Si ________ en la entrevista, te habrían contratado. If you had lied in the interview they would have hired you.
Why is “hubiera (formal) mentido” wrong. What is the hint for using hubieras?
Hint for requiring informal “hubieras”
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Shirley S.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Hint for requiring informal “hubieras”
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using the pluperfect subjunctive in hypothetical clauses (si) followed by the perfect conditional/ the pluperfect subjunctive"
Asked 3 years ago
Hola Shirley
Yes, if the second clause said "lo/la habrían contratado", then you'd need the formal "hubiera mentido".
Saludos
Inma
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