Spanish B2 · Day 33
Day 33: Cita previa y registros — Counterfactual de plus infinitive (part 2)
What you'll learn
- Grammar: Counterfactual 'de' + infinitive (part 2)
- Reading: Cita previa y registros: la digitalización administrativa en España
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Grammar point: Counterfactual 'de' + infinitive (part 2)
¡Hola! Today we're delving into a remarkably useful and sophisticated Spanish construction at B2 level: the counterfactual conditional using 'de + infinitivo compuesto' (e.g., 'de haber sabido'). While Part 1 introduced you to simple hypothetical conditions in the present ('de tener tiempo...'), Part 2 focuses on past counterfactual conditions—events that did not occur in reality and whose outcomes can no longer be …
Key vocabulary (8 of 22 words)
- la autorización – permit, authorization
- la administración pública – public administration
- administrativo / administrativa – administrative
- la vía administrativa – administrative channels
- el registro civil – civil registry
- el modelo oficial – official form
- demostrar – to prove, to demonstrate
- la moratoria – moratorium, extension
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