Question

______ terminado todos los quehaceres de la casa si nuestra madre no ______ regresado tan pronto.

a) Hubiéramos, habría
b) Habríamos, hubiera
c) Habría, hubiéramos
d) Hubiéra, habría

My answer: C, because its saying "I would have" and then "our mother" but I am not sure. Thank you!!!

Answer 1

Lol, are you taking the BYU test too? I thought of it like this: "We would have finished the housework if your mom had not returned so soon."

So for this one I put B but I was looking for an answer from other people just like you. :P

Answer 2

In this one (with the "si clause") the main clause (Independent) comes first and the "si clause" (in the Dependent clause) comes second. Here's the English for Mihir: We would have finished all the household chores if our mother had not returned/would not have returned so soon/early.

a or b.

Here is a better description of "Contrary-to-Fact Conditions" or "si clauses."

1. PRESENT TIME: "IF" Clause uses the Imperfect Subjunctive, either the "-se" or "-ra" forms. (the "se" form may be more pleasing to the eye but the "ra" is better to the ear!) AND the "Result" Clause uses the Conditional OR the Imperfect Subjunctive, "-ra" form only.

Si yo estudiase/estudiara más, yo recibiría/recibiera buenas notas = If I studied/were to study more, I would receive good grades.

2. PAST TENSE: "IF Clause" uses the Pluperfect Subjunctive, either the "se" or the "ra" form AND the "Result" Clause uses either the Conditional erect OR the Pluperfect Subjunctive, "-ra" form only.

Si yo hubiese/hubiera estudiado más, habría/hubiera recibido buenas notas = If I had studied more, I would have receeived good grades.

But you might also see this sort of example: "Si" clause with the Present Indicative AND the "Result" clause with the Future.

Si estudio mas, recibiré buenas notas. - If I study/do study more, I will receive good grade. The English of the Independent Clause could also be "I may receive" and although "may" is a cue for the Present Subjunctive, the Present Subjunctive is NEVER used in "si/if" clauses!

Sra

I'll flag this one also because you might not have had all this.