SPANISH VERB
to be green with envy, figuratively
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Presente · now, habits and facts
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
Condicional · “would”
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
Me muero de envidia con tus fotos de Japón.
I'm green with envy at your photos of Japan.
Mis compañeros se murieron de envidia con mi coche nuevo.
My workmates were green with envy at my new car.
Me moría de envidia cada vez que hablaba de su viaje.
I was green with envy every time she talked about her trip.
Tu hermana se morirá de envidia cuando vea el vestido.
Your sister will be green with envy when she sees the dress.
Cualquiera se moriría de envidia con esa terraza.
Anyone would be green with envy at that terrace.
No quiero que te mueras de envidia, ven con nosotros.
I don't want you to be green with envy, come with us.
Contó su viaje para que nos muriéramos de envidia.
He told us about his trip so we'd be green with envy.
¡Muérete de envidia, me voy a Ibiza quince días!
Eat your heart out, I'm off to Ibiza for two weeks!
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.