El imperfecto del Subjuntivo

Apuntes Esp. 3.2

Remember?The subjunctive is a MOODWe use the subjunctive after:

Impersonal expressions (es bueno que)

Verbs of emotion (estoy contento que)

Verbs of doubt (no estoy seguro que)

Formation of Present subjunctiveWe take the “yo” form of the verb in the present tense

We drop the “o”Then we add the OPPOSITE endings

Verbs of influenceAconsejar queDejar queExigir queMandar queProhibir queSugerir (e-i) que

To advise thatTo allow thatTo demand thatTo

order/command that

To prohibit thatTo suggest that

Formation of past subjunctivePut the “verb of influence” in the PRETERITE“-ar” verb endings “-er/-ir” verb

endings

é amos

aste asteis

ó aron

í imos

iste isteis

ió ieron

¡OJO!Remember-These verbs of influence are in the preterite, but they are not subjunctive. They are indicative (aka) regular preterite tense.

The subjunctive ALWAYS comes after “QUE”

Formation of the past SubjunctiveTake the verb that follows “que” and put it in the ellos/ellas form of the preterite:

i.e.HablaronComieronVivieron

Formation of the past subjunctiveGet Rid of “-Ron”

Formation of the Past subjunctiveHablaron

Comieron

Vivieron

Habla-Comie-Vivie-

No “Ron” in sight!

Formation of the past subjunctiveAdd the imperfect

subjunctive endings

-ra -ramos

-ras -rais-ra -ran

Verbs in the imperfect subjunctiveYo hablaraElla comieraUstedes vivieran

EjemploEl trabajador social aconsejó que yo ayudara a mi

padre.

preterite imperfect subjunctive

The social worker advised that I help my dad.

EjemploNuestra profesora prohibió que usáramos los

móviles.

preterite imperfect subjunctive

Our teacher prohibited that we use our cell phones.

¡Ojo!The nosotros form will have an

accent over the vowel before the “r”

HabláramosComiéramosViviéramos

Los irregulars (J verbs)DecirTraducirTraerConducir

DijTradujTrajConduj

Los Irregulares (I verbs)HacerQuererVenir

HicQuisVin

Los irregulars (u Verbs)EstarTenerPoderPonerSaber

EstuvTuvPudPusSup

Total IrregularsIrSerDarVer

Fue-Fue-Die-Vie-