The Grammatical Sentence of the Day (2010-03-31)
Grammar game: The Grammatical Sentence of the Day ..... Conditional II Progressive / Conditional II Continuous English Form: [Subject + would have + been + main verb "-ing" ]
Note: - The conditional II progressive puts emphasis on the duration of an action that could have taken place in the past.
These are the rules:
- Everyday participants will be asked to write a sentence in the mood and tense specified.
- You must write your sentence in both Spanish and English.
- You can use any verb and any pronoun, but you must keep mode and tense
- You can post as many answers as you like
Everyday the most voted sentence (or more elaborated) will receive the prize to the best answer.
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23 Answers
Mi madre habría estado cocinando si hubiera sabido que yo iba a venir a visitarla.
My mother would have been cooking if she knew that I was coming to visit her.
Yo habría asistido al teatro con Jorge y Alicia anoche pero me demoré en un tráfico bárbero.
I would have attended the theater with George and Alice last night but I was delayed in terrible traffic.
Habría estado comiendo el pastel cuando entró, pero me recordé que estaba en una dieta.
I would have been eating the cake when he entered, but I remembered I was on a diet.
Example:
He would have been working when the accident happened. But that day he went home earlier.
(Él) Habría estado trabajando cuando el accidente sucedió. Pero ese día (él) vino a casa temprano.
El sol estaba brillando así que fui a la playa, de lo contrario habría estado trabajando.
(The sun was shinning so I went to the beach, otherwise I would have been working.)
Now my husband would have been running in the park, but this afternoon he had to go to work.
Ahora mi marido habría estado corriendo por el parque, pero esta tarde tuvo que ir a trabajar.
Habría estado durmiendo si no hubiera dormido bastante ya.
I would have been sleeping if I had not slept enough already
Mi hija habría estado limpiando su cuarto, pero el sueño fue más importante.
My daughter would have been cleaning her room, but sleep was more important.
(Yo) Habría estado alli, pero mi coche no partiría
I would have been there, but my car wouldn't start.
Habría estado trabajando hoy pero tuve el deber del jurado.
I would have been working today but I had jury duty.
(Yo)Habría estado haciendo mermelada, pero las fresas no están maduras.
I would have been making jam, but the strawberries are not ripe.
Debería haber estado estudiando esta mañana, pero tuve que ir a prorrogar mi visa.
I should have been studying this morning, but I had to go and extend my visa.
Habría estado viajando en el avión que chocó pero me atasqué en el tráfico y perdí el vuelo.
I would have been riding on the plane that crashed but I was stuck in traffic and missed the flight.
I realise this is wrong, it should have a verb...
Habría sido una causa perdida en Español sin la ayuda de Spanishdict.
I would have been a lost cause in Spanish without the help of Spanishdict.
La pobre pelota rebotona de Carlos habría estado descansando ya si no hubiera nacido éste hilo demandón.
Carlos' poor bouncing ball would have been resting by now if this demanding thread had not been born. 
