grammar.clauses.si-hypothetical
Unreal present: si tuviera, haría
Contrary-to-fact or unlikely conditions: si + imperfect subjunctive + conditional: si tuviera plata, compraría en Equipetrol.
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Explication
The frame: si + tuviera/pudiera/fuera + conditional (tendría/podría/sería): si viviera más cerca, vendría caminando.
Never the conditional inside the si-clause: *si tendría is a widespread regional/learner form but non-standard. Como si ('as if') always takes the imperfect subjunctive: habla como si supiera.
Exemples
Si fuera vos, esperaría.
If I were you, I'd wait.
If I were you, I'd wait.
Région: global
Gasta como si fuera millonario.
He spends as if he were a millionaire.
He spends as if he were a millionaire.
Région: global