20 ules R E T eR HAP ive Tens
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The rules from the present subjunctive tense apply:
3. Usage of past subjunctive tense: when the first verb of the sentence is in the… a. Conditional b. Imperfect
e.g. Yo desearía que tú estudiaras español. e.g. Él dudaba que ellos salieran temprano.
c. Preterite e.g. María pidió que nosotros fuéramos a su casa. d. Pluperfect or
e.g. Yo había permitido que los niños entraran al juego.
Past Perfect 4. T o form the past subjunctive tense, you take the verb form of ellos (-aron/-ieron) from the preterite tense. Drop the on in ellos and add the endings that correspond with each subject:
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20.1Past Subjunctive Tense Rules
1. Clues: a. Two different subjects and que is introduced in one sentence. b. Some common connecting phrases or words which frequently set up the subjunctive: • para que, antes (de) que, que, sin que, con tal (de) que, mientras, cuando, en caso de que, hasta que, como si, etc. 2. Acronym: WEDDINGGS: The verbs in the acronym chart must be in the conditional, imperfect, preterite and the pluperfect. See page 326 for the full chart.
