SCENARIO
Imagine you are talking about leisure activities with a relative, a friend or a colleague. Perhaps
you are talking about things to do in general or even going to the beach this afternoon in particular. You
might have said something
which gave the impression that perhaps you are keen on going to the beach some time. The other person wants to know how you would feel about going to the beach this afternoon.
He/ she could ask you:
He/ she could ask you:
¿Y si fuesemos a la playa por la tarde?
OUR TIP - Going might be OK
- Going would be OK, but only if certain condition(s) are met
Here are a couple of examples which deal with those two basic possibilities:
- Claro que podríamos ir (of course we could go)
- Si no lloviese, podríamos ir (we could go if it did no rain)*
Now you should practice answering the question:
¿Y si fuesemos a la playa esta tarde?
*Please see grammar below
Grammar-Subjunctive
Please note above a typical example of imperfect subjunctive and conditional ("if something happened, then..."). The tell-tale sign in these expressions is the English use of the past tense ("if something happened, then..."). Some examples of imperfect subjunctive and conditional are:
- Si tuvieses la tarde libre ¿irías a la playa? (if you had the afternoon free, would you go to the beach)
- Si lloviese, nos quedaríamos en casa (if it rained, we would stay at home)
- Si lo quisieras, lo conseguirías (if you wanted it you would get it)
- Si ellos no vinieran, iría yo (if they did not come, I would go)
No comments:
Post a Comment