Breakdown of Agradecería que revisaras el reverso cuidadosamente.
que
that / than
revisar
to check
agradecer
to appreciate
el reverso
back (of an object)
cuidadosamente
carefully
Questions & Answers about Agradecería que revisaras el reverso cuidadosamente.
Why is revisaras in the past (imperfect) subjunctive if I am asking someone to check something right now or in the future?
The main verb Agradecería is in the conditional tense. When you make a polite request or express a wish using a verb of emotion or influence in the conditional, it forces the verb in the following que clause into the imperfect subjunctive. Even though the checking hasn't happened yet, this grammar pattern requires the past subjunctive to match the conditional.
Why is there no translation for the word "it" from the English sentence "I would appreciate it"?
In English, we use "it" as a dummy pronoun before "if you checked". Spanish does not use a placeholder pronoun here. The verb agradecer connects directly to the que clause, so trying to add a direct object pronoun like lo before agradecería is unnecessary and unnatural.
Could I use the other imperfect subjunctive ending and say revisases here?
Is el reverso the most common way to say "the back" in everyday conversation?
El reverso is a perfectly correct word, but it sounds a bit formal and is usually reserved for the back of documents, IDs, or cards. In casual conversation, speakers will very often just say la parte de atrás to mean the back of an object.
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