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Old December 06, 2007, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by poli View Post
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you can use the subjunctive following si. Por ejemplo: Si estuviera rico, compraría una casa en las
bahamas.
The imperfect subjunctive, as you indicate, is properly used after si. However, "the present subjunctive form of a verb is never used in a clause beginning with the conjunction si." (Barron's Spanish Grammar, 2nd Edition, page 106).
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