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Probable, improbable and impossible forms? Help!
I know I'm going to explain this entirely wrong, but bear with me: I already know that to form a sentence in the "improbable" form we need to use the imperfect subjective as the first verb and the conditional as the second.
I also know that with the "impossible" form we need to use the past perfect subjunctive for the first verb and the conditional perfect for the second... But what about the probable? What's the formula for that one? Any help would be appreciated! Last edited by ayúdame; July 29, 2013 at 06:07 PM. |
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Can you post any example sentences of the cases you have in mind?
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Not sure how to do one in the "probable" form (since I don't know the formula) but here's an example of one that would be in the "impossible" form I think...
Si hubiera estudiado, habría hecho bien. See how the first verb is in the past perf. subjunctive and the second's in the conditional? That's what I'm trying to do, except with the "probable" formula... Nevermind! I figured it out. The formula's present indicative + future indicative. So, for instance... Si tengo el dinero iré a Chile. Got it. Last edited by AngelicaDeAlquezar; July 29, 2013 at 06:28 PM. Reason: Merged back-to-back posts |
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There are three conditional forms with "si":
1) Si + present indicative, (then) verb in indicative (present, future, imperative). [I suppose this is what you call "real".] - Si me gano la lotería, compro/compraré/voy a comprar una casa. - Si no llegas a tiempo, me iré/me voy/ me voy a ir. - Si no te molesta, voy a fumar. - Si vienes a México, visítame. - Si no quieres, no te comas la sopa. 1b) Si + imperfect, (then) imperfect. - Cuando era adolescente, si no estaba con mis amigos, me sentía muy solo. - En mi niñez, si no me llevaban al cine, me enojaba mucho. - Antes de que mi hermano se fuera, si llovía, salíamos a jugar en charcos. 2) Si + Imperfect subjunctive, (then) conditional. [I suppose this is what you call "improbable"] - Si conocieras a mi novia, no hablarías mal de ella. - Si no fueras mi hermano, te mataría. - Si pudiera viajar muy lejos, iría a La Patagonia. 3) Si + pluperfect subjunctive, (then) perfect conditional / pluperfect subjunctive. [And I guess this is what you called "impossible"] - Si no te hubiera conocido, mi vida habría sido/ hubiera sido más feliz. - Si hubiera ido a trabajar, me habría muerto / me hubiera muerto en la explosión. - Si hubiera puesto la carne en el refrigerador, el perro no se la habría comido / hubiera comido. Special case --reported speech: Si + imperfect, (then) conditional: - El profesor dijo que si no entregábamos la tarea a tiempo, no la recibiría. - María creía que si Juan no se casaba con ella, nunca dejaría de ser soltera. - Sabíamos que si comíamos mucho, nos enfermaríamos. - Sus padres les enseñaron que si estudiaban mucho, aprenderían más.
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