If clause translation

Question

Pintaría más seguido si tuviera/tuviese más tiempo. (I would paint more often if I had more time.) This is conditional in one sentence and imperfect subjunctive in the other. How would you say: I would have painted more if I had had time.

For "I would have painted" I would use Habría pintado. My problem is with "if I had had time" I would use el pluscuamperfecto: había, but with what? tener? había tenido? Habría pintado si había tenido tiempo(?) = I would have painted more if I had had time(?)

Thanks!

Answer 1

I would say:

Habría pintando si hubiera tenido tiempo. (The past perfect subjunctive)

I think you are right. - miliard, May 27, 2012

It is correct :) you just have to omit the 'el' for tiempo. Habría pintado si hubiera tenido tiempo. - Juliss, May 27, 2012

Thank you/Gracias! I will edit that now. Voy a editarlo ahora. - PumpkinCalabaza, May 27, 2012

Answer 2

Possibly : Hubiera pintado más si tuviera el tiempo...

This is merely a try, hopefully somebody good at grammar will soon come and tell us.

Cheers mates, at least an answer always activates a question. - annierats, May 27, 2012

Good morning! I accepted Juliss' answer. - miliard, May 28, 2012

Answer 3

Yo hubiera pintado si yo habría tenido más tiempo.

I would have painted if I would have had had more time.

Added info: Subjunctive Review

Are you sure? Do apologise my ignorance in this matter. - miliard, May 27, 2012

From what I've just read the other day, you'd use the imperfect subjunctive in the 'if' clause, then you'd usually use the conditional in the 'result' clause. - sinsonte, May 27, 2012

Since that's talking about a past event... you'd use the 'past perfect subjunctive' - sinsonte, May 27, 2012

I think the conditional should come first & imp. subj second. "Habría......hubiera" - BradyLabuda, May 27, 2012

I think you're right also in this case. - sinsonte, May 28, 2012

Habría pintando si hubiera tenido tiempo. I agree with BradyLabuda and PumpkinClabaza - miliard, May 28, 2012

Good link. Thank you for it! - miliard, May 28, 2012

Answer 4

I think it is past conditional plus the past perfect subjective, as PumpkinClabaza said, but I want to double check with a native speaker.