Usage of doubt denial verbs with past subjunctive mood

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Usage of doubt / denial verbs with past
subjunctive mood

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Past subjunctive - usage
Doubt and Denial When constructing a sentence,
put the denial or the doubt statement in the
first part of the sentence in the past tense
(must be imperfect to be a want or a wish), use
que, and then put the second verb in the past
subjunctive. DOES NOT NEED CHANGE OF SUBJECT.
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Examples

• Dudaba que tú comprendieras esta lección en
  italiano.
• No creía que ellos llamaran a nosotros más tarde.