Imperfect Subjunctive

Question 1

how do you form the preterito imperfecto de subjuntivo

Answer 1

make the pretérito perfecto simple ellos form and lose the -ron ending, and then add these endings.
ie. tener > tuvieron > tuviera/tuviese

Question 2

conjugate CANTAR in preterito imperfecto de sub

Answer 2

cantara / cantase 
cantaras / cantases 
cantara/  cantase 
cantáramos/ cantásemos
cantarais / cantaseis 
cantaran/  cantasen

Question 3

conjugate COMER to preterito imperfecto de sub

Answer 3

comiera/comiese 
comieras/ comieses 
comiera/comiese 
comiéramos/ comiésemos 
comierais/  comieseis 
comieran/ comiesen

Question 4

conjugate VIVIR to preterito imperfecto de sub

Answer 4

viviera/viviese 
vivieras/ vivieses 
viviera/ viviese
viviéramos/ viviésemos 
vivierais/  vivieseis 
vivieran/  viviesen

Question 5

independent sentence uses in preterito imperfecto de sub

Answer 5

• improbable desire - ojala

- conjecture/past probability - quizas

Question 6

preterito imperfecto de sub

subordinate sentence uses when first verb is in condicional or past

Answer 6

V1=condicional/past:

• advice/desires
• emotional reaction
• reject idea after condicional opinion verb
  eg. Le ordenó que subiera a su dormitorio a estudiar

Question 7

Preterito imperfecto de sub

subordinate sentence uses

Answer 7

improbable events in condicional sentences using si

• unreal events in present
• compare real and hypothetical event
• after antes/despues de que to refer to the past

hypothetical unimportant obstacle
past cause
past objective - para que-purpose

Question 8

Form the pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo

Answer 8

haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan + cantado/comido/vivido

Question 9

independent sentence uses for preterito perfecto de sub

Answer 9

possible desire in past - ojala

conjucture/past probability - quizas

Question 10

subordinate sentence uses in preterito perfecto de sub

Answer 10

emotional reaction about past events - v1 present like gustar
reject past idea after negated present opinion verbs
after a temporal expression emph. a future event that comes before another future event

Question 11

form the pretérito pluscuamperfecto de sub

Answer 11

hubiera/hubiese
hubieras/hubieses
hubiera/hubiese
hubiéramos/hubiésemos
hubierais/hubieseis
hubieran/hubiesen

+cantado, comido, vivido

Question 12

independent sentence uses of preterito pluscuamperfecto de subj

Answer 12

• -lament over unrealised desire
• hypothetical past
• surprise for unthinkable past events

Question 13

subordinate sentences uses for preterito pluscuamperfecto de subj

Answer 13

• emotional reaction about past event - v1 = gustaría, es/era una lástima, era importante que
• reject past idea after negated past opinion verbs
• express unrealised condition in past