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🎬 The Subjunctive Chronicles: “If only life had been different…”
Welcome to a special series where daily Brazilian dramas meet grammar — and the Subjunctive wins every time.
Through the frustrated voices of job seekers, dreamers, influencers, and lost optimists, we explore how the Past Subjunctive quietly replaces dreams, hope, and reason.
Here, reality crashes into ambition with sentences that begin with the eternal “If I had…”
“If I had studied more…”
“If I had lied on my résumé…”
“If life had been fair…”
In this humorous and painfully realistic collection, we’ll see how the Pretérito do Subjuntivo perfectly expresses the chaos of Brazilian life — where everything could have been, should have been, but simply… wasn’t.
Leonardo – The Overqualified Dreamer
At 23, Leonardo already feels too young for the job market and too old for hope.
Every company asks for “10 years of experience,” and he only has optimism left.
His story shows how the Past Subjunctive perfectly fits every Brazilian résumé that begins with “If I had been hired…”