Zero and first

I.Antecedent
conditional
All conditional sentences talk about a result that
is dependent on a condition. The sentences,
II. Zero conditional
The Zero conditional structure is used with the
therefore, have two parts, or clauses. In English, present tense
we use the word “if” to determine the condition In this one, the condition is coming first and
in the first clause, and the result (which depends the resulting second or the result can happen
on the condition) in the other clause. first and then the condition is second.
If ice cream gets warm, it melts. Example:
[condition], [result] If ice cream gets warm, it melts. 
(Marazzina, 2019) Ice cream melts if it gets warm.

Zero conditional[If + present] + [present]100% – will always happen.

1st conditional [If + present] + [will] 50%-90%- will probably happen.

III. First conditional

We use the first conditional when we believe the

condition and the result can or properly will
happen in the future reality but are not 100%
certain like zero conditional. the structure of this is
by using the present tense and the condition is a
part of the sentence and most often the future tense
using "will" as a the result

Reference
Marazzina, I. (26 de June de 2019). Break into English. Obtenido de Zero and First conditional structures: https://englishclassviaskype.com/blog/how-to-
learn-english/zero-and-first-conditional-structures/