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Small Steps with Support in Spanish
This guide helps parents use conditional sentences with 'si' (if) to provide reassurance and establish supportive routines. In Spanish, the 'si' clause usually stays in the present tense to describe regular habits or immediate consequences.
What you'll learn
- Learn to form conditional sentences using 'si'.
- Express supportive actions for school and daily activities.
- Practice using the present tense in both parts of a conditional sentence.
Spanish phrases for small steps with support
Si tu mochila pesa mucho, yo la llevo.
If your school bag is heavy, I carry it.
'Pesar' means 'to weigh'. 'La llevo' refers back to 'la mochila'.
Si necesitas ayuda, hacemos los deberes juntos.
If you need help, we do the homework together.
'Deberes' is common in Spain; 'tareas' is often used in Latin America.
Si una palabra es difícil, la leemos despacio.
If a word is difficult, we read it slowly.
'Despacio' is an adverb meaning slowly.
Si tienes hambre después del colegio, puedes comer una manzana.
If you are hungry after school, you can have an apple.
Spanish uses 'tener hambre' (to have hunger) rather than 'to be hungry'.
Si viene tu amigo, pueden jugar en el jardín.
If your friend comes over, you can play in the garden.
'Pueden' is the plural 'you' (ustedes) or 'they' form.
Si llueve, caminamos al colegio con un paraguas.
If it rains, we walk to school with an umbrella.
'Llueve' comes from the verb 'llover' (to rain).
Si te sientes nervioso en el fútbol, me quedo cerca.
If you feel nervous at football, I stay nearby.
'Sentirse' (to feel) and 'quedarse' (to stay) are reflexive verbs.
Si te duele un diente, me lo puedes decir.
If your tooth hurts, you can tell me.
'Doler' functions like 'gustar'; the tooth is the subject.
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mochila
backpack / school bag
A essential word for school routines.
hacer los deberes
to do homework
A common daily phrase.
paraguas
umbrella
This word is the same in singular and plural.
cerca
nearby / close
Used to provide physical or emotional comfort.
Real Conditionals (Si + Present)
To talk about things that regularly happen or are likely to happen, use 'si' followed by the present tense, and then the present tense again in the main clause.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Condition | Si + Present Tense | Si tienes frío... |
| Result | Present Tense | ...te pones el abrigo. |
More examples
Si tienes sed, bebe agua.
If you are thirsty, drink water.
Using a command (imperative) in the second part of the sentence.
Si estás cansado, vamos a casa.
If you are tired, we are going home.
Using 'estar' for temporary states like tiredness.