Breakdown of En caso de que el viajero cambie la historia, regresemos al futuro.
de
from / of
en
in / on / at
regresar
to return
al
to the
el futuro
future
que
that / than
la
the (feminine)
la historia
history
el caso
the case
cambiar
to change
el viajero
the traveler
Questions & Answers about En caso de que el viajero cambie la historia, regresemos al futuro.
Why is cambie in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative?
The phrase en caso de que (in case) is a contingency trigger. It always requires the subjunctive because it sets up a hypothetical situation that may or may not happen. Since the traveler hasn't actually changed history yet, we use the present subjunctive cambie.
Why does the sentence use regresemos? Is that also triggered by en caso de que?
No, regresemos is the main action of the sentence, so it isn't controlled by en caso de que. It is the affirmative nosotros (we) command, which translates to "let's return." In Spanish, nosotros commands just happen to use the exact same spelling as the present subjunctive.
Can historia mean both "story" and "history" in Spanish?
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