Meaning & usagedifficulty 5
conditional and si clauses
Counterfactual statements pair imperfect-subjunctive in the si-clause with conditional in the result clause: `si + imperfect-subj, conditional`.
Examples
Si ___ rico, viajaría.
→ fuera
Counterfactual condition → imperfect subjunctive
Si tuviera tiempo, te ___.
→ ayudaría
Result → conditional
Si lo ___, lo compraría.
→ viera
Hypothetical → imperfect subjunctive
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