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Como falta poco tiempo, me gustaría que diseñaras el volante.

Como falta poco tiempo, me gustaría que diseñaras el volante.
Since there is little time left, I would like you to design the flyer.
From Lesson 185:Subjunctive with conditional verbs (me gustaría que...)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Como falta poco tiempo, me gustaría que diseñaras el volante.

Why use Como at the beginning of the sentence instead of Porque to mean "since"?
When stating a cause or reason at the very beginning of a sentence, Spanish prefers Como (meaning "since" or "given that"). You generally don't start a sentence with Porque to set up a reason; porque is usually kept for the middle of a sentence to link two ideas, or to answer a "why" question.
How does falta poco tiempo mean "there is little time left"?
The verb faltar literally means "to lack" or "to be missing". So falta poco tiempo translates literally to "little time is lacking". This is the standard, natural way to express that time, ingredients, or distance "are left" or "remain" in Spanish.
Why can't I just say "me gustaría ti diseñar" (I would like you to design)?
English uses an infinitive phrase ("you to design") after verbs of wanting or influencing. Spanish does not do this when there is a change of subject (I want -> you design). Instead, you must use que followed by a conjugated verb in the subjunctive, which works out to "I would like that you design..."
Why is diseñaras in the imperfect (past) subjunctive if the flyer will be designed in the future?
In Spanish, the tense of the subjunctive verb has to align with the main verb that triggers it. Because the main verb gustaría is in the conditional tense ("would like"), grammatical sequence-of-tense rules require the imperfect subjunctive (diseñaras) in the dependent clause, even when you are talking about an action that hasn't happened yet.

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