Which verb tense should be here?

[michaelbr]

Si _(encontrar)_ un buen trabajo, te invitaré a cenar. The verb tense should be conditional or present?

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Which one do you think you should use?

[michaelbr]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Which one do you think you should use?

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?

[Rusty]

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.

[michaelbr]

Originally Posted by Rusty

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.

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.

[Rusty]

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.

[michaelbr]

Originally Posted by Rusty

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.

Thanks again for the tip, btw, do you know of any good site for Spanish expressions? The one that I found so far is http://www.languagerealm.com/spanish/spanishidioms.php.

[Rusty]

No hay de qué.

I like the site you posted.
Have you looked at our Idioms section?
If you know one that isn't there, you can add it.

Here is another great place to look for expressions.

[michaelbr]

Originally Posted by Rusty

No hay de qué.

I like the site you posted.
Have you looked at our Idioms section?
If you know one that isn't there, you can add it.

Here is another great place to look for expressions.

This site's Idioms section is great, the only problem is search, if I have an expression and want to find out its meaning, it's hard to do it here. It would be nice if it can be ordered alphabetically or searchable.

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).

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@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.

[michaelbr]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

@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.

You're right, how could I missed that one!!! Thanks for your reply.
ps: My Spanish is not that good, so I won't even try to answer in Spanish, probably I'll make fool of myself and lot of mistakes along with it. When I'm more comfortable, I'll try to reply in Spanish, but you can write in Spanish, I can understand most of it, and guess the rest.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

No tengas miedo; nunca hacemos el ridículo si aprendemos de nuestros errores.
Puedes escribir en español y en inglés para que quede claro lo que quieres decir.

[michaelbr]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

No tengas miedo; nunca hacemos el ridículo si aprendemos de nuestros errores.
Puedes escribir en español y en inglés para que quede claro lo que quieres decir.

Gracias, voy a tratar de escribir in español. Espero que no te traje demasiado trabajo.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

El trabajo no importa, si te ayuda en algo.

Dos sugerencias:

Originally Posted by michaelbr

Gracias, voy a tratar de escribir in (Cuidado, la preposición en español no es con "i") español. Espero que no te traje (Este verbo está en pasado, y necesitas el subjuntivo. Por otra parte, el verbo "dar" es preferible) demasiado trabajo.

[michaelbr]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

El trabajo no importa, si te ayuda en algo.

Dos sugerencias:

Gracias!!