diff --git a/src/ast/mod.rs b/src/ast/mod.rs
index e5d9d82..5405f53 100644
--- a/src/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ast/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ use winnow::RecoverableParser;
 use winnow::combinator::alt;
 use winnow::combinator::cut_err;
 use winnow::combinator::delimited;
+use winnow::combinator::not;
 use winnow::combinator::opt;
+use winnow::combinator::preceded;
 use winnow::combinator::repeat;
 use winnow::combinator::repeat_till;
 use winnow::error::AddContext;
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ impl<'input> Parser<Input<'input>, TemplateToken, AstError> for TokenKind {
 }
 
 pub fn parse(input: &[TemplateToken]) -> Result<TemplateAst<'_>, AstFailure> {
-    let (_remaining, val, errors) = parse_ast.recoverable_parse(TokenSlice::new(input));
+    let (_remaining, val, errors) = parse_asts.recoverable_parse(TokenSlice::new(input));
 
     if errors.is_empty()
         && let Some(val) = val
@@ -155,23 +157,46 @@ pub fn parse(input: &[TemplateToken]) -> Result<TemplateAst<'_>, AstFailure> {
 pub enum TemplateAstExpr<'input> {
     StaticContent(TemplateToken),
     Interpolation {
-        prev_whitespace: Option<TemplateToken>,
-        wants_output: Option<TemplateToken>,
+        prev_whitespace_content: Option<TemplateToken>,
+        wants_output: TemplateToken,
         expression: Box<TemplateAstExpr<'input>>,
-        post_whitespace: Option<TemplateToken>,
+        post_whitespace_content: Option<TemplateToken>,
+    },
+    Action {
+        prev_whitespace_content: Option<TemplateToken>,
+        expression: Box<TemplateAstExpr<'input>>,
+        post_whitespace_content: Option<TemplateToken>,
     },
     VariableAccess(TemplateToken),
+    ConditionalChain {
+        chain: Vec<TemplateAstExpr<'input>>,
+    },
+    IfConditional {
+        expression: Box<TemplateAstExpr<'input>>,
+        content: Vec<TemplateAstExpr<'input>>,
+        end_block: Box<TemplateAstExpr<'input>>,
+    },
+    ElseConditional {
+        expression: Vec<TemplateAstExpr<'input>>,
+    },
     Invalid(&'input [TemplateToken]),
+    EndBlock,
+    Block {
+        prev_whitespace_content: Option<TemplateToken>,
+        expression: Box<TemplateAstExpr<'input>>,
+        post_whitespace_content: Option<TemplateToken>,
+    },
 }
 
-fn parse_ast<'input>(input: &mut Input<'input>) -> Result<Vec<TemplateAstExpr<'input>>, AstError> {
-    repeat(
-        0..,
-        alt((
-            TokenKind::Content.map(TemplateAstExpr::StaticContent),
-            parse_interpolation,
-        )),
-    )
+fn parse_asts<'input>(input: &mut Input<'input>) -> Result<Vec<TemplateAstExpr<'input>>, AstError> {
+    repeat(0.., parse_ast).parse_next(input)
+}
+fn parse_ast<'input>(input: &mut Input<'input>) -> Result<TemplateAstExpr<'input>, AstError> {
+    alt((
+        TokenKind::Content.map(TemplateAstExpr::StaticContent),
+        parse_interpolation,
+        parse_action,
+    ))
     .parse_next(input)
 }
 
