from the box below with its description.

Based on what you’ve learned about the zero conditional, try your hand at completing the following sentences
to assess your understanding.

Example Question – [My friend / to call] ___________________, I answer.

Example Answer – If my friend calls, I answer.

1. [I / to be hungry] ___________________, I go out to eat.

2. You can’t sleep [you / to drink a lot of caffeine] ___________________.
3. [My mom / to get sick] ___________________, I make her soup.
4. My friends and I go to the beach [we / to have a day off] ___________________.
5. [The basketball team / to lose the game] ___________________, the fans are always upset.
6. You can sit at our table [you / to be alone] ___________________.
7. [The students / to not understand] ___________________, they ask the teacher for help.
8. I cry [I / to see a sad movie] ___________________.
9. [You / to miss the exam] ___________________, you fail the class.
10. The customers are rude [they / to be put on hold] ___________________.

Exercise 2.
Choose the best option to answer the following facts:
Exercise 3:
Choose the best option to complete the sentences:

1. If ___ to change jobs, you look at advertisements online or in newspapers.

a) you will want

b) you wanted
c) you want
2. If ___ English well, it helps you find a job at an international company.

a) you spoke
b) you speak
c) you'll speak

3. If the economy is growing, big companies often ___ people.

a) hire
b) hired
c) hires

4. They invite you for an interview if ___ your resume.

a) they are liking

b) they like
c) they liked

5. If it's a big company, you often ___ two or three interviews.

a) have
b) having
c) had

6. If ___ successful, they offer you a contract.

a) you'll be
b) you're
c) you is

7. Some job agencies ___ you if you're a top manager.

a) are contacting
b) contacted
c) contact

8. If you have a full-time contract, you normally ___ sick pay and annual leave.

a) getting
b) get
c) got

Exercise 4
Choose the best option for each sentence:

1. When you press the button, the doorbell rings.

a) That's the zero conditional!

b) No Way!
2. I will give you a lift, if the weather is bad.
 a) That's the zero conditional!
b) No Way!

3. When you go to the park, take your ball.

a) That's the zero conditional!

b) No Way!

4. If I had woken up earlier, I could have taken the bus.

a) No Way!
b) That's the zero conditional!

5. When fish don't eat enough, they die.

a) That's the zero conditional!

b) No Way!

6. When he buys chocolate, he buys me some too.

a) That's the zero conditional!

b) No Way!

7. If you write to me, I will reply.

a) No Way!
b) That's the zero conditional!

Exercise 5:
Match the halves to make Zero conditional sentences.

1. If you heat water, ( ) a. it produces greenhouse gases

2. If people don’t eat or drink, ( ) b. the sea level rises

3. If I am late, ( ) c. they become extinct .

4. If you have a toothache, ( ) d. the greenhouse effect get worse.

5. When factories use fossil fuels, ( ) e. it boils.

6. When you burn oil, ( ) f. you save up energy.

7. When people cut down trees, ( ) g. my father takes me to school.

8. When icebergs melt, ( ) h. it is deforestation.

9. If you use air conditioning wisely, ( ) i. you visit the dentist.

10. If people don’t protect animals, ( ) l. eventually they die