Realidades Practice Workbook 3
Realidades Practice Workbook 3
1st Edition
Savvas Learning Co
ISBN: 9780130360038
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Page 144: 10-12

Exercise 1
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Because we´ll have to imagine a different outcome for a given situation; we´ll have to use a si clause. Remember, si clauses use the past perfect subjunctive and the conditional perfect together.
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Given that the personal pronoun is tú (you), we´re going to conjugate the verbs:

Conducir ( to drive)

Hubieras conducido/ You had driven

Detener (to detain)

Habría detenido ( would have stopped you)

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Let´s take a look at the full answer:

Si no hubieras conducido tan rápidamente, la policía no te habría detenido./ If you hadn’t driven so fast, the police wouldn’t have stopped you.

Exercise 2
Step 1
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Because we´ll have to imagine a different outcome for a given situation; we´ll have to use a si clause. Remember, si clauses use the pluperfect subjunctive and the conditional perfect together.
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Given that Pedro´s personal pronoun is él ( He), we´re going to conjugate the first verb:

-Dejar ( to leave)

Él hubiera dejado / He would have left

The next verb agrees with the subject “El carro”

-Desaparecerse ( to disappear)

Se habría desaparecido / Would have disappeared

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Let´s take a look at the full answer:

Si Pedro no hubiera dejado abierta la puerta de su coche, su coche no habría desaparecido. / If Pedro hadn’t left his car door open, his car would not have disappeared.

Exercise 3
Step 1
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Because we´ll have to imagine a different outcome for a given situation; we´ll have to use a si clause. Remember, si clauses use the pluperfect subjunctive and the conditional perfect together.
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Given that the verb “Haber” isn´t tied to a subject

-Haber (to be)

Hubiera habido / There would have been

The next verb agrees with the subject “Nosotros”

-Comprender (to understand)

Habríamos comprendido / We would have understood

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Let´s take a look at the full answer:

Si hubiera habido traductores, habríamos comprendido la conferencia./ If there had been translators, we would have understood the conference.

Exercise 4
Step 1
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Because we´ll have to imagine a different outcome for a given situation; we´ll have to use a si clause. Remember, si clauses use the pluperfect subjunctive and the conditional perfect together.
Step 2
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Given that “Esas personas” personal pronoun is ellas ( they), we´re going to conjugate the verbs in agreement with the subject:

-Conocer (to know)

Hubieran conocido / They would have known

-Poder (to be able)

Habrían podido / Would have been able to

Step 3
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Let´s take a look at the full answer:

Si esas personas hubieran conocido sus derechos, habrían podido defenderse. / If these people had known their rights, they would have been able to defend themselves.

Exercise 5
Step 1
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Because we´ll have to imagine a different outcome for a given situation; we´ll have to use a si clause. Remember, si clauses use the pluperfect subjunctive and the conditional perfect together.
Step 2
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Given that the implied subject´s personal pronoun is Ellos (they), we are going to conjugate the first verbs in agreement with it:

-Respetar ( to respect)

Hubieran respetado / They had respected

-Arrestar (to arrest)

Habrían arrestado / They would have arrested

Step 3
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Finally, let´s take a look at the full answer:

Si hubieran respetado sus derechos, no los habrían arrestado. / If they had respected their rights, they would not have been arrested

Exercise 6
Step 1
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Because we´ll have to imagine a different outcome for a given situation; we´ll have to use a si clause. Remember, si clauses use the pluperfect subjunctive and the conditional perfect together.
Step 2
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Given that Alicia´s personal pronoun is ella (she), we´re going to conjugate both verbs in agreement with it:

-Correr ( to run)

Ella + hubiera corrido / She + had run

-Ganar (to win)

Ella + habría ganado / She + would have won

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Let´s take a look at the full answer:

Si hubiera corrido bien, habría ganado el premio. / If she had run well, he would have won the prize.

Exercise 7
Step 1
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Because we´ll have to imagine a different outcome for a given situation; we´ll have to use a si clause. Remember, si clauses use the pluperfect subjunctive and the conditional perfect together.
Step 2
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Given that the personal pronoun is él (he), we´re going to conjugate the verbs:

ver ( to see)

Él hubiera visto / He had seen

poder (can)

Él habría podido / He could

Step 3
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Let´s take a look at the full answer:

Si él hubiera visto el accidente, habría podido ser testigo. / If he had seen the accident, he could have been a witness.

Exercise 8
Step 1
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Because we´ll have to imagine a different outcome for a given situation; we´ll have to use a si clause. Remember, si clauses use the pluperfect subjunctive and the conditional perfect together.
Step 2
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Given that the implied subject´s personal pronoun is ellos (they), we´re going to conjugate the verbs in agreement with it:

-Manejar (to drive)

Hubiera manejado / They had driven

-Tener (to have)

Habría tenido / They would have had

Step 3
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Let´s take a look at the full answer:

Si hubieran manejado con cuidado, no habrían tenido un accidente. / If they had driven carefully, they would not have had an accident.

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