Imperfect subjunctive Flashcards

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How to create it

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1) preterite they form e.g. hicieron
2) remove the -ron
3) add the ending: ra, ras, ra, ramos, rais, ran
hiciera
also note the endings: se, ses, se, semos ,seis, sen

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What is WEIRDO?

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Wishes
Emotions
Impersonal expressions
Recommendations + Requests
Doubt and denial
Ojalá
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Uses of the present subjunctive

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Ojalá que...
Te recomiendo que...
Me alegro de que...
No creo que...
Es necesario que...

conditions of something unknown- quiero un abrigo que sea rojo
tal vez/ quizá

purpose para que/ a fin de que ‘te explico para que lo entiendas’
a wish ‘que tengas un buen día
future ideas hasta que/ cuando
cuando vaya a la universidad, estudiaré mucho

aunque- te quiero aunque seas un poco pesado

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WEIRDO tenses that trigger the imperfect subjunctive

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present, preterite, imperfect, conditional, past perfect
había preferido que
quise que

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Wishes

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desear, esperar, exigir, insistir, preferir, querer, pedir ,necesitar

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Emotions

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alegrarse, enojarse, sentir, encantar, lamentar, sorprender

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Recommendations/requests

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recomendar, sugerir, aconsejar, ordenar, mandar

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Doubts or denial

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dudar, no creer, no estar seguro, no parecer, no pensar, no comprender

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