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Learn how to use if + present tense followed by a command/request/advice in Spanish
To express a command/request/advice that depends on a condition, we use this structure with the conjunction si:
Si (if) + condition in El Presente, ... affirmative or negative command/request/advice.
Have a look and listen to these examples with affirmative commands/requests/advice in the main clause:
The condition is introduced by si and the command/request/advice is expressed in El Imperativo.
Have a look and listen to these examples with negative commands/requests/advice in the main clause:
Here, the negative command/request/advice is expressed in El Presente de Subjuntivo.
The introductory clause with si (if) expresses the condition for the action in the main clause to be met.
The use of deber/tener que in El Condicional Simple:
Bear in mind that we sometimes combine si + El Presente, deber/tener que in El Condicional; this is also often expressing advice.
See some examples:
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