Pluperfect Subjunctive

Question 1

When do you use the pluperfect subjunctive?

Answer 1

To refer to something which happened before another action occurred - in situations that need the subjunctive

Question 2

How to you form the pluperfect subjunctive?

Answer 2

Use the auxiliary haber and conjugate it in the imperfect subjunctive and add the past participle

Question 3

What are the 3 different uses of the pluperfect subjunctive?

Answer 3

1. When the main clause in the past requires use of subjunctive and refers to something that may have taken place
2. Hypothetical ‘if’ clause followed by the pluperfect subjunctive e.g. if you hadn’t done … I would have…
3. ‘I wish’ or ‘I hope’ clauses - ojalá que…

Question 4

Conjugate the verb ‘haber’ in the imperfect subjunctive in all forms

Answer 4

yo hubiera 
tu hubieras
el hubiera
nos hubiéramos 
vos hubierais 
ellos hubieran