UW - SP VI - Ch 4 - Past Subjunctive Flashcards
the past subjunctive
el pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo
As with present subjunctive - past subjunctive is used mainly with…
…multiple-clause sentences
Past subjunctive is used with the main clause often in…
…the preterite or imperfect and the past subjunctive in the secondary clause.
Past subjunctive is used to express…
…states and conditions (s.a. will - influence - emotion - commands - indefinitieness - non-existence.)
Past subjunctive endings for the 3 verb forms…
…are all the same
Past subjunctive for 1PP - the past subjunctive root in all cases takes a…
…tilde
Past Subjunctive Ending - 1PS
-ra
Past Subjunctive Ending - 2PS
-ras
Past Subjunctive Ending - 3PS
-ra
Past Subjunctive Ending - 1PP
-ramos
Past Subjunctive Ending - 2PP
-rais
Past Subjunctive Ending - 3PP
-ran
Forming Root of Past Subjuntive
Preterite 3PP - Drop the ending from the ‘r’ on and the remainding stem Is the past subjunctive stem
Past subjunctive irregular stems are the same as those of the…
…preterite tense
Exception for Root of Past Subjunctive - Applies to verbs ending in…
…-yeron…here drop the -eron to leave the past subjunctive root (ex. is -uir verbs)