Practice.
Answer first, then read the explanation. Don't skip it — that's the whole point.
Cuando sonó el teléfono, _____ las tres de la madrugada. (ser)
When the phone rang, it was probably three in the morning.
Con ese horario _____ mucho más productivo por las mañanas. (ser)
With that schedule I would be much more productive in the mornings.
Tú _____ un buen profesor: explicas con muchísima paciencia. (ser)
You would make a good teacher: you explain things very patiently.
Mi madre dijo que la reunión _____ en la sala pequeña. (ser)
My mother said the meeting would be in the small room.
Sin coche, _____ los únicos que llegarían tarde a la boda. (ser)
Without a car, we would be the only ones arriving late to the wedding.
Sin subtítulos, esas películas _____ imposibles de seguir para mí. (ser)
Without subtitles, those films would be impossible for me to follow.
Para mí _____ un placer trabajar contigo otra vez. (ser)
It would be a pleasure for me to work with you again.
¿De verdad _____ capaz de repetir eso delante de ella? (ser)
Would you really be capable of repeating that in front of her?
Si aceptáramos el traslado, _____ vecinos de tus primos. (ser)
If we accepted the transfer, we would be your cousins' neighbours.
Un piso céntrico _____ demasiado caro para nuestro presupuesto. (ser)
A flat in the centre would be too expensive for our budget.
Yo no _____ tan duro con el equipo después de una temporada así. (ser)
I wouldn't be so hard on the team after a season like that.
Vosotros _____ los primeros en enteraros si hubiera novedades. (ser)
You would be the first to know if there were any news.
Con un poco más de práctica _____ el mejor del grupo. (ser)
With a little more practice you would be the best in the group.
Aquellos zapatos _____ carísimos en su día. (ser)
Those shoes must have been terribly expensive back in the day.
Not just a green check. A short paragraph telling you why.
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