This week we started the topic of wishes by using the imperfect subjunctive - El presente de Subjuntivo - on pages 13 and 14.
The imperfect subjuntive is a tense that use to express wishes or events that could happen in the future. The way it is formed goes as follows:
- we take the verb in the 3rd person plural of the pretérito indefinido.
- we get rid of the end.
- we add the ending for the imperfect subjunctive:
- ar verbs: -ara, -aras, -ara...
- er / ir verbs: -ieras, -ieras, -iera...
Examples of first, second and third person singular:
ganar --> ganaron ganaron --> gan- ganara, ganaras, ganara
vivir --> vivieron vivieron --> viv- viviera, vivieras, viviera
tener --> tuvieron tuvieron --> tuv- tuviera, tuvieras, tuviera...
Note: the verbs ser and ir are irregular:
ser / ir --> fuera, fueras, fuera.
In pairs, we completed the verbs on page 13:
1. yo comiera - I ate
2. tú hablaras - you talked
3. él escribiera - he wrote
4. yo pudiera - I could
5. tú ganaras - you won
6. ella quisiera - she wanted
7. yo estudiara - I studied
8. tú cantaras - you sang
9. él cocinara - he cooked
10. yo me levantara - I got up
We revised the simple conditional in the first person. In order to form it:
- we take the verb in infinitive.
- we add the ending for the conditional: -ía, -ías, -ía...
Examples:
comprar --> compraría (I would buy)
beber --> bebería (I would drink)
escribir --> escribiría (I would write)
Irregular verbs:
tener --> tendr- tendría (I would have)
hacer --> har- haría (I would do/make)
poder --> podr- podría (I would be able to)
salir --> saldr- saldría (I would go out)
decir --> dir- diría (I would say)
Si tuviera dinero, compraría un coche nuevo - If I had money, I would buy a new car.
Reading comprehension - La vida ideal de Violeta, p.14
Vivo en un pueblecito - I live in a small town
un hotel muy lujoso - A very luxurious hotel
la verdad es que me gusta mucho mi vida aquí - the truth is that I like my life here a lot
el trabajo está muy bien pagado - the job is very well paid
si ganara la lotería, viajaría por el mundo - If I won the lottery, I would travel the world
compraría un billete de avión - I would buy a plane ticket
pasaría un mes en una playa paradisíaca - I would spend a month on a paradise beach
iría a los lugares más turísticos - I would go to the most touristic places
viajaría a los países pobres - I would travel to the poor countries
construiría casas y colegios - I would build houses and schools
ayudaría a los habitantes - I would help the inhabitants
les daría herramientas para trabajar - I would give them tools to work
al volver a casa - on returning home
pagaría la hipoteca de mis padres - I would pay my parents' mortgage
les regalaría un crucero - I would gift them a cruise
¡Ay, ojalá fuera todo verdad! - Oh, I wish all were true!
In the last part in the class, in pairs we discussed the questions on page 15. Sample answers below:
1.¿Qué harías si ganaras la lotería? - What would you do if you won the lottery?
Si ganara la lotería, compraría una casa cerca de la playa y tendría un barco porque me encanta navegar - If I wont the lottery, I would buy a house near the beach and I would have a boat because I love sailing.
2.¿Qué harías si vivieras en España? - What would you do if you lived in Spain?
Si viviera en España, tendría una casa en el campo. Cultivaría frutas y verduras. Tomaría el sol todos los diás - If I lived in Spain, I would have a house in the countryside. I would grow fruit and vegetables. I would sunbathe.
3.¿Qué harías si fueras el presidente/la presidenta del gobierno? - What would you do if you were the president?
Si fuera la presienta del gobierno, invertiría más dinero en vivienda y en educación. Además, construiría más colegios para los niños - If I were the president, I would invest more money in housing and in education. Besides, I would build more schools for the children.
4.Si tuvieras un trabajo diferente, ¿Cuál sería? - If you had a different job, what would it be?
Me gustaría ser azafata de vuelo. Me encanta viajar y conocer gente nueva. Sería mi trabajo ideal - I would like to be a flight attendant. I love travelling and meeting new people. It would be my ideal job.
Escucha - Listening comprehension p. 15 and 16.
Conversation 1
El sueño de mi vida es casarme con un chico inteligente y amable - The dream of my life is to marry an intelligent and kind boy.
El dinero no me importa - Money is not important to me
Quiero tener muchos niños porque soy de familia numerosa y lo pasamos muy bien juntos - I want to have a lot of children because I cam from a big family and we all have fun together.
Conversation 2:
Yo quiero ser enfermera e ir a la India para ayudar a los pobres - I want to be a nurse and go to India to help the poor.
Lo decidí cuando vi un programa en la tele sobre el tercer mundo - I decided it when I saw a programme on TV on the 3rd world.
Conversation 3:
Pues, yo fracamente quiero ser rico, pero no sé exactamente cómo lo puedo conseguir. - Well, honestly I want to be rich, but I don't know exactly how I can achieve that.
Tal vez podría llegar a ser un personaje famoso - Maybe I could become a celebrity.
O en cambio podría casarme con una chica rica - Or on the other hand, I could marry a rich girl.
Otra manera de conseguirlo sería trabajando mucho - Another way to achieve this would be by working a lot.
No me interesa porque soy perezoso - I am not interested in that because I am lazy.
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