@@ -179,16 +204,16 @@ fn parse_interpolation<'input>(
     input: &mut Input<'input>,
 ) -> Result<TemplateAstExpr<'input>, AstError> {
     let expr_parser = resume_after_cut(
-        alt((parse_variable_access,)),
+        parse_value_expression,
         repeat_till(1.., any, TokenKind::RightDelim).map(|((), _)| ()),
     )
     .with_taken()
     .map(|(expr, taken)| expr.unwrap_or(TemplateAstExpr::Invalid(taken)));
-    let (prev_whitespace, _left, (wants_output, expression, _right, post_whitespace)) = (
+    let (prev_whitespace, _left, wants_output, (expression, _right, post_whitespace)) = (
         opt(TokenKind::Whitespace),
         TokenKind::LeftDelim,
+        TokenKind::WantsOutput,
         cut_err((
-            opt(TokenKind::WantsOutput),
             delimited(ignore_ws, expr_parser, ignore_ws).map(Box::new),
             TokenKind::RightDelim,
             opt(TokenKind::Whitespace),
@@ -197,13 +222,89 @@ fn parse_interpolation<'input>(
         .parse_next(input)?;
 
     Ok(TemplateAstExpr::Interpolation {
-        prev_whitespace,
+        prev_whitespace_content: prev_whitespace,
         wants_output,
         expression,
-        post_whitespace,
+        post_whitespace_content: post_whitespace,
     })
 }
 
+fn parse_value_expression<'input>(
+    input: &mut Input<'input>,
+) -> Result<TemplateAstExpr<'input>, AstError> {
+    alt((parse_variable_access,)).parse_next(input)
+}
+
+fn parse_action<'input>(input: &mut Input<'input>) -> Result<TemplateAstExpr<'input>, AstError> {
+    alt((parse_conditional_chain,)).parse_next(input)
+}
+
+fn parse_conditional_chain<'input>(
+    input: &mut Input<'input>,
+) -> Result<TemplateAstExpr<'input>, AstError> {
+    let if_expression = parse_conditional.parse_next(input)?;
+    let mut chain = vec![];
+
+    let (content, end_block): (Vec<_>, _) =
+        repeat_till(1.., parse_ast, parse_end).parse_next(input)?;
+
+    chain.push(TemplateAstExpr::IfConditional {
+        expression: Box::new(if_expression),
+        content,
+        end_block: Box::new(end_block),
+    });
+
+    Ok(TemplateAstExpr::ConditionalChain { chain })
+}
+
+fn parse_conditional<'input>(
+    input: &mut Input<'input>,
+) -> Result<TemplateAstExpr<'input>, AstError> {
+    parse_block(preceded(
+        TokenKind::ConditionalIf,
+        surrounded(ignore_ws, parse_value_expression),
+    ))
+    .parse_next(input)
+}
+
+fn parse_end<'input>(input: &mut Input<'input>) -> Result<TemplateAstExpr<'input>, AstError> {
+    parse_block(TokenKind::End.value(TemplateAstExpr::EndBlock)).parse_next(input)
+}
+
+fn parse_block<'input, ParseNext>(
+    parser: ParseNext,
+) -> impl Parser<Input<'input>, TemplateAstExpr<'input>, AstError>
+where
+    ParseNext: Parser<Input<'input>, TemplateAstExpr<'input>, AstError>,
+{
+    let expr_parser = resume_after_cut(
+        parser,
+        repeat_till(1.., any, TokenKind::RightDelim).map(|((), _)| ()),
+    )
+    .with_taken()
+    .map(|(expr, taken)| expr.unwrap_or(TemplateAstExpr::Invalid(taken)));
+
+    (
+        opt(TokenKind::Whitespace),
+        TokenKind::LeftDelim,
+        not(TokenKind::WantsOutput),
+        cut_err((
+            delimited(ignore_ws, expr_parser.map(Box::new), ignore_ws),
+            TokenKind::RightDelim,
+            opt(TokenKind::Whitespace),
+        )),
+    )
+        .map(
+            |(prev_whitespace, _left, _not_token, (expression, _right, post_whitespace))| {
+                TemplateAstExpr::Block {
+                    prev_whitespace_content: prev_whitespace,
+                    expression,
+                    post_whitespace_content: post_whitespace,
+                }
+            },
+        )
+}
+
 fn parse_variable_access<'input>(
     input: &mut Input<'input>,
 ) -> Result<TemplateAstExpr<'input>, AstError> {
@@ -216,6 +317,20 @@ fn ignore_ws<'input>(input: &mut Input<'input>) -> Result<(), AstError> {
     repeat(.., TokenKind::Whitespace).parse_next(input)
 }
 
