Unreal past conditions (si hubiera..., habría...)

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to prevent
prevenir
the tragedy
la tragedia
If they had investigated, they would have prevented the tragedy.
Si hubieran investigado, habrían prevenido la tragedia.
the victim
la víctima
If the government had helped, there wouldn't have been victims in the tragedy.
Si el gobierno hubiera ayudado, no habría habido víctimas en la tragedia.
the radar
el radar
the iceberg
el iceberg
If the ship had had radar, it wouldn't have crashed into the iceberg.
Si el barco hubiera tenido radar, no habría chocado contra el iceberg.
the negligence
la negligencia
catastrophic
catastrófico
It was negligence. If he had listened, the error wouldn't have been catastrophic.
Fue una negligencia. Si él hubiera escuchado, el error no habría sido catastrófico.
the explosion
la explosión
We would have prevented the explosion if there hadn't been negligence.
Habríamos prevenido la explosión si no hubiera habido negligencia.
the collapse
el colapso
If the collapse hadn't occurred, they would have rescued the victims.
Si no hubiera ocurrido el colapso, habrían rescatado a las víctimas.
to warn (of danger)
advertir
If the radar had worked, it would have warned the captain.
Si el radar hubiera funcionado, habría advertido al capitán.
If they had warned us, the collapse of the building wouldn't have been as catastrophic as it was.
Si nos hubieran advertido, el colapso del edificio no habría sido tan catastrófico como fue.
The important thing is that, if he hadn't smoked, there wouldn't have been an explosion.
Lo importante es que, si no hubiera fumado, no habría habido una explosión.
If the doctor had arrived early, he would have prevented the victim's death.
Si el médico hubiera llegado temprano, habría prevenido la muerte de la víctima.
The tragedy wouldn't have happened if they had seen the iceberg in time.
La tragedia no habría sucedido si hubieran visto el iceberg a tiempo.