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Questions & Answers about Cuando ignoro mi bienestar emocional, termino con agotamiento y poca energía.
Why are both verbs in the present tense (ignoro, termino) if I’m describing something that tends to happen?
In Spanish, the simple present is used very often for general truths and habits, more than in English.
- Cuando ignoro mi bienestar emocional, termino con agotamiento y poca energía.
= When I ignore my emotional well‑being, I (end up / end) exhausted and low on energy.
This structure cuando + present indicative, present indicative expresses:
- something that happens whenever the condition is met
- a habitual consequence, not just one specific event
In English you could say: When I ignore my emotional well‑being, I end up… or I end up… whenever I ignore… — Spanish just uses the simple present in both clauses for that idea.
Why is cuando followed by the indicative (ignoro) and not the subjunctive?