+fn surrounded<Input, IgnoredParser, Ignored1, Output, Error, ParseNext>(
+    ignored: IgnoredParser,
+    parser: ParseNext,
+) -> impl Parser<Input, Output, Error>
+where
+    Input: Stream,
+    Error: ParserError<Input>,
+    IgnoredParser: Parser<Input, Ignored1, Error>,
+    IgnoredParser: Clone,
+    ParseNext: Parser<Input, Output, Error>,
+{
+    delimited(ignored.clone(), parser, ignored)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::ast::parse;
@@ -260,28 +375,96 @@ mod tests {
                     },
                 ),
                 Interpolation {
-                    prev_whitespace: Some(
+                    prev_whitespace_content: Some(
                         TemplateToken {
                             kind: Whitespace,
                             source: " ",
                         },
                     ),
-                    wants_output: Some(
-                        TemplateToken {
-                            kind: WantsOutput,
-                            source: "=",
-                        },
-                    ),
+                    wants_output: TemplateToken {
+                        kind: WantsOutput,
+                        source: "=",
+                    },
                     expression: VariableAccess(
                         TemplateToken {
                             kind: Ident,
                             source: "world",
                         },
                     ),
-                    post_whitespace: None,
+                    post_whitespace_content: None,
                 },
             ],
         }
         "#);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn check_simple_if() {
+        let input = "{{ if foo }} Hiii {{ end }}";
+
+        let parsed = crate::parser::parse(input.into()).unwrap();
+
+        let ast = parse(parsed.tokens()).unwrap();
+
+        insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(ast, @r#"
+        TemplateAst {
+            root: [
+                ConditionalChain {
+                    chain: [
+                        IfConditional {
+                            expression: Block {
+                                prev_whitespace_content: None,
+                                expression: VariableAccess(
+                                    TemplateToken {
+                                        kind: Ident,
+                                        source: "foo",
+                                    },
+                                ),
+                                post_whitespace_content: Some(
+                                    TemplateToken {
+                                        kind: Whitespace,
+                                        source: " ",
+                                    },
+                                ),
+                            },
+                            content: [
+                                StaticContent(
+                                    TemplateToken {
+                                        kind: Content,
+                                        source: "Hiii",
+                                    },
+                                ),
+                            ],
+                            end_block: Block {
+                                prev_whitespace_content: Some(
+                                    TemplateToken {
+                                        kind: Whitespace,
+                                        source: " ",
+                                    },
+                                ),
+                                expression: EndBlock,
+                                post_whitespace_content: None,
+                            },
+                        },
+                    ],
+                },
+            ],
+        }
+        "#);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn check_nested_simple_if() {
+        let input = r#"{{ if foo }}
+            {{ if bar }}
+                Hiii
+            {{ end }}
+        {{ end }}"#;
+
+        let parsed = crate::parser::parse(input.into()).unwrap();
+
+        let ast = parse(parsed.tokens()).unwrap();
+
+        insta::assert_debug_snapshot!(ast);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/ast/snapshots/nomo__ast__tests__check_nested_simple_if.snap b/src/ast/snapshots/nomo__ast__tests__check_nested_simple_if.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e58393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ast/snapshots/nomo__ast__tests__check_nested_simple_if.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+---
+source: src/ast/mod.rs
+expression: ast
+---
+TemplateAst {
+    root: [
+        ConditionalChain {
+            chain: [
+                IfConditional {
+                    expression: Block {
+                        prev_whitespace_content: None,
+                        expression: VariableAccess(
+                            TemplateToken {
+                                kind: Ident,
+                                source: "foo",
+                            },
+                        ),
+                        post_whitespace_content: Some(
+                            TemplateToken {
+                                kind: Whitespace,
+                                source: "
+                                            ",
+                            },
+                        ),
+                    },
+                    content: [
+                        ConditionalChain {
+                            chain: [
+                                IfConditional {
+                                    expression: Block {
+                                        prev_whitespace_content: None,
+                                        expression: VariableAccess(
+                                            TemplateToken {
+                                                kind: Ident,
+                                                source: "bar",
+                                            },
+                                        ),
+                                        post_whitespace_content: Some(
+                                            TemplateToken {
+                                                kind: Whitespace,
+                                                source: "
+                                                                ",
+                                            },
+                                        ),
+                                    },
+                                    content: [
+                                        StaticContent(
+                                            TemplateToken {
+                                                kind: Content,
+                                                source: "Hiii",
+                                            },
+                                        ),
+                                    ],
+                                    end_block: Block {
+                                        prev_whitespace_content: Some(
+                                            TemplateToken {
+                                                kind: Whitespace,
+                                                source: "
+                                                            ",
+                                            },
+                                        ),
+                                        expression: EndBlock,
+                                        post_whitespace_content: Some(
+                                            TemplateToken {
+                                                kind: Whitespace,
+                                                source: "
+                                                        ",
+                                            },
+                                        ),
+                                    },
+                                },
+                            ],
+                        },
+                    ],
+                    end_block: Block {
+                        prev_whitespace_content: None,
+                        expression: EndBlock,
+                        post_whitespace_content: None,
+                    },
+                },
+            ],
+        },
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/src/emit/mod.rs b/src/emit/mod.rs
index c3fb6a8..be15eec 100644
--- a/src/emit/mod.rs
+++ b/src/emit/mod.rs
@@ -24,19 +24,10 @@ pub struct VariableSlot {
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Instruction {
-    AppendContent {
-        content: NomoInput,
-    },
-    LoadFromContextToSlot {
-        name: NomoInput,
-        slot: VariableSlot,
-    },
-    EmitFromSlot {
-        slot: VariableSlot,
-    },
-    PushScope {
-        inherit_parent: bool,
-    },
+    AppendContent { content: NomoInput },
+    LoadFromContextToSlot { name: NomoInput, slot: VariableSlot },
+    EmitFromSlot { slot: VariableSlot },
+    PushScope { inherit_parent: bool },
     Abort,
 }
 
