1 / 5

Sequence of tenses

Sequence of tenses. Imperfect and pluperfect Subjunctive TB p. 221. 1. The Imperfect subjunctive is used to express what was happening or would happen:. Antonio quería que yo fuera (fuese) Antonio wanted me to go Fue importante que todos asistieran (asistiesen)

dian
Download Presentation

Sequence of tenses

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Sequence of tenses Imperