Siempre y Cuando rules

Question

I'm learning subjunctive conjunctions of time and one of the rules is that when I use conditional, I should use the imperfect subjunctive. So for this example:

I would run as long as I am not tired, would I say "(Yo) correría, siempre y cuando (yo) no estara cansada"?

Can I also use the Indicative with siempre y cuando? Examples:

I usually run only if/ as long as I have shoes. Usualmente corro, siempre y cuando tengo zapatos.

I use to swim as long as my parents were watching. Yo nadaba, siempre y cuando mis padres estaban viendo.

Yes,You can if you want to. You don't have to but if you want you can. - MADS12345, May 18, 2016

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Answer 1

I would run as long as I am not tired, would I say "(Yo) correría, siempre y cuando no estuviera/estuviese cansada.

You can use the indicative with siempre y cuando but it sound weird because there are other simplier ways . But in your example you cant use it because you start the sentence with usually and "siempre y cuando" is restricted to "ever". Using usually as starting you must use "solo si"

------usually----

Normalmente corro calzado

Normalmente/Generalmente/por lo general/ usualmente corro si llevo zapatos

Normalmente solo corro si or corro solo si llevo zapatos.

*******----------ever--------------'-******

Solo corro calzado

Solo corro con zapatos.

Corro siempre y cuando llevo/tengo zapatos.

Nadaba cuando mis padres me veian/vigilaban

Solo Nadaba cuando mis padres me estaban viendo

nadaba siempre y cuando mis padres me estaban viendo

Siempre y cuando is more used with specific instructions, or to make promisses and offerings.

Puede quitar las pilas siempre y cuando la radio no esté encendida .

You can remove the battery only if the radio is switched off.

Estaré a tu lado siempre y cuando me necesites.

This is a great answer!! Thank you very much astotxua!! Thanks for reminding me that the imperfect subjunctive form of estar is estuviera. I like how you said siempre y cuando is used for promises. Helps me remember when to use it now. Thanks!! - Ramonaspiker, May 19, 2016

I had made a mistake because with promises it means whenever - 000a35ff, May 19, 2016

O okay. Thank you though! - Ramonaspiker, May 19, 2016

Answer 2

Both are correct
Only that the word "tengo" is used when you got something. Tengo mis/los zapatos puestos (I'm wearing my shoes) Tengo hambre (I'm hungry) Tengo $20 pesos en mi cartera (I got $20 pesos in my wallet) The "tenga" word, is used when you do something, only if. As example: Comeré cuando tenga hambre (I will eat when i get hungry) not sure if it's get. Lo compraré cuando tenga dinero (I will buy it when i have money)

Also, when you will donsomething, until... "I will clean my room, when gets messy" Limpiaré mi cuarto cuando esté desordenado/desarreglado. - EleRo, May 18, 2016

Cuando esté desordenado, I added cuarto by mistake - EleRo, May 18, 2016

Thank you for the elaborate answer! So when I use present tense (corro) or future tense (correré), I must use present subjunctive after Sizemore y cuando? - Ramonaspiker, May 18, 2016

And for conditional (correría) and past tense (corré, corría), I use imperfect subjunctive after Sizemore y cuando? - Ramonaspiker, May 18, 2016

Siempre* not sizemore - Ramonaspiker, May 18, 2016

Corro, siempre y cuando TENGA zapatos. (I usually run as long as I have shoes). Correré, siempre y cuando TENGA zapatos. (I will run as long as I have shoes) - Ramonaspiker, May 18, 2016

Correría, siempre y cuando TUVIERA zapatos. ( I would run as long as I have shoes). Corría, siempre y cuando TUVIERA zapatos. ( I use to run as long as I had shoes) - Ramonaspiker, May 18, 2016

All the examples that you write are correct, just a correction. The word "tuviera" is used when you say that you will do something, if you have something needed to do that. - EleRo, May 19, 2016

Example, correría si tuviera zapatos " I would run, if i had shoes" - EleRo, May 19, 2016

You can say "corría, siempre y cuando usara tenis", r "cuando corría, siempre usaba tenis" - EleRo, May 19, 2016

I forget to explain, shoes is translated as zapatos, any kind but, for running you use "tenis" as the one that runners use. - EleRo, May 19, 2016

Got it. Thanks so much! - Ramonaspiker, May 19, 2016

Answer 3

Were watching/estuvieran viendo-vigilandome Vigilando means that you watch something, you protect it. "La policia vigila el vecindario" The police watch/take care of the neighborhood

Oh okay. Why wouldn't I use imperfect tense (estaba)? - Ramonaspiker, May 18, 2016

I got a little distracted, wich phrase/part is your doubt about "estaba" - EleRo, May 19, 2016

I think I finally got what you meant. You can also say "estaba" but if you say "la policia estaba vigilando el vecindario" it could meas that: 1) The police was watching at that momment or, that the police was watching, but is not doing it anymore. - EleRo, May 19, 2016

Meant* - EleRo, May 19, 2016

Hmm my spanish teacher told me that when I want to talk about past progressive I use estar in the imperfect tense + infinitive with gerundio. Examples: estaba corriendo, estábamos cocinando, estabas escribiendo. - Ramonaspiker, May 19, 2016

https://www.rocketlanguages.com/spanish/learn/spanish-past-progressive/ - Ramonaspiker, May 19, 2016

http://www.bucks.edu/media/bcccmedialibrary/tutoring/documents/foreignlanguage/Imperfect Tense-Past Progressive.pdf - Ramonaspiker, May 19, 2016