Cláusulas con si
Indicativo, indicativo Si no estudias, no vas a aprobar la clase. If you don’t study, you are not going to pass the class. Si no estudias, suspenderás la clase. If you don’t study, you will fail the class. Si aprobaste la clase, ¿porque contrataste a un tutor? If you passed the class, why did you hire a tutor?
Imperfecto de subjuntivo,condicional Si ellos vinieran, yo no iría a la fiesta. If they were to come, I wouldn’t go to the party. Si lloviera, iríamos al cine en vez de jugar afuera. If it were to rain, we would go to the movies rather than play outside. Si ella me pidiera, aceptaría. If she were to ask me, I would accept.
Pluscuamperfecto de subj, condicional perfecto Si hubieran pagado sus deudas, no habrían perdido su casa. If they had paid their debts, they would not have lost their house. Si Kyle hubiera comprado un despertador, habría llegado a clase a tiempo. If Kyle would have purchased an alarm clock, he would have arrived to class on time. Si todos los estudiantes me hubieran entregado su hoja de permiso, habríamos ido a Laredo. If all of the students had turned in their permission sheet to me, we would have gone to Laredo.
Como si Se puede usar el imperfecto de subjuntivo o el pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo Ella se comportó como si fuera la reina de Inglaterra. She behaved as if she were the Queen of England. El acento de Paco es fantástico. Habla como si fuera nativo. Paco’s accent is great. He talks as if he were a native speaker. Cuando llegué a casa mi perro se comportaba como si hubiera (hubiese) hecho algo malo. When I got home my dog was acting as if he had done something wrong.