I'm not sure why the imperfect subjunctive is used here. Can anyone explain?
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A ciertos autores se les tenía pánico: si Benavente, los Quintero, Arniches, se enfadasen y retirasen la obra, o su repertorio, podría ser un desastre para la compañía.
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updated Oct 26, 2010
posted by john219
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Same as in English, "if they were to", Imperfect subjunctive generated after "if", probably doubt.
This is a classic Spanish construction, the imperfect subjunctive followed by the conditional, example,
Si mi hermano tuviese vacciones en la misma epoca que yo, iriamos a Madrid.
If my brother were to have his holidays at the same time as me, we would go to Madrid.
updated Oct 26, 2010
edited by Eddy
posted by Eddy
Many thanks, you are absolutely correct. :-) - john219, Oct 26, 2010
