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Which verb tense should be here?
Si _(encontrar)_ un buen trabajo, te invitaré a cenar. The verb tense should be conditional or present?
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Which one do you think you should use?
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I'd use the conditional, since it's a possibility and not a confirmation or something that it's happening, but I'm afraid I'm wrong, since the correct answer is encontro. Is it normal to use present form when expressing a possibility?
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The answer you presented as being correct is not correct, but I think this is only because you didn't type it in correctly. The correct answer is in the present tense.
In a 'si' clause, it is proper to use the present tense in this case. |
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Thanks again Rusty, I'll remember this one, in Portuguese, when you use se (= si in Spanish), the verb should be conditional (subjunctive) because it's a possibility and not something happening now, so I thought Spanish would be the same. Thanks again.
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The subjunctive mood is used if the main clause contains a verb conjugated in the conditional tense (ending in -aría, -ería, -iría), but that wasn't the case you presented. Your main clause contained a future tense verb.
Have a look here for a good lesson on the subject. |
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Thanks for the tips in pointing out other possibilities (is this right way to write?). ps: it's great if you can reply in Spanish, this way I can learn faster (I can read better than write).
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@Michaelbr: Sí es posible hacer búsquedas en la sección de "Idioms". Arriba, a la derecha, está el cuadro "Search", que ofrece también la posibilidad de búsqueda avanzada.
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