When do you use the Past Imperfect Subjunctive

When do you use the Past (Imperfect) Subjunctive? The Imperfect Subjunctive refers to events or ideas that did not happen.

El imperfecto del subjuntivo / Past subjunctive The subjunctive is not a tense. It is a mood. Tense refers to when an action takes place (past, present, future: the indicative), while mood merely reflects how the speaker feels about the action. The subjunctive mood is rarely used in English, but it is widely used in Spanish.

How to form the imperfect subjuntive: The endings for ar/er/ir are all the same!!! 1. Ellos form in the PRETERITE TENSE. 2. Drop “ron” and add these endings: 3. add these endings: ra ‘ramos rais ra ran Hablar -> To talk Ellos form in the preterite: Hablaron Drop ron and add endings: Hablara Habláramos Hablaras Hablarais Hablaran

Enseñar (to teach) Aprender (to learn) Escribir (to write) (enseñaron) (aprendieron) (escribieron) enseñara aprendiera escribiera enseñaras aprendieras escribieras enseñara aprendiera escribiera enseñáramos aprendiéramos ecribiéramos enseñarais aprendierais escribierais enseñaran aprendieran escribieran In the indicative The word has meaning “they wrote” In the subjunctive: the conjugated words needs to be in a sentence to have meaning

KNOW THE IRREGULARS IN THE PRETERITE!!!! Use ALL of the irregulars in the preterite ELLLOS form. tener -> to have tener Tuviera Tuviéramos Tuvierais tuviera Tuvieran estar ellos tuvieron Estuviera Estuviéramos tuvie + endings Estuvierais Estuvieran

Concordancia de tiempos verbales Main Clause Pretérito Imperfecto Condicional Presente perfecto Dependent Clause Imperfecto del subjutivo Main Clause Presente progresivo Futuro Imperativo (commands) Dependent Clause Presente del subjuntivo

Main clause + que + subordiante clause. Subject change after “que” Mi mamá quería + que + yo ahorrara dinero. Yo quería + que+ tú invirtieras en mi compañía.

Practica: Saca tus tarjetas!! (verde, rosa y anaranjada) My boss wanted me to work extra hours. Mi jefe quería + que + yo trabajara horas extra. Mi jefe auería + que + yo trabajara horas extra.

Practica I wanted you to deposit the checks. (imperfect) I would prefer if you did not waste your money. (conditional) I told her to borrow money from the accountant. (preterite)

I wanted you to deposit the checks. Yo quería que tú depositaras los cheques. I would prefer if you did not waste your money. Yo preferiría que tú no malgastaras tu dinero. I told you to lend him money. Yo te dije que le prestara dinero.

Also…. . Use the imperfect subjunctive with ”si clauses”

• Si clauses express hypothetical, improbable, or contrary-to-fact situations. These conditional sentences have two parts: -the condition, or si clause, -and the main or result clause.

Si clauses Si + past (imperfect) subjunctive Si clause Result clause Si + past (imperfect) subjunctive Conditional (contrary to current facts) Si pudiera volar, volaría por todo el mundo. Si tuviera 100, 000 dólares, donaría 50, 000 a una fundación. Si pudiera cantar sería muy famosa Si fuera millonaria tendría una isla en el Caribe. Si estuviera de vacaciones descansaría mucho.

Practica If I had a lot of money, I would invest it in the stock market. If I cashed my check, I would waste it buying candy and ice cream She would buy a house if she earned well. We would be rich if we didn’t spend all of our money.

If I had a lot of money, I would invest it in the stock market. Si you tuviera mucho dinero, yo lo invertiría en la bolsa de valores. If I cashed my check, I would not waste it on coffee. Si yo cobrara mi cheque, yo no lo malgastaría en café. She would buy a house if she earned well. Ella compraría una casa si ella ganara bien. We would be rich if we didn’t spend all of our money. Seríamos ricos si no gastaramos todo nuestro dinero.