Sería bueno que se empezara a ... y endurecer

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Sería bueno que se empezara a ... y endurecer

Hola Inma,

Why do you use the infinitive endurecer insted of the sunjuctive? I thought both se empezara a and endurecer are attached to  the Sería bueno que.

Muchas gracias!

Ελισάβετ

Asked 4 years ago
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Ελισάβετ 

You can of course continue the second sentence with the same structure:

y se endureciera....., because, as you said, it is a continuation of the first statement: Sería bueno que... We will add this option to that part.

We left it as an infinitive sentence because you could also have gone for a combination of the subjunctive in the first sentence and the infinitive in the second:

Sería bueno que se empezara a limpiar los montes

y [sería bueno] endurecer la ley.

We try to admit all possible interpretations whenever possible and when the English given is open to different options in Spanish. 

Saludos

Inma

 

Sería bueno que se empezara a ... y endurecer

Hola Inma,

Why do you use the infinitive endurecer insted of the sunjuctive? I thought both se empezara a and endurecer are attached to  the Sería bueno que.

Muchas gracias!

Ελισάβετ

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