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.)
