Si + present for real conditions — use it independently in context

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

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

1. Objective

By the end, you will reuse “Si + present for real conditions” in a sentence or situation of your own.

2. Discover

Read the examples for “Si + present for real conditions — use it independently in context” as sentences you could genuinely hear or use. What links the ideas?

3. Understand

To produce, start from something that could genuinely happen in the next few days. Write the condition with “si + present”, then add a logical, realistic consequence.

Si j’ai une réponse demain, je te préviens.Si tu viens à Nantes, je te montre le centre.Si le rendez-vous change, nous adaptons le planning.Si vous voulez essayer, prenez ce modèle.Si mon téléphone sonne pendant la réunion, je le mets en silencieux.Si nous recevons les documents, nous terminons aujourd’hui.

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.