English grammar
Imagine / suppose / supposing + past simple
Invite someone to daydream with you about an unreal situation.
From the scene Imagine we were rich
In short
Start a daydream with imagine, suppose or supposing + past simple, then would: Suppose we won, where would we live?
Your turn
Which one goes with imagine + past?
Options: supposing we lived there, I'd never work again · imagine we were rich… we'd live in a penthouse · suppose we won, where would we live?
Show answer
imagine + past → imagine we were rich… we'd live in a penthouse
How it works
To start a daydream, say imagine (if), suppose or supposing + past simple, then continue with would ('d): Suppose we won, where would we live?
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Imagine we (blank) rich... we'd live in a penthouse with a terrace.
Options: being · were · would be
Show answer
Imagine we were rich... we'd live in a penthouse with a terrace.
Si fuéramos ricos, viviríamos en un ático con terraza.
Good to know
Imagine we were rich… we'd live in a penthouse. The past simple shows it's not real, even though you mean now.
suppose + past, + would suppose we won, where would we live?
Javi
OK. Suppose we won, where would we live?
Listo. Si ganáramos, ¿dónde viviríamos?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
OK. (blank)?
Options: Suppose we won, where would we live · Imagine we were rich we'd live in a penthouse · Supposing we lived there, I'd never work again
Show answer
Javi
OK. Suppose we won, where would we live?
Listo. Si ganáramos, ¿dónde viviríamos?
imagine + past imagine we were rich… we'd live in a penthouse
Your turn
What goes with imagine we were rich… we'd live in a penthouse?
Options: supposing + past · imagine + past · suppose + past, + would
Show answer
imagine we were rich… we'd live in a penthouse → imagine + past
supposing + past supposing we lived there, I'd never work again
Javi
And supposing we lived there, I'd never work again!
Y si viviéramos allí, ¡no trabajaría nunca más!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And (blank)!
Options: suppose we won, where would we live · imagine we were rich we'd live in a penthouse · supposing we lived there, I'd never work again
Show answer
Javi
And supposing we lived there, I'd never work again!
Y si viviéramos allí, ¡no trabajaría nunca más!
imagine if + past imagine if she knew!
Nuria
And not a word to Doña Elena. Imagine if she knew!
Y ni una palabra a Doña Elena. ¡Imagínate si se enterara!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And not a word to Doña Elena. (blank)!
Options: Imagine if she knew · Where would we live · Imagine we were rich we'd live in a penthouse
Show answer
Nuria
And not a word to Doña Elena. Imagine if she knew!
Y ni una palabra a Doña Elena. ¡Imagínate si se enterara!
Common mistake
Not will win or winning here. Suppose + past simple.
OK. Suppose we won, where would we live?
Listo. Si ganáramos, ¿dónde viviríamos?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| suppose + past, + would | suppose we won, where would we live? |
|---|---|
| imagine + past | imagine we were rich… we'd live in a penthouse |
| supposing + past | supposing we lived there, I'd never work again |
| imagine if + past | imagine if she knew! |
More lines from the story
- NuriaImagine we were rich... we'd live in a penthouse with a terrace.Si fuéramos ricos, viviríamos en un ático con terraza.
- NuriaLet's see... Javi, this ticket is from last year.A ver... Javi, este billete es del año pasado.
- NuriaYou already said that with the other ticket.Eso ya lo dijiste con el otro billete.