"I would have went with you if you had asked."

Question

This sentence confuses me. A friend who is bilingual said that she would say, "Hubiera ido contigo, si tu me preguntaras." But I am studying the conditional indicative tense now, and this sentence seems like it would fall into that category. In that case, I wouldn't think this would be right. By the way, my friend is part Mexican and part Puerto Rican and she lives in Texas. Could this have anything to do with it?

Thanks!

I wonder if this would fall into the similiar discussion of earlier today: http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/218435/hubiera-hubiera-or-hubiera-habra-in-contrary-to-fact-situations - Stadt, Jan 3, 2012

Answer 1

Habría ido contigo si tu me preguntaras.

instead of tu me, I believe this should be hubieras. What do you think? Other than that, I think it's correct. - kdrinning, Jan 4, 2012

Answer 2

Hubiera ido is correct, I think. The past perfect subjunctive is called for here. It is uncertain whether you would have asked.

By the way, the English is incorrect. It should be: "I would have gone with you if you had asked."

Except the question was how to say it in the conditional which is acceptable "i would have if...." formations. - gringojrf, Jan 3, 2012

I agree gringojr :) - FELIZ77, Jan 3, 2012

Conditional construction or not, "I would have went" is sub-standard English. (it should be "gone"). - samdie, Jan 4, 2012

I got this sentence from a book, and I didn't even think about the gone/went issue. After looking at numerous sites, I come up with "habria ido contigo si hubieras preguntaras." What do you think? - kdrinning, Jan 4, 2012

Answer 3

I would say that you have a few options:

Habría (hubiera/hubiese) ido contigo, si me hubieras (hubieses) preguntado.

Your answers are always great. - jeezzle, Jan 3, 2012

Thanks! It is nice to have some time off of work/school so I can actually have some time to answer! - pescador1, Jan 3, 2012

Habría ido contigo, surely must be correct because we are talking about a conditional sentence here requiring the conditional form of would have in the 1st person = ''Habría'' so I cannot see how hubiera (present subjunctive) could be an option - FELIZ77, Jan 3, 2012

Feliz, they are interchangeable. - jeezzle, Jan 3, 2012

Voting. - MLucie, Jan 3, 2012

Not really interchangeable. The imperfect subjunctive is often used in place of the conditional but not the other way around. - samdie, Jan 4, 2012

Well OK, maybe not totally but in place of conditional. - jeezzle, Jan 4, 2012

Answer 4

I would've gone if....= Habría/hubiera/hubiese

What do you think?

Answer 5

Canadian's use went instead of gone all the time. I spend half my day correcting them.

I went with you, I would have went with you, I would have gone with you, I gone with you....... what am I missing? - jeezzle, Jan 3, 2012

The verb go is conjugated, I go. I went. I have gone. Used with a helping verb, went is incorrect. Welcome to confusing English grammar. Let's hear it for Spanish!!!??? - Pinolero, Jan 3, 2012

Pinolero, I am starting to like you. - MLucie, Jan 3, 2012

Answer 6

I'm amazed at how many people chose "preguntar" over "pedir" here. I would have gone if you had asked me to? With preguntar?

I guess it could be

If you had asked me the question "Will you come with me" I would have said "yes".

but it seems to me that

Pedir is better since you are asking someone to do something, and that is to come with you.

Both are common and correct. - Gekkosan, Jan 4, 2012

I chose preguntar because I saw a lesson on conditional and it said that in the dependent clause, if it begins with if, you use the imperfect subjunctive (which is preguntaras) - kdrinning, Jan 4, 2012

Answer 7

Is correct if i say: I would have gone if you would have asked me? = hubiera ido si me hubieras preguntado

The second "would" is incorrect - 005faa61, Jan 3, 2012

Answer 8

Si tú me lo pidieras, habría ido contigo.

Habría ido contigo si me lo hubieses pedido.