Please correct these sentence if you like...the subjunctive.
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Recomiendo que preguntes consego del policía.
AC: Te recomiendo que le preguntes al policía.
I recommend that you ask advice from the police.
No es cierto que nos vayamos de vacaciones. Lo siento.
It is not certain that we (will?) go on holiday. I am sorry.
Insistes que respenda, pero no sé la respuesta.
AC: Insistes en que responda (typo), pero yo no sé la respuesta.
You insist that I answer but I don't know the answer.
Si no comprendo quien (yo) sea, seré triste.
If I don't understand who I am, I will be sad.
Ojalá tenería un corazón, llore el espantapájaros.
If only I would have a heart, cries the scarecrow.
Thanks in advance 
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"If I only had a heart" are the words in the song and a good free translation of your Spanish. - Jubilado, Jan 24, 2012
What tense is tenería? tendría? - 0074b507, Jan 24, 2012
@qfreed, I Have been making so many mistakes. It's not going too well on the grammar. I'll get back to it first. Please, let it be. :-( - 00434ec3, Jan 24, 2012
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I still have a question. I learned in the lessons with Paralee that ojalá calls for the subjunctive. Why should it then be Si solo tuviera?? - 00434ec3, Jan 24, 2012
Where is Lazarus? - Jubilado, Jan 24, 2012
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@Guillermo, the 3rd and 4th phrase seem different from what I meant. The last one is meant as it happens right now. Why do I have to use the imperfect? - 00434ec3, Jan 24, 2012
of course thank you for your corrections - 00434ec3, Jan 24, 2012