@@ -64,10 +55,10 @@ fn emit_ast_expr(
             });
         }
         TemplateAstExpr::Interpolation {
-            prev_whitespace,
+            prev_whitespace_content: prev_whitespace,
             wants_output,
             expression,
-            post_whitespace,
+            post_whitespace_content: post_whitespace,
         } => {
             if let Some(ws) = prev_whitespace {
                 eval.push(Instruction::AppendContent {
@@ -77,10 +68,7 @@ fn emit_ast_expr(
 
             let emit_slot = machine.reserve_slot();
             emit_expr(machine, eval, emit_slot, expression);
-
-            if wants_output.is_some() {
-                eval.push(Instruction::EmitFromSlot { slot: emit_slot });
-            }
+            eval.push(Instruction::EmitFromSlot { slot: emit_slot });
 
             if let Some(ws) = post_whitespace {
                 eval.push(Instruction::AppendContent {
@@ -91,6 +79,24 @@ fn emit_ast_expr(
         TemplateAstExpr::Invalid { .. } | TemplateAstExpr::VariableAccess { .. } => {
             eval.push(Instruction::Abort)
         }
+        TemplateAstExpr::ConditionalChain { chain } => todo!(),
+        TemplateAstExpr::ElseConditional { expression } => todo!(),
+        TemplateAstExpr::Action {
+            prev_whitespace_content,
+            expression,
+            post_whitespace_content,
+        } => todo!(),
+        TemplateAstExpr::EndBlock => todo!(),
+        TemplateAstExpr::Block {
+            prev_whitespace_content,
+            expression,
+            post_whitespace_content,
+        } => todo!(),
+        TemplateAstExpr::IfConditional {
+            expression,
+            content,
+            end_block,
+        } => todo!(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -111,6 +117,24 @@ fn emit_expr(
         TemplateAstExpr::StaticContent { .. } | TemplateAstExpr::Interpolation { .. } => {
             unreachable!("Invalid AST here")
         }
+        TemplateAstExpr::ConditionalChain { chain } => todo!(),
+        TemplateAstExpr::ElseConditional { expression } => todo!(),
+        TemplateAstExpr::Action {
+            prev_whitespace_content,
+            expression,
+            post_whitespace_content,
+        } => todo!(),
+        TemplateAstExpr::EndBlock => todo!(),
+        TemplateAstExpr::Block {
+            prev_whitespace_content,
+            expression,
+            post_whitespace_content,
+        } => todo!(),
+        TemplateAstExpr::IfConditional {
+            expression,
+            content,
+            end_block,
+        } => todo!(),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index f8089a3..ebe854e 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ fn parse_ident<'input>(input: &mut Input<'input>) -> PResult<'input, TemplateTok
 }
 
