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Yo creo que en esa frase sólo se puede usar llega. Si acaso llegue no es posible.
(Mary, Mary quite contrary...)
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"Si" + Indicative Si llega, me avisas. Si acaso llega, me avisas. Si es que llega, me avisas. "Si" + Imperfect subjunctive Si llegara, me avisas. Si fuera a llegar, me avisas. Present subjunctive En caso de que llegue, me avisas. Cuando llegue, me avisas. This is true except for the strange little rule that the present subjunctive never follows "si" (meaning "if"). I always thought it was a strange rule, but I'm used to it now.
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Really thorough answer, boss.
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@David: You're right about using the rule, but here the possibility to use present subjunctive is introduced by "acaso" (and it would sound a bit too literary). Still, your examples are what most people would say most of the times.
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