Si + present for real conditions — practise and choose the right form

Si + present for real conditions: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: condition-si-present-repererPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “Si + present for real conditions” without copying the model.

2. Discover

Read the examples for “Si + present for real conditions — practise and choose the right form” as sentences you could genuinely hear or use. What links the ideas?

3. Understand

While practising, make sure the condition is realistic. Do not use the conditional immediately after “si”: in this pattern, the condition stays in the present tense.

Si tu cliques ici, la fenêtre s’ouvre.Si elle confirme, nous envoyons le contrat.Si vous avez une question, écrivez-moi.Si je rate le train, je prends le suivant.Si le paiement passe, tu reçois un message.Si nous partons maintenant, nous évitons les bouchons.

Watch out

First identify the relation between the ideas: cause, consequence, contrast, condition, time… Choose the connector from the meaning, not the other way around.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Write three personal sentences where the target structure genuinely helps express your meaning. Change the context each time.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For condition avec si, identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Si + present for real conditions” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.