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Old February 25, 2009, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by chileno View Post
Si fuera a Santiago sería muy feliz.
(imperfect subjunctive - correct and current usage)

Si fuese a Santiago sería muy feliz.
(also the imperfect subjunctive - correct and current usage)

Si fuere a Santiago sería muy feliz.
(future subjunctive - correct, but not current (es un tiempo arcaico))
The two in green are used all the time, and mean exactly the same thing. These are the two ways to write/speak the imperfective subjunctive. The one in violet is the future subjunctive. You'll find it in written form, but you won't hear it much in a normal conversation.
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