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49 - Subordinate clauses related to condition (with indicative mood)/Oraciones subordinadas condicionales (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

The humorous passage below relates an episode in the life of Juan, whose joys are centered on wine. Doubtless inebriated, he is knocked over by an automobile, ends up in the morgue, benefits from an impromptu collection, slips out of the morgue by the back door and invests the collected money in further wine. The passage illustrates the use of conjunctions and conjunctive expressions leading to the indicative mood.

Como soy amigo de Juan, no puedo criticarlo, pero sé que él, teniendo poco dinero, antes se queda sin comer que sin beber, y de estar sin blanca (without a penny/dime), prefiere pasar hambre que pedir prestado. Teniendo (dinero) en la cartera, es generoso con todo el mundo. Da a todos, porque dice que dando a uno solamente, se descontenta a otros.

Su sobrino asegura que de estar en sus manos lo internaría en una residencia; a decir verdad yo nunca lo he creído, porque este chico es un poco tarambana (dumb/stupid).

A juzgar por las apariencias Juan estaba muerto tras pasar el coche por encima de él, y si estaba vivo, no lo aparentaba; por eso los conocidos han hecho una colecta para darle un entierro digno. Pero Juan es duro, y al recobrar el conocimiento le dije: –Yo que tú, no devolvía ni un chavo (dime) de la colecta.

Y él, que no estando trompa (drunk), es listo como una ardilla (squirrel), ha dicho que en caso de haber fallecido, él no hubiera disfrutado del dinero, y que lo mejor sería saborearlo vivo.

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Print publication year: 2010

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