268 imperfect subjunctive Flashcards

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uses for the imperfect subjunctive

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to give opinions, suggest, express doubt, etc. in the past

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forming the imperfect

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use the third person plural of the preterit, drop the -ron ending, add the following subjunctive endings:
ra, ras, ra, ramos, rais, ran

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deciding which form to use

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present subjunctive: que compre, que compres, etc.
present perf. subjunctive: que haya comprado, que hayas comprado, etc.
imperfect subjunctive: que comprara, que compraras, etc/

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talking about a present or future suggestion, emotion, etc. regarding a present or future action or state

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use the present or future in the independent clause and the present subjunctive in the dependent clause (ex. Te dice que traigas las esculturas.)

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to express a present doubt, emotion, etc. about a past action or state

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use the present in the independent clause and the present perfect subjunctive in the dependent clause (ex. Es probable que el artesano haya visto ese cuadro.)

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to talk about a past suggestion, emotion, etc. regarding a past action or state

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use the past in the independent clause and the imperfect subjunctive in the dependent clause (ex. Nosotros dudábamos que la pintura fuera auténtica.)

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