No hint as to familiar or formal "you"

Ian B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

No hint as to familiar or formal "you"

Where in this question is there a clue as to whether to use formal or informal second person singular? Two possible correct answers without a hint!

1Si ________ más atento con ella, María no se habría ido. If you had been more polite with her, María wouldn't have left.hubieras sidohubiera estado

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using the pluperfect subjunctive in hypothetical clauses (si) followed by the perfect conditional/ the pluperfect subjunctive"

Asked 4 years ago

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher

Hola Ian,

We have now in the system both as correct answers "hubieras sido" and "hubiera sido".

Saludos,

Inma

Like14 years ago

Larry C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Why sido here rather than estado? Being polite with someone in a specific situation seems more like a temporary state than a personal permanent trait to me.

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