Lesson 33 · Mood
Teach
Fill it in 5
Say it 3
Review 4
What you would do
si tuviera, iría
Say these out loud
Why it works
For something untrue right now: si + imperfect subjunctive, then the conditional.
Build the form from the ellos preterite: tuvieron gives tuviera, hicieron gives hiciera.
Si never takes the conditional. Si tendría does not exist.
Why not si tendría
si tendría tiempo, lo haría
if I would have time, I would do it
A very common English-speaker error. The would goes in the second half only.
In a full sentence
Si tuviera tiempo y pudiera, iría al gimnasio después del trabajo.
If I had time and could, I would go to the gym after work.
It describes an unreal condition in the present.
Si mi jefe fuera más flexible, iría menos a la oficina.
If my boss were more flexible, I would go to the office less.
Use imperfect subjunctive after si for an unreal present situation.
Si supiera la respuesta, iría tranquilo a la entrevista.
If I knew the answer, I would go calmly to the interview.
The speaker does not know the answer now.
Si estuviera libre, iría de tapas con mis amigos.
If I were free, I would go for tapas with my friends.
Being free is an imagined condition, not a current fact.
5 gaps to fill, then 3 sentences from the English · say or type each one