Si estudio mucho español, llegaré a dominarlo 🙂
(If I study a lot of Spanish, I will come to master it 🙂)
We are going to work on conditional sentences with the present indicative. Here is a chart to help you review the form, and below you’ll find the different uses of this structure with various examples. We hope it’s useful for you!
| Structure | Example in Spanish | English translation |
|---|---|---|
| Si + Present Indicative + Present Indicative | Si queréis, podemos empezar ya con las preguntas | If you want, we can start with the questions now |
| Si + Present Indicative + Future | Si no salimos ya, llegaremos tarde al cine | If we don’t leave now, we’ll be late for the movies |
| Si + Present Indicative+ Imperative | Si vas a Madrid, visita el Museo del Prado | If you go to Madrid, visit the Prado Museum |
What is it used for?
> The present indicative is used to express general or habitual conditions:
Si tiene miedo, siempre llora. Es un niño muy miedoso.
(If he is scared, he always cries. He is a very fearful child.)
> The present is used with future value, ir a + infinitive or the simple future when the consequence can happen in the future:
Si mañana puedo ir a visitarte, te llamo, ¿vale?
(If I can visit you tomorrow, I’ll call you, okay?)
Si encuentro una buena oferta de trabajo, voy a dejar el mío sin dudarlo.
(If I find a good job offer, I’m going to quit mine without hesitation.)
Si necesitas un reloj, te lo regalaré para tu cumpleaños.
(If you need a watch, I’ll give you one for your birthday.)
> The imperative is used when expressing a command, a plea, a request, or a piece of advice:
Si te gustan las manzanas, prueba la tarta de manzana que tenemos hoy. Está muy buena.
(If you like apples, try the apple pie we have today. It’s very good.)
> The conditional sentence can also appear in the second position:
Puedes elegir otros pantalones si estos no te gustan.
(You can choose other trousers if you don’t like these.)
To finish, here is an image to reflect on the three rules we can have in life. Do you agree?
Fuente imagen: http://www.emogenica.com/
