Si + present for real conditions — identify and understand

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

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: but-pour-produirePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will identify and explain “Si + present for real conditions” in new examples.

2. Discover

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

3. Understand

“Si + present” expresses a real or possible condition. The main clause can express a consequence, a habit, a future result or advice.

Si tu as le temps, appelle-moi ce soir.Si le bus arrive à l’heure, nous serons là avant neuf heures.Si vous prenez cette rue, vous gagnez dix minutes.Si je finis tôt, je passe te voir.Si l’écran reste noir, redémarre l’ordinateur.Si on réserve aujourd’hui, le tarif est moins cher.

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.