IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

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IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

• El imperfecto de subjuntivo

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Remember the Subjunctive?

• In this unit well learn how to form when to use
  and the
• IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE.
• But, first, lets review what weve learned about
  the
• PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

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The SUBJUNCTIVE mood has several uses, some of
which are

• doubt or denial of an action
• willing something to happen or influencing an
  actions outcome
• expressing emotion about an action

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TIME of the ACTION is whats different!

• Whereas the PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE is triggered by a
  present verb in the main clause

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TIME of the ACTION is whats different!

• the IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE is triggered by a verb
  in the main clause that is in any of the past
  tenses
• Imperfect (Quería que)
• Preterit (Pedí que)

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To form the IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

• Drop the -on ending of the 3rd person plural of
  the preterit and add the following
  endings caminaron ?
• camina-ra (yo)
• camina-ras (tú)
• camina-ra (él, ella, Ud.)
• caminá-ramos (nosotras, os)
• camina-ran (ellos, ellas, Uds.)

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If the 3rd pers.plural of FIRMAR is firmaron ?

• Yo
• Tú
• Ella
• Nosotros
• Uds.

• firmara
• firmaras
• firmara
• firmáramos
• firmaran

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If the 3rd pers.plural of BEBER is bebieron ?

• Yo
• Tú
• Ella
• Nosotros
• Uds.

• bebiera
• bebieras
• bebiera
• bebiéramos
• bebieran

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There are NO irregulars in forming imperfect
subjunctive!

• The only thing is there are already so many
  irregularities to the preterite!
• (which is where you start when forming it!)

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Remember the Preterite stem changes?

• Verbs like pedir stem-change the e to i in
  the preterite third person.
• So,
• Pedir ? pidieron ?pidiera
• No me gustó que me pidiera el dinero.

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Remember the Preterite spelling changes?

• The same thing happens with spelling changes. If
  there is a different spelling change in the root
  of a verb in the preterite, it will follow in the
  Imperfect Subjunctive
• Caer ? cayeron ? cayera
• Qué lástima que ellos cayeran.

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Remember the Preterite Irregulars?

• ? Tener es tuve, estar estuve, ir es fui y
  también ser?
• When there is an irregular in the preterit, we
  still use the 3rd person plural to form the
  IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
• tuve, tuviste, tuvo, tuvimos, tuvieron?
• tuviera,tuvieras, tuviera, tuviéramos, tuvieran

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diera

• Quería que mi jefa me __________ un aumento de
  sueldo (dar)
• I wanted my boss to give me a raise.
• Mis padres deseaban que mis hermanos
  _____________ temprano.(llegar)
• My parents wanted my brothers to arrive early.
• Era dudoso que Elena ______________ su
  tocadiscos.(traer)
• It was doubtful that Elena brought her record
  player.

llegaran
trajera