 fn ident<'input>(input: &mut Input<'input>) -> PResult<'input, NomoInput> {
-    peek(not(parse_literal))
+    peek(not(alt((parse_literal, parse_condition, parse_end))))
         .context(ParseError::ctx().msg("Expected an ident, but found a literal instead"))
         .parse_next(input)?;
 
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ mod tests {
                         source: " ",
                     },
                     TemplateToken {
-                        kind: Ident,
+                        kind: ConditionalIf,
                         source: "if",
                     },
                     TemplateToken {
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ mod tests {
                         source: " ",
                     },
                     TemplateToken {
-                        kind: Ident,
+                        kind: End,
                         source: "end",
                     },
                     TemplateToken {
diff --git a/tests/cases/2-ast@identifiers.snap b/tests/cases/2-ast@identifiers.snap
index 6a2ca03..11dc899 100644
--- a/tests/cases/2-ast@identifiers.snap
+++ b/tests/cases/2-ast@identifiers.snap
@@ -6,20 +6,18 @@ input_file: tests/cases/identifiers.nomo
 TemplateAst {
     root: [
         Interpolation {
-            prev_whitespace: None,
-            wants_output: Some(
-                TemplateToken {
-                    kind: WantsOutput,
-                    source: "=",
-                },
-            ),
+            prev_whitespace_content: None,
+            wants_output: TemplateToken {
+                kind: WantsOutput,
+                source: "=",
+            },
             expression: VariableAccess(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Ident,
                     source: "_name",
                 },
             ),
-            post_whitespace: Some(
+            post_whitespace_content: Some(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Whitespace,
                     source: "
@@ -28,20 +26,18 @@ TemplateAst {
             ),
         },
         Interpolation {
-            prev_whitespace: None,
-            wants_output: Some(
-                TemplateToken {
-                    kind: WantsOutput,
-                    source: "=",
-                },
-            ),
+            prev_whitespace_content: None,
+            wants_output: TemplateToken {
+                kind: WantsOutput,
+                source: "=",
+            },
             expression: VariableAccess(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Ident,
                     source: "a_name",
                 },
             ),
-            post_whitespace: Some(
+            post_whitespace_content: Some(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Whitespace,
                     source: "
@@ -50,20 +46,18 @@ TemplateAst {
             ),
         },
         Interpolation {
-            prev_whitespace: None,
-            wants_output: Some(
-                TemplateToken {
-                    kind: WantsOutput,
-                    source: "=",
-                },
-            ),
+            prev_whitespace_content: None,
+            wants_output: TemplateToken {
+                kind: WantsOutput,
+                source: "=",
+            },
             expression: VariableAccess(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Ident,
                     source: "1name",
                 },
             ),
-            post_whitespace: Some(
+            post_whitespace_content: Some(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Whitespace,
                     source: "
@@ -72,20 +66,18 @@ TemplateAst {
             ),
         },
         Interpolation {
-            prev_whitespace: None,
-            wants_output: Some(
-                TemplateToken {
-                    kind: WantsOutput,
-                    source: "=",
-                },
-            ),
+            prev_whitespace_content: None,
+            wants_output: TemplateToken {
+                kind: WantsOutput,
+                source: "=",
+            },
             expression: VariableAccess(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Ident,
                     source: "_name1",
                 },
             ),
-            post_whitespace: Some(
+            post_whitespace_content: Some(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Whitespace,
                     source: "
@@ -94,20 +86,18 @@ TemplateAst {
