11B - Pluperfect Subjunctive Review - 1 Flashcards
How to Form Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense
Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation of haber + past participle
Meaning of Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense
To say someone ‘…had/have…‘ done something; Negatives are formed with ‘no’ in front of the conjugated form of haber.
Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation of haber - 1PS - (-ra, -se options)
hubiera – hubiese
Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation of haber - 2PS - (-ra, -se options)
hubieras – hubieses
Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation of haber - 3PS - (-ra, -se options)
hubiera - hubiese
Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation of haber - 1PP - (-ra, -se options)
hubiéramos – hubiésemos
Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation of haber - 2PP - (-ra, -se options)
hubierais - hubieseis
Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation of haber - 3PP - (-ra, -se options)
hubieran - hubiesen
The Pluperfect Subjunctive is used after si to express something that was…
…not true (or did not happen) in the past; it is followed by a clause in the conditional perfect that indicates what would have happened if it had been true.
It is also used for clauses following one of certain expressions in the…
…imperfect or preterite. In such cases, it is always preceded by que.
Pluperfect Ex Expression 1:
¡Ojalá que…!
I wish we had attended!
¡Ojalá que hubiéramos asistido!
Pluperfect Ex Expression 2:
Era posible que…
It was possible that you (inf.) studied.
Era posible que hubieras estuadio.
Pluperfect Ex Expression 3:
Era imposible que…