| 9.2.4 Irrealis of the present tense |
If the probability that the condition materialises is smaller the Irrealis is to be used. In English you have in the first part sentence - the if-sentence - the simple past, in the second part of the sentence the conditional present.
If he had (= simple past) money I would be (= conditional present) happy (he thinks).
In Spanish you have the subjuntivo imperfecto in the first sentence (the si-sentence) and the condicional in the second part of the sentence.
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Si me pagara
(pagase) más, me quedaría. |
If he paid
me more, I would stay. |
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Si me lo trajera
(trajese), estaría feliz. |
If he brought
it to me, I would be happy. |
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Si comiéramos
(comiésemos), no tendríamos hambre. |
If we
ate something, we wouldn't be hungry. |
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Si fuéramos
(fuésemos) ricos, nos compraríamos la casa. |
If we were
rich, we would buy the house. |
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