Breakdown of Si hubiéramos firmado el contrato, hoy sería lucrativo.
ser
to be
hoy
today
firmar
to sign
el contrato
the contract
Questions & Answers about Si hubiéramos firmado el contrato, hoy sería lucrativo.
Why do we use hubiéramos firmado (past perfect subjunctive) in the first part but sería (simple conditional) in the second?
This is a mixed conditional. The condition refers to a missed opportunity in the past, so we use the past perfect subjunctive (hubiéramos firmado). However, the result of that missed opportunity is happening right now (hoy), so we use the simple conditional (sería) rather than a past conditional.
Why does hubiéramos have an accent mark on the 'e', but other forms like hubiera don't?
The nosotros form of the past subjunctive always takes a written accent. Because we add the ending -mos, the natural spoken stress falls on the third-to-last syllable. Spanish spelling rules dictate that all words stressed on the third-to-last syllable must have a written accent mark.
Could I put hoy at the end of the sentence: sería lucrativo hoy?
Where is the word for 'it' in hoy sería lucrativo?