Using 'Si' in sentences

Question

I was just revising 'si' sentences on About Spanish, 'Si' clausesand I think I found 2 errors.

1) Si fuera tú, tomarías una responsabilidad propia. (If I were you, I would take appropriate responsibility.)

I think this should be:

Si fuera tú, tomaría una responsabilidad propia. (because it's 'me' taking responsibility, not 'you'.)

2) Si hubiera tenido dinero, iría al cine. (If I had had the money, I would have gone to the movies.)

and this should be:

Si hubiera tenido dinero, habría ido al cine.

or (however this would change the tense)

Si tuviera dinero, iría al cine. (If I had the money I would go to the cinema.)

Would somebody please confirm or otherwise!

If I'm right, then in my opinion we should be a little cautious about this site which I had thought was pretty good !

Gracias de antemano.

Answer 1

I believe that you are correct in that the sentences contain errors. If you open the link, in the top right of the page there is a link for Discuss in my forum. When you click on that link you go to his forum page where you can post a message telling him of the suspected errors. He is open to making corrections as I have seen him discuss his errors in several articles.

I would suggest caution when reading any online site, but his is a great site and he endeavors to make corrections when they become apparent which is more that what many sites do. I've seen him go back and correct a typo (after grumbling about his spell checker) when it has been pointed out to him, so I am sure that he would correct any serious errors.

Thanks Quentin, I'll do that. :) - galsally, Oct 8, 2010

Answer 2

I have found that spanish.about.com is a great source for learning Spanish grammar. The man who writes it, Gerald, is very nice and would certainly be open to hearing about any mistakes found on the site.

Email him at [e-mail] put something like "website errors" in the title.

Answer 3

Update:

Gerald has confirmed that I am right in both cases. As you both said, I received a quick and friendly response.

I think it's always good to use a variety of sources once you have the basics, I agree that generally it is a site that is extremely well put together and accurate.

That's great! - --Mariana--, Oct 18, 2010