imperfecto and indefinido

Question

Please correct these sentences related to imperfecto and indefinido! thank you

1) ¿Por qué no viniste(venir) el otro día ? Porque tenía(tener) muchas cosas que hacer y tuve (tener) que quedarme en el despacho.

2) Visteis(ver) a Raquel anteayer ? ¡Qué va! Como estaba(estar) tan ocupada, no podía(poder) salir.

3) ¿Salisteis ayer por la noche? ¿Salir,dices? Jorge se encontraba(encontrarse) y se durmió (dormir) en el sofá.

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• Si hubieras dormido (dormir)bien ayer, ahora te sentirías mejor.
• Could i use pluscuamperfecto? I think this form is better~~

These are my own answers.I don´t know it correct or not.Please explain for me,I am poor at defining imperfecto y indefinido.

Tried to make more legible. - 0074b507, Jul 9, 2011

Answer 1

Could i use pluscuamperfecto?

Si hubieras dormido (dormir)bien ayer, ahora te sentirías mejor. Could i use pluscuamperfecto? I think this form is better~~

You are using the pluscuamperfecto del subjunctivo (hubieras dormido) in the if clause. Then what you need in the main clause is the conditional pefect.

If you had slept better the day before yesterday, you would have felt better now.

However, that is not what you wish to say.

You should have used the past perfect subjunctive in the if clause and then the conditional in the main clause.

Si durmiera bien anteayer, ahora te sentirías mejor .

If you slept better the day before yesterday, you would feel better now.

Look at the time aspect tables in this article...IV B.

However, let me also say that we had a discussion here on this forum where natives said that these time tables like the one in the article above are "bunk" and that the way that you said it originally is OK. You'll have to decide for yourself.

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2) Visteis(ver) a Raquel anteayer ? ¡Qué va! Como estaba(estar) tan ocupada, no podía(poder) salir.

Visteis is the vosotros (you plural) form of the verb. When someone asks a question to you plural, the answer is usually in the 1st person plural (we).

Did you all...? No, we did not. (viste vs visteis)

3) ¿Salisteis ayer por la noche? ¿Salir,dices? Jorge se encontraba(encontrarse) y se durmió (dormir) en el sofá.

I would say the same for number 3 (salisteis vs saliste), but since I cannot understand your answer to the question (Did you all go out last night?) I'll let someone that does understand it respond.

They give me " vosotros " as subject so it doesn't matter~ hw abt the time tense I use? - Namu, Jul 9, 2011