Transcript IMPERFECTO DEL SUBJUNTIVO

IMPERFECTO DEL
SUBJUNTIVO
Por Diana Forrest
Imperfecto del Subjuntivo
PAST subjuntivo: used for
Wish
Emotion
Doubt
In the past of course!
Past 10 minutes or 100 years ago. No importa
cuando. Usa el imperfecto del subjuntivo.
UN EJEMPLO
 I hope she sings
Ojalá que cante.
I hope she sang
Ojalá que cantara
¡OJO!
Make sure you say canTAra right. Punch the TA
because cantarÁ means will sing, and CÁNtara
means water jug.
¡ESPERA UN MOMENTO!
 Where did the verb canTARA come from?
 From 3rd person plural pretérito,Silly!
To refresh your memory:
past tense: é, aste, ó, amos, ARON
í, iste, ió, imos, IERON
Let’s Back it up…
Past tenses of to sing:
Canté
Cantaste
Cantó
Cantamos
Cantaron
What is 3rd person plural? Cantaron
Change the rOn to RAN  CANTARAN
The imperfecto del subjuntivo of cantar becomes…
cantara
Cantaras
Cantara
Cantáramos
Cantaran
TENER
Pretérito of tener is:
Tuve
Tuviste
Tuvo
Tuvimos
Tuvieron
Take 3rd person plural, oTuviera
Tuvieras
Tuviera
Tuviéramos
Tuvieran
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE
I hope you have money
with you.
Espero que tengas dinero
contigo.
I hope you had money.
Espero que tuvieras dinero.
You are sick.
Estás enferma.
I’m sorry you are sick.
Siento que estés enferma.
I’m sorry you were sick.
Siento que estuvieras
enferma.
Notice: you can omit the word
that in English, but
never omit
que in Spanish
Doubt
I doubt that she tells lies.
I doubt that she told lies.
Emotion
Dudo que diga mentiras.
Dudo que dijera mentiras.
Qué triste que no puedA venir
How sad that she can’t come. Qué triste que no pudiera
How sad that she couldn’t
venir.
come.
Impersonal Expressions
It
It
is important for you to know.
was important for you to know.
Es importante que
sepas.
Era importante que
supieras.
Contrary – to - fact
If I could, I would go.
If I were you, I’d cry.
Si pudiera, iría.
contrary because I can’t go
Si yo fuera tú,
lloraría.
(contrary because I’m NOT you)
Memorizar para la prueba
NO!! PARA LA VIDA!!!!
It was
Was
Did
There was
Was able
Put
Wanted
Had
Knew
Saw
Estuviera
Fuera
Hiciera
Hubiera
Pudiera
Pusiera
Quisiera
Tuviera
Supiera
Viera
Pilar: What’s el presente del subjuntivo?
Marilú: 2 different verbs in 2 clauses connected by QUE, if
1st 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.
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Pilar: What about irregular verbs?
Marilú: YO stem of presente indicativo + opp. endings.
¡Muy Bien! Now are you ready for
imperfecto del subjuntivo?
If your wish-emotion-etc. is PAST,
your 2nd verb is
imperfecto del subjunctivo
Use ELLOS pretérito stem. Change RON to
RAN, and make all forms match.
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.
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.
Si fueras mi esposo,
te daría veneno.
If you were my wife, I’d take it!
Si fueras mi mujer, ¡lo
tomaría!
You speak as if you knew.
If I knew, I would tell you.
If we were sick, we wouldn’t
be here.
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