Superior, Task 07

Simplified and native speakers:

• Simplified example
• Leonardo Herrera González
• Rossana Montalto de Talavera
• Rodrigo Ortiz Krause
• Patricia Rodríguez
• Maricela Navarrete

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• Simplified example
• Leonardo Herrera González
• Rossana Montalto de Talavera
• Rodrigo Ortiz Krause
• Patricia Rodríguez
• Maricela Navarrete

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		Simplified Example "Me habría gustado vivir en Europa..."



		Leonardo Herrera González México, D.F. "Sí, varias veces he querido vivir..."

		Rossana Montalto de Talavera Perú, Lima "Me hubiera gustado vivir en esa época donde la gente usaba vestidos..."

		Rodrigo Ortiz Krause Chile, Santiago "Bueno, haber nacido en otra época..."

		Patricia Rodríguez México, D.F. "Bueno, me hubiera gustado conocer..."

		Maricela Navarrete Ecuador, Quito "Me hubiera gustado vivir en un ambiente como en la época medieval..."


acosar		to harrass
amante (m)		lover
batalla (f)		battle
caballeros aztecas (m)		aztec knights
ceremonioso (adj)		serious, solemn
conquista (f)		conquest
coqueta (f)		flirt
cortesana (f)		court maid
guerra mundial (f)		world war
imperio romano (m)		roman empire


invasor (m)		invador
magnificencia (f)		greatness
peinado (m)		hair style
precolombino (adj)		pre-columbus, before Columbus' arrival to America
prevenir		to alert
recuentos históricos (m)		historical accounts
sacerdote (m)		priest
Tenochtitlán (m)		capital of the Aztec Empire, (now Mexico City)
vestido (m)		dress
viajar a caballo		travel by horse

Habría sido muy interesante vivir durante los años de la cúspide del Imperio Romano. Conocer su sistema de gobierno y sus filósofos habría sido increíble.	It would be interesting to live during the years of the height of the Roman Empire. Getting to know their system of government and their philosophy would be incredible.
A mí me gustaría haber peleado con Pancho Villa durante la Revolución Mexicana para acosar aristócratas y recorrer el país a caballo.	I would've liked to have fought with Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution in order to go after aristocrats and cross the country by horse.
Me habría gustado viajar al año 1492 para presenciar el descubrimiento de América y corroborar los recuentos históricos al respecto.	I would have liked to travel in the year 1492 to witness the discovery of America and corroborate the historical documentation about it.
Sería una buena idea vivir a principios del siglo XX para intentar prevenir las guerras mundiales.	It would be a good idea to live at the beginning of the 20th century in order to prevent the world wars.
Quisiera haber vivido en tiempos de la Conquista de México para ayudar a los aztecas contra los españoles invasores.	I would like to have lived in the time of the Mexican conquest to help the Aztecs against the Spanish invaders.
Me habría gustado pelear en las guerras de independencia en toda América Latina.	I would've liked to have fought in the wars of independence in all of Latin America.
Creo que sería muy divertido conversar con Borges en Buenos Aires.	I think it would be very fun to have a conversation with Borges in Buenos Aires.
Me gustaría haber vivido la revolución bolchevique en Moscú.	I would've liked to have experienced the Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow.

Hypothetical Past

In order to speak about a hypothetical past, that is, something that didn't occur but which might have occurred in the past, you will want to know how to express the idea, "I would have liked to..." There are several ways to say this in Spanish:

Me hubiera gustado haber crecido en el campo. I would have liked to have grown up in the country.

Me habría gustado vivir al lado del mar. I would have liked to live next to the sea

Me gustaría haber crecido en una familia culturalmente mixta. I would like to have grown up in a culturally mixed family.

The first example uses the following formula:
Indirect object pronoun + hubiera + gustado + haber + past participle

The second example uses the following formula:
Indirect object pronoun + habría + gustado + verb in infinitive form

The third example uses the following formula:
Indirect object pronoun + gustaría + haber + past participle

Another way to speak about a hypothetical past is to use the construction:
Quisiera + haber + past participle

For example:

Quisiera haber crecido en el renacimiento. I wish I had grown up in the Renaissance.