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De haber aceptado aquella oferta, ahora viviría en Montevideo.
Had I accepted that offer, I'd be living in Montevideo now.
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Why every word is where it is
De1prepositionif (of)haber1verbhavinginfinitiveaceptado1verbacceptedaceptar · participle · masc. · sing.aquella3determinerthataquel · fem. · sing.ofertanounofferfem. · sing.,ahora2adverbnowviviría2verbI'd be livingvivir · conditional · 1st sing.enprepositioninMontevideonounMontevideo.
- De → haber: de + infinitive: condition
- haber → aceptado: haber + participle
- ahora → viviría: ahora + conditional: present result
- aquella → oferta: aquella agrees with oferta
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1de + compound infinitive = a past condition: de haber aceptado = had I accepted (= si hubiera aceptado). The extended conditional system: de + infinitive, hubiera and colloquial patterns →
- 2Mixed conditional: a past condition with a present result, ahora viviría. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
- 3aquella: the distant demonstrative, here distant in time. Demonstratives and place words: este, ese, aquel →
Variations
- Si hubiera aceptado aquella oferta, ahora viviría en Montevideo.
- De haber dicho que sí, ahora estaría viviendo en Montevideo.
- Si hubiese aceptado esa oferta, hoy viviría en Montevideo.