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Old January 30, 2010, 08:45 AM
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Indicativo o del subjuntivo!!!

I would be very grateful if someone could tell me which is the correct form of the word in brackets, indicativo or subjuntivo and why. Thankyou.


No tengo mucho tiempo pero, cuando (poder)....................., me gusta hacer un poco de deporte.

Ya se que no tienes mucho tiempo pero, cuando (poder).....................,
ven a mi casa y tomaremos algo.



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Old January 30, 2010, 09:13 AM
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I'll have a go, but wait for a Spanish speaker to correct me:

No tengo mucho tiempo pero, cuando (poder)......puedo..............., me gusta hacer un poco de deporte.

This is a statement of fact, without any supposition, so there is no reason to use a subjunctive


Ya se que no tienes mucho tiempo pero, cuando (poder).......puedas..............,
ven a mi casa y tomaremos algo.

Here, it is a supposition, because it is uncertain that it is possible, (like ... if you were able to ...) so you use a subjunctive.
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Old January 30, 2010, 10:16 AM
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Old January 30, 2010, 10:21 AM
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I would be very grateful if someone could tell me which is the correct form of the word in brackets, indicativo or subjuntivo and why. Thankyou.


No tengo mucho tiempo pero, cuando (poder).indicativo., me gusta hacer un poco de deporte.

Ya se que no tienes mucho tiempo pero, cuando (poder).subjuntivo..,
ven
a mi casa y tomaremos algo.



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Yo creo que deberías usar el subjuntivo cuando pienses que ocurrirá, pero no hay seguridad de eso

Cuando vengas a la casa llámame!, "hay mucho oportunidad para que eso vaya a ocurrir
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Old January 30, 2010, 10:34 AM
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It had to happen some day.
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Old January 30, 2010, 10:39 AM
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It had to happen some day.
I know that you're good at Spanish (though you don't want to admit (could I say "recognize" instead of admit? ) it
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I know that you're good at Spanish (though you don't want to admit (could I say "recognize" instead of admit? ) it
Sí y no

..although you don´t want to recognize it - suena un poquito raro, pero está en lo cierto


..although you don´t recognize it, es mejor
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Old January 30, 2010, 10:58 AM
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Sí y no

..although you don´t want to recognize it - suena un poquito raro, pero está en lo cierto


..although you don´t recognize it, es mejor
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Is it better to use "although" instead of "though"?
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Thanks.

Is it better to use "although" instead of "though"?
No sé lo siento, no he visto que estabas escribir "though" antes de que lo escriba. Me aparece que suena mejor "although", pero no tengo razón pensar de otro es incorrecto

Vamos a tener que esperar por ellos que saben la gramática
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