             ),
         },
         Interpolation {
-            prev_whitespace: None,
-            wants_output: Some(
-                TemplateToken {
-                    kind: WantsOutput,
-                    source: "=",
-                },
-            ),
+            prev_whitespace_content: None,
+            wants_output: TemplateToken {
+                kind: WantsOutput,
+                source: "=",
+            },
             expression: VariableAccess(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Ident,
                     source: "_namE",
                 },
             ),
-            post_whitespace: Some(
+            post_whitespace_content: Some(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Whitespace,
                     source: "
@@ -116,20 +106,18 @@ TemplateAst {
             ),
         },
         Interpolation {
-            prev_whitespace: None,
-            wants_output: Some(
-                TemplateToken {
-                    kind: WantsOutput,
-                    source: "=",
-                },
-            ),
+            prev_whitespace_content: None,
+            wants_output: TemplateToken {
+                kind: WantsOutput,
+                source: "=",
+            },
             expression: VariableAccess(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Ident,
                     source: "name1",
                 },
             ),
-            post_whitespace: None,
+            post_whitespace_content: None,
         },
     ],
 }
diff --git a/tests/cases/2-ast@interpolation.snap b/tests/cases/2-ast@interpolation.snap
index 78da4c0..5871ea9 100644
--- a/tests/cases/2-ast@interpolation.snap
+++ b/tests/cases/2-ast@interpolation.snap
@@ -12,25 +12,23 @@ TemplateAst {
             },
         ),
         Interpolation {
-            prev_whitespace: Some(
+            prev_whitespace_content: Some(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Whitespace,
                     source: " ",
                 },
             ),
-            wants_output: Some(
-                TemplateToken {
-                    kind: WantsOutput,
-                    source: "=",
-                },
-            ),
+            wants_output: TemplateToken {
+                kind: WantsOutput,
+                source: "=",
+            },
             expression: VariableAccess(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Ident,
                     source: "name",
                 },
             ),
-            post_whitespace: None,
+            post_whitespace_content: None,
         },
     ],
 }
diff --git a/tests/cases/2-ast@multiple.snap b/tests/cases/2-ast@multiple.snap
index b2b9471..15f14c2 100644
--- a/tests/cases/2-ast@multiple.snap
+++ b/tests/cases/2-ast@multiple.snap
@@ -12,25 +12,23 @@ TemplateAst {
             },
         ),
         Interpolation {
-            prev_whitespace: Some(
+            prev_whitespace_content: Some(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Whitespace,
                     source: " ",
                 },
             ),
-            wants_output: Some(
-                TemplateToken {
-                    kind: WantsOutput,
-                    source: "=",
-                },
-            ),
+            wants_output: TemplateToken {
+                kind: WantsOutput,
+                source: "=",
+            },
             expression: VariableAccess(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Ident,
                     source: "name",
                 },
             ),
-            post_whitespace: Some(
+            post_whitespace_content: Some(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Whitespace,
                     source: " ",
@@ -38,20 +36,18 @@ TemplateAst {
             ),
         },
         Interpolation {
-            prev_whitespace: None,
-            wants_output: Some(
-                TemplateToken {
-                    kind: WantsOutput,
-                    source: "=",
-                },
-            ),
+            prev_whitespace_content: None,
+            wants_output: TemplateToken {
+                kind: WantsOutput,
+                source: "=",
+            },
             expression: VariableAccess(
                 TemplateToken {
                     kind: Ident,
                     source: "lastname",
                 },
             ),
-            post_whitespace: None,
+            post_whitespace_content: None,
         },
     ],
 }