Past Perfect Subjunctive 1

Question 1

Hello Paco! If I had known you were already in the cafe, I would have come earlier. She was window shopping to stall time.

Answer 1

¡Hola, Paco! Si hubiera sabido que estabas ya en el café, habría venido antes. Estaba mirando escaparates para hacer tiempo.

Question 2

Hello Raul! Actually, I just arrived. Five minutes ago, you wouldn’t have found me here.

Answer 2

¡Hola, Raúl! En realidad, acabo de llegar. Hace cinco minutos, no me hubieras encontrado aquí.

Question 3

I notice you sad, as if something had happened to you.

Answer 3

Te noto triste, como si te hubiera pasado algo.

Question 4

Why not? I would have if the opportunity had presented itself.

Answer 4

¿Por qué no? Yo lo habría hecho si se hubiera presentado la ocasión.

Question 5

Yes, Raulito, but you are you and I am me. Surely, if you had been (to be) there with Ana, you would have acted very differently than I did.

Answer 5

Sí, Raulito, pero tú eres tú y yo soy yo. Seguro que, si hubieras estado (estar) allí con Ana, habrías actuado de forma muy distinta a como hice yo.

Question 6

Well, you can be sure that I would have at least gotten a second date with her.

Answer 6

Bueno, puedes estar seguro de que yo al menos hubiera conseguido una segunda cita con ella.

Question 7

Oh yeah? Tell me how.

Easy. She would not have forgotten (I would not have forgotten) to ask her for the phone number.

Answer 7

¿Ah, sí? Explícame cómo.

Fácil. No me hubiera olvidado (I wouldn’t have forgotten) de pedirle el teléfono.

Question 8

Yes you’re right! I wish I had asked (asked) for the phone!

Answer 8

¡Sí, tienes razón! ¡Ojalá le hubiera pedido (pedir) el teléfono!

Question 9

Yes, now you will spend the rest of your life wondering whether or not she would have agreed to go out with you again.

Answer 9

Sí, ahora te pasarás el resto de tu vida preguntándote si ella hubiera aceptado o no salir otra vez contigo .

Question 10

No, nothing happened to me. It’s just that I can’t stop thinking about Ana. I wish my date with her had worked (worked), but it was a disaster.

Answer 10

No, no me ha pasado nada. Es solo que no puedo dejar de pensar en Ana. Ojalá mi cita con ella hubiera funcionado (funcionar), pero fue un desastre.

Question 11

No, she would never have done (do) such a thing on a first date.

Answer 11

No, nunca hubiera hecho (hacer) tal cosa en una primera cita

Question 12

If she had been romantic, you could have kissed her in the moonlight.

Answer 12

Si ella hubiera sido (had been) romántica, podrías haberla besado a la luz de la luna.

Question 13

No, I hadn’t bought anything from her, but I doubt that she would have liked (to like) that. She did not strike me as a very romantic woman.

Answer 13

No, no le había comprado nada, pero dudo que a ella eso le hubiera gustado (gustar). No me pareció una mujer muy romántica.

Question 14

Had you bought her flowers or chocolates?

Answer 14

¿Le habías comprado flores o bombones?

Question 15

In your place I would not have told her that she had two daughters. I would have waited to get to know her better.

Answer 15

Yo en tu lugar no le hubiera contado que tenía dos hijas. Habría esperado a conocerla mejor.

Question 16

Well, I don’t know. She may have been scared (scared). It was just her first date!

Answer 16

Bueno, no sé. Es posible que se hubiera asustado (asustarse). ¡Era solo su primera cita!

Question 17

If she had explained to him that I am looking for a serious relationship, she would have trusted me more.

Answer 17

Si le hubiera explicado que estoy buscando una relación seria, ella habría confiado más en mí.

Question 18

What other things do you think you should or should not have done?

Answer 18

¿Qué otras cosas piensas que hubieras debido (deber) hacer o no?

Question 19

I agree. If you had shown (you had shown) more interest in her, she would also have been more interested in you.

Answer 19

Estoy de acuerdo. Si hubieras mostrado (you had shown) más interés por ella, ella también se habría interesado más por ti.

Question 20

Perhaps if she had asked (ask) him more about her life, she would have been flattered.

Answer 20

Quizá si le hubiera preguntado (preguntar) más sobre su vida, ella se habría sentido halagada.

Question 21

Maybe, but I like to go with the truth ahead. It seems to me that not saying it would have been (would have been) hiding a very important part of my life.

Answer 21

Tal vez, pero a mí me gusta ir con la verdad por delante. Me parece que no decirlo hubiera sido (would have been) ocultar una parte muy importante de mi vida.

Question 22

Well, you wouldn’t have lied, you would only have been cheap with the truth.

Answer 22

Bueno, no hubieras mentido, solo habrías sido económico con la verdad.