Lesson 83

The Person Who, The Thing That

Language Transfer Complete Spanish is by Mihalis Eleftheriou. Listen to the original audio first; use these notes for revision.

Que + past subjunctive at the start = "the fact that...": Que lo compraras no es mi problema = The fact that you bought it isn't my problem.

Si + past subjunctive + conditional = hypothetical "if"

Si me lo hubieras contado... = If you had told me... (past subjunctive of haber for "if you had...")

Spanish	English
Que lo compraras no es mi problema.	The fact that you bought it isn't my problem.
Que le contaras no es mi problema.	The fact that you told him isn't my problem.
Pudieron.	They were able to. (preterite)
Si pudiera cocinar, cocinaría.	If I could cook, I would cook.
Si pudiera cancelarlo, lo cancelaría.	If I could cancel it, I would cancel it.
Si me lo hubieras contado...	If you had told me...
Habría ido.	I would have gone.