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In Catalan, a real or likely condition is commonly expressed with si + present indicative, just like if + present in English:
- Si la fuita continua = If the leak continues
Then the main clause can use the future:
- demà trucarem = tomorrow we’ll call
So this pattern is very normal:
- Si + present, future/main result
Also, unlike English learners sometimes expect, Catalan does not normally use the future right after si in this kind of sentence. So si la fuita continuarà would not be the normal choice here.
Because continua here is a verb form, not an adjective.
- continua = continues
- contínua = continuous / continual (feminine adjective)
So in this sentence:
- la fuita continua = the leak continues
There is no accent because it is the verb continuar in the 3rd person singular present indicative.