Breakdown of Te agradecería que vinieras temprano al parque.
el parque
the park
temprano
early
al
to the
venir
to come
que
that / than
te
to you / you (direct object)
agradecer
to appreciate
Questions & Answers about Te agradecería que vinieras temprano al parque.
Why is the verb vinieras in the past subjunctive here?
The main verb, agradecería (would appreciate), is in the conditional tense. When you make a polite request or express a wish using the conditional tense, it triggers the imperfect (past) subjunctive in the second half of the sentence, right after que.
The English translation says "appreciate it if," but the Spanish uses que instead of si. Why?
Why is there a te at the very beginning of the sentence?
In English, you say "I would appreciate it" (focusing on the action). In Spanish, you direct your gratitude at the person. Te agradecería literally means "I would thank you." Spanish doesn't need to add a translation for "it" in this expression.
How do you form the verb vinieras from venir?
Vinieras is the tú (you) form of the imperfect subjunctive. To build this tense for any verb, you start with the ellos/ellas form of the preterite (simple past). For venir, that is vinieron. You drop the -ron at the end, leaving the stem vinie-, and then add the imperfect subjunctive endings (in this case, -ras).
Could I say vinieses instead of vinieras?
Yes! The imperfect subjunctive in Spanish has two interchangeable sets of endings: one uses -ra and the other uses -se. Vinieras and vinieses mean the exact same thing. However, in Latin America, the -ra endings are overwhelmingly more common in everyday speech.
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