Phrase · 😔 Regrets and reproaches
Habría podido ganar, pero me puse nerviosa en el último momento.
I could have won, but I got nervous at the last moment.
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Why every word is where it is
Habría1verbI would havehaber · conditional · 1st sing.podido1verbbeen ablepoder · participle · past · masc. · sing.ganarverbwininfinitive,peroconjunctionbutme2object pronoun(myself)yo · 1st sing. · direct objectpuse2verbgot, becameponer · past · 1st sing.nerviosa2adjectivenervousnervioso · fem. · sing.enprepositionineldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiteúltimoadjectivelastmasc. · sing.momentonounmomentmasc. · sing..
- podido → ganar: obj
- me → nerviosa: agree
- momento → último: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Habría podido + infinitive = I could have…: a missed chance. Hubiera podido and podría haber ganado are also common. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
- 2ponerse nervioso = to get nervous: ponerse + adjective for a sudden change. Puse is the irregular preterite of poner. Preterite II: irregular stems and -ir stem changes →
Variations
- Hubiera podido ganar, pero me puse nerviosa en el último momento.
- Podría haber ganado, pero me puse nerviosa en el último momento.