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47 - Subordinate clauses related to time (with indicative mood)/Oraciones subordinadas referentes al tiempo (duración) (con modo indicativo)

from Part III

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

R. E. Batchelor
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Miguel Ángel San José
Affiliation:
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
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Summary

(Note that if a future idea is implied, the subjunctive mood is often used.)

The passage below illustrates the use of conjunctions with the indicative mood in Spanish. The passage narrates an episode of a young driver who ignores all the rules related to safe driving, and even fails to distinguish between a policeman and his father, who is back at the police station. He is not even wearing his glasses.

Apenas se había pasado el semáforo en rojo (had jumped the stoplight), allí estaba el policía haciéndole señales. Antes de parar, buscó el cinturón de seguridad, siempre lo llevaba desabrochado. Mientras bajaba la ventanilla dio una patada al bote de cerveza (kicked a beer can) debajo del asiento.

  1. Como buscaba el teléfono –comenzó a disculparse Josete–, no he visto la luz roja, pero antes he advertido al niño que pasaba, y una vez esquivado, no merecía la pena parar.

  2. Cuando vi la velocidad que traías –dijo el policía–, me asustí. Mientras yo agarraba al niño, me di cuenta que te saltarías el semáforo. No bien habías parado, aprecié que no llevabas puesto el cinturón y, que además, tenías el móvil en la mano. No sé si lo has pensado: cada vez que sacas el coche, tu padre no gana para pagar las multas.

  3. Siempre que me regañas tienes razón, papá –contestó Josete bizqueando.

  4. […]

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Print publication year: 2010

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