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The tense of second verb
How is the tense of a second verb in a sentance determined?
Ex. Siempre llamo cuando ----- (tener) dinero. Tendría?? or Siempre llamaba cuando ----(tener) dinero. Tuvo o tenía ?? This seems very confusing to me. |
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If you wish to convey that he/she alway called when she had some money to spare you would say Siempre llamaba cuando tuvo dinero If you wish to convey back in the days that he had money to spare he always used to call--you would say: Cuando tenía dinero siempre llamaba.
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In the second example, the time of your two suggestions is compatible with the time of the first part. The question to ask is which of those two suggestions is more compatible with the meaning of "siempre" = "always" (suggesting habit or usual behavior). |
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I'd go with,
Siempre llamo cuando tengo dinero. Siempre llamaba cuando tenía dinero. I always call when I have money. I always [used to] call when I had money. Using the "imperfecto" "llamaba" "tenía" seems to go together with a "durative" sense, it can be used sometimes with the English progressive, as in "I was always calling when I had money" (for the second sentence.)
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