Subjunctive vs indicative

Cinzia F.C1Kwiziq community member

Subjunctive vs indicative

>> Bear in mind that this type of hypothetical sentence, also accepts El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo (instead of El Condicional Perfecto).

Do I understand correctly that both tenses are possible? If so, is there a difference in meaning or are they interchangeable?

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Yo que tú / Si yo fuera tú / Yo de ti for If I were you in Spanish"

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola Cinzia

Yes, both tenses are correct and interchangeable using these structure:

Yo de ti hubiera aceptado su oferta.

If I were you I'd have accepted their offer.

Yo de ti habría aceptado su oferta.

If I were you I'd have accepted their offer.

There is no difference in meaning and no specific context to use one or the other; it's a question of preference to the speaker.

Saludos

Inma

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