Type 0’yu, genel gerçekler, her zaman gerçekleşen olaylar, bilimsel gerçekler için kullanırız. Type 0’nun her iki tarafı da Present Simple Tense’dir.
Cümle yapısı:
If + Present Simple Tense + , + Present Simple Tense
Present Simple Tense + if + Present Simple Tense
Burada unutulmaması gereken şey, if bağlacının hem başa hem de ortaya gelebilmesidir.
EXAMPLE
If the food is out of date, I don’t eat it.
If I drink, I don’t drive.
If you talk, I can’t concentrate.
If the milk smells bad, I don’t drink it.
If water reaches 100 degrees, it boils.
I never go to bed late if I have to get up early.
Dogs can attack you if you are scared.
If you heat ice, it melts.
Ice melts if you heat it.
When you heat ice, it melts.
Ice melts when you heat it.
If it rains, the grass gets wet.
The grass gets wet if it rains.
When it rains, the grass gets wet.
The grass gets wet when it rains.
If you freeze water, it becomes a solid.
Plants die if they don’t get enough water.
If my husband has a cold, I usually catch it.
If public transport is efficient, people stop using their cars.
If you mix red and blue, you get purple.
If Bill phones, tell him to meet me at the cinema.
Ask Pete if you’re not sure what to do.
If you want to come, call me before 5:00.
Meet me here if we get separated.