Phrase · 😔 Regrets and reproaches
Si hubiera guardado el recibo, me habrían devuelto el dinero.
If I'd kept the receipt, they would have given me my money back.
B2regretting reproachingAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Si1conjunctionifhubiera1verbhadhaber · subjunctive · imperfect · 1st sing.guardado1verbkeptguardar · participle · past · masc. · sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definiterecibonounreceiptmasc. · sing.,meobject pronoun(to) meyo · 1st sing. · indirect objecthabrían2verbwould havehaber · conditional · 3rd pl.devuelto2verbgiven back, refundeddevolver · participle · past · masc. · sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitedineronounmoneymasc. · sing..
- Si → hubiera: mood
- hubiera → habrían: corr
- guardado → recibo: obj
- devuelto → me: iobj
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Si + pluperfect subjunctive (hubiera guardado): a past condition that didn't happen, so the result is lost too. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
- 2habrían devuelto: conditional perfect with an impersonal they (the shop). Devuelto is the irregular participle of devolver. Past unreal conditions: pluperfect subjunctive and conditional perfect →
Variations
- Si hubiese guardado el recibo, me habrían devuelto el dinero.
- Si hubiera guardado el recibo, me hubieran devuelto el dinero.