English grammar
Thanks to... / if it weren't for you... / I owe you one
Thank someone properly, using thanks to, if it weren't for you, and I owe you one.
From the scene If it weren't for you
In short
Thank someone with thanks to you, if it weren't for you…, or I owe you one.
Your turn
Which one goes with second conditional (unreal now)?
Options: I owe you one, a big one · if it weren't for you, there wouldn't be a film · thanks to you
Show answer
second conditional (unreal now) → if it weren't for you, there wouldn't be a film
How it works
Thanks to + noun names what you're grateful for: thanks to you, this film exists.
Good to know
If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be a film is the second conditional, used as a fixed way to thank someone.
Good to know
I owe you one is a set phrase meaning I'm in your debt.
thanks to + noun thanks to you
Javi
Don Ramón, this film exists thanks to you.
Don Ramón, esta película existe gracias a usted.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Don Ramón, this film exists (blank).
Options: thanks to you · there wouldn't be a film · a big one
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Javi
Don Ramón, this film exists thanks to you.
Don Ramón, esta película existe gracias a usted.
second conditional (unreal now) if it weren't for you, there wouldn't be a film
Nuria
Just! If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be a film.
¡Solo! Si no fuera por usted, no habría película.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Just! (blank).
Options: If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be a film · Thanks to you · I owe you one, a big one
Show answer
Nuria
Just! If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be a film.
¡Solo! Si no fuera por usted, no habría película.
fixed idiom I owe you one, a big one
Javi
I owe you one, Don Ramón. A big one.
Le debo una, Don Ramón. Y de las grandes.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank), Don Ramón. A big one.
Options: I owe you one · Thanks to you · There wouldn't be a film
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Javi
I owe you one, Don Ramón. A big one.
Le debo una, Don Ramón. Y de las grandes.
fixed idiom (plural you) I owe you all one
Ramón
Well, I owe you all one. Thanks to you, I'm acting again.
Pues yo os debo una. Gracias a vosotros, vuelvo a actuar.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Well, (blank). Thanks to you, I'm acting again.
Options: I owe you one · I owe you all one · There wouldn't be a film
Show answer
Ramón
Well, I owe you all one. Thanks to you, I'm acting again.
Pues yo os debo una. Gracias a vosotros, vuelvo a actuar.
Common mistake
Not aren't or won't be here. Unreal now — like Unit 32's If I were you.
Just! If it weren't for you, there wouldn't be a film.
¡Solo! Si no fuera por usted, no habría película.
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
| thanks to + noun | thanks to you |
|---|---|
| second conditional (unreal now) | if it weren't for you, there wouldn't be a film |
| fixed idiom | I owe you one, a big one |
| fixed idiom (plural you) | I owe you all one |
More lines from the story
- RamónYou don't owe me anything. I did it because I wanted to.No me debes nada. Lo hice porque quise.
- RamónThanks to me? I just accepted the role.¿Gracias a mí? Yo solo acepté el papel.