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Present simple for general truths

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The present simple is used to express facts that are always true or events that always happen. This use is often described with the term "general truth":

A magnet attracts iron.
The sun rises in the east.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

Zero conditional

conditionals
general truth
IF

if + present tense | present tense
if + past tense | past tense

The zero conditional expresses that something is (or was) always true or that one action is (or was) always followed by another: