______ terminado todos los quehaceres de la casa si nuestra madre no ______ regresado tan pronto.

a) Hubiéramos, habría
b) Habríamos, hubiera
c) Habría, hubiéramos
d) Hubiéra, habría

My answer: C, because its saying "I would have" and then "our mother" but I am not sure. Thank you!!!

Lol, are you taking the BYU test too? I thought of it like this: "We would have finished the housework if your mom had not returned so soon."

So for this one I put B but I was looking for an answer from other people just like you. :P

In this one (with the "si clause") the main clause (Independent) comes first and the "si clause" (in the Dependent clause) comes second. Here's the English for Mihir: We would have finished all the household chores if our mother had not returned/would not have returned so soon/early.

a or b.

Here is a better description of "Contrary-to-Fact Conditions" or "si clauses."

1. PRESENT TIME: "IF" Clause uses the Imperfect Subjunctive, either the "-se" or "-ra" forms. (the "se" form may be more pleasing to the eye but the "ra" is better to the ear!) AND the "Result" Clause uses the Conditional OR the Imperfect Subjunctive, "-ra" form only.

Si yo estudiase/estudiara más, yo recibiría/recibiera buenas notas = If I studied/were to study more, I would receive good grades.

2. PAST TENSE: "IF Clause" uses the Pluperfect Subjunctive, either the "se" or the "ra" form AND the "Result" Clause uses either the Conditional erect OR the Pluperfect Subjunctive, "-ra" form only.

Si yo hubiese/hubiera estudiado más, habría/hubiera recibido buenas notas = If I had studied more, I would have receeived good grades.

But you might also see this sort of example: "Si" clause with the Present Indicative AND the "Result" clause with the Future.

Si estudio mas, recibiré buenas notas. - If I study/do study more, I will receive good grade. The English of the Independent Clause could also be "I may receive" and although "may" is a cue for the Present Subjunctive, the Present Subjunctive is NEVER used in "si/if" clauses!

Sra

I'll flag this one also because you might not have had all this.

To determine the correct answer, we need to analyze the verb tenses and subject agreement in the sentence.

The first part of the sentence "haber terminado todos los quehaceres de la casa" suggests that the verb "terminar" (to finish) should be in the past participle form, which is "terminado." This implies that we should use a form of the auxiliary verb "haber" in our answer.

In the second part of the sentence, "nuestra madre no ______ regresado tan pronto," the verb "regresar" (to return) is in the past participle form as well, which is "regresado." This indicates that we should use a form of the auxiliary verb "haber" after "nuestra madre no" in the answer.

Now let's analyze the options:

a) Hubiéramos, habría
b) Habríamos, hubiera
c) Habría, hubiéramos
d) Hubiéra, habría

In option a, "hubiéramos" is the conditional form of the auxiliary verb "haber," but "habría" is the conditional form of the main verb "haber," which is incorrect. Hence, option a is incorrect.

In option b, "habríamos" is the conditional form of the auxiliary verb "haber," which matches the subject "nosotros." "Hubiera" is the past subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb "haber." Since the main verb "haber" is not in the subjunctive mood, this option is also incorrect.

Option c includes the conditional form "habría" which matches the subject "nuestra madre." "Hubiéramos" is the past subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb "haber." This option correctly matches the subject and the verb tenses, so it is the most appropriate choice.

Option d is incorrect because "hubiéra" is not a valid form of the verb "haber."

Therefore, the correct answer is c) Habría, hubiéramos.