IMPERFECTO DEL SUBJUNTIVO Por Diana Forrest. In the past of course! Past 10 minutes or 100 years ago. No importa cuando. Usa el imperfecto del subjuntivo.

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1 IMPERFECTO DEL SUBJUNTIVO Por Diana Forrest

2 In the past of course! Past 10 minutes or 100 years ago. No importa cuando. Usa el imperfecto del subjuntivo. Imperfecto del Subjuntivo PAST subjuntivo: used for WishEmotionDoubt

3 UN EJEMPLO  I hope she sings I hope she sang Ojalá que cante. Ojalá que cantara Make sure you say canTAra right. Punch the TA because cantar Á means will sing, and CÁNtara means water jug. ¡OJO!

4 ¡ESPERA UN MOMENTO!  Where did the verb canTARA come from?  From 3 rd person plural pretérito,Silly! To refresh your memory: past tense: é, aste, ó, amos, ARON í, iste, ió, imos, IERON í, iste, ió, imos, IERON

5 Let’s Back it up… Past tenses of to sing: Canté CantasteCantóCantamosCantaron What is 3 rd person plural? Cantaron Change the rOn to RAN  CANTARAN The imperfecto del subjuntivo of cantar becomes… cantaraCantarasCantaraCantáramosCantaran

6 TENER Pretérito of tener is: TuveTuvisteTuvoTuvimosTuvieron Take 3 rd person plural, oTuviera TuvierasTuvieraTuviéramosTuvieran

7 PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE I hope you have money with you. I hope you had money. You are sick. I’m sorry you are sick. I’m sorry you were sick. Espero que tengas dinero contigo. Espero que tuvieras dinero. Estás enferma. Siento que estés enferma. Siento que estuvieras enferma. Notice: you can omit the word that in English, but never omit que in Spanish

8 Doubt I doubt that she tells lies. I doubt that she told lies. Emotion How sad that she can’t come. How sad that she couldn’t come. Dudo que diga mentiras. Dudo que dijera mentiras. Qué triste que no puedA venir Qué triste que no pudiera venir.

9 Impersonal Expressions It is important for you to know. It was important for you to know. Contrary – to - fact If I could, I would go. If I were you, I’d cry. Es sepas Es importante que sepas. Era supieras Era importante que supieras. pudiera Si pudiera, iría. contrary because I can’t go fuera Si yo fuera tú, lloraría. (contrary because I’m NOT you )

10 Memorizar para la prueba NO!! PARA LA VIDA!!!! EstuvieraFueraHicieraHubieraPudieraPusieraQuisieraTuvieraSupieraViera It was Was Did There was Was able Put Wanted Had Knew Saw

11 Pilar: What’s el presente del subjuntivo? Marilú: 2 different verbs in 2 clauses connected by QUE, if 1 st verb is WED-UC-IC, 2nd verb must be subjuntivo. Pilar: Do you know what that means? Marilú: ¡Sí! Use opposite verb endings. – AR changes to: e-es-e-emos-en & vice versa. Pilar: What about irregular verbs? Marilú: YO stem of presente indicativo + opp. endings.

12 ¡Muy Bien! Now are you ready for imperfecto del subjuntivo? ¡Muy Bien! Now are you ready for imperfecto del subjuntivo? If your wish-emotion-etc. is PAST, your 2 nd verb is imperfecto del subjunctivo Use ELLOS pretérito stem. Change RON to RAN, and make all forms match.

13 Presente del subjuntvo: I want you to sing. She doubts that I can. It’s good that you have S$ Imperfecto del subjuntivo: I wanted you to sing. She doubted that I could. It was good you had $$. Quiero que cantes. Duda que pueda. Es bueno que tengas dinero. Quería que cantaras (don’t confuse with futuro  cantarÁs) Dudaba que pudiera. Era bueno que tuvieras dinero.

14 Always use imperfecto del subjuntivo in CONTRARY-TO-FACT clause beginning with SI (if) or COMO SI (as if) If you were my husband, I’d give you poison. If you were my wife, I’d take it! You speak as if you knew. If I knew, I would tell you. If we were sick, we wouldn’t be here. Si fueras mi esposo, te daría veneno. Si fueras mi mujer, ¡lo tomaría! Hablas como si supieras. Si supiera, te diría. Si estuviéramos enfermos, no estaríamos aquí. Compound tense: If I had known: Si hubiera sabido If I had time…Si hubiera tenido tiempo