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Page 324: El pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo D
The witness spoke as if ___________ the lawyer’s question.
In this case, the verb will agree with *testigo* (feminine, singular)/ witness. This noun acts as **ella** (third person, singular)
la testigo (…) no hubiera entendido / The witness (…) she did not understand
La testigo habló como si no **hubiera entendido** la pregunta del abogado. / The witness spoke as if **she did not understand** the lawyer’s question.
The trial was so harsh that the judge felt as if everyone ________ in a war.
In this case, the verb will agree with *todos* (masculine, plural)/ everyone. This noun acts as **ellos** (third person, plural)
todos hubieran participado / everyone had participated
El juicio fue duro que el juez sintió como si todos **hubieran participado** en una guerra. / The trial was so harsh that the judge felt as if everyone **had participated** in a war.
Jorge spoke of Mexico as if ______ the country several times.
In this case, the verb will agree with *Jorge* (proper noun, masculine, singular ). This noun acts as **él** (third person, singular)
Jorge (…) hubiera visitado / Jorge (…) had visited
Jorge habló de México como si **hubiera visitado** el paÃs varias veces. / Jorge spoke of Mexico as if **he had visited** the country several times.
The guilty man ran as if ________ a ghost.
In this case, the verb will agree with *hombre* (masculine, singular)/ man. This noun acts as **él** (third, person, singular)
el hombre (…) hubiera visto / the man (…) had seen
El hombre culpable corrió como si **hubiera visto** un fantasma. / The guilty man ran as if **he had seen** a ghost.
After so much work, we felt like ________ in a marathon.
In this case, the verb will agree with *nosotros* (1st person, plural, personal pronoun) / we.
nosotros (…) hubiéramos corrido / we (…) had run
Después de tanto trabajo, nosotros sentÃamos como si **hubiéramos corrido** en un maratón. / After so much work, we felt like **we had run** in a marathon.