Advanced Course 4 Flashcards
you have to wait here
tiene que esperar aquí
you have to wait for me
tiene que esperarme
you don’t have to wait
(it’s not necessary that you wait)
no es necesario que espere
you musn’t wait
(you don’t have to wait)
no tiene que esperar
I need
necesito
you don’t need to wait
(to a friend)
no necesitas esperar
I wanted to see it
(broken line)
quería verlo
would be able to
podría
could you tell me?
(would you be able to)
¿podría decirme?
I wanted it
(‘dot’ in the past)
lo quise
he wanted it
(‘dot’ in the past)
lo quiso
they wanted it
(‘dot’ in the past)
lo quisieron
I might want
(past subjunctive is formed from the ‘they’ form of the simple past: aron / ieron)
quisiera
(quisieron → quisiera)
if I knew
(the past subjunctive is used after ‘if’)
si supiera
if I had the time I would do it
si tuviera el tiempo lo haría
if I were there
si estuviera allí
I would tell you
le diría
I was having
tenía
I had sold it
(broken line)
lo había vendido
they had
(using haber; ‘dot’ in the past)
hubieron
if I had sold it
si lo hubiera vendido
if I had seen it
si lo hubiera visto
if I had known it, I would’ve told you
si lo hubiera sabido, le habría dicho
I might do (it)
(past subjunctive)
(lo) hiciera
if I knew it, I would tell you
(with emphasis on ‘I’)
si yo lo supiera, le diría
I would do it
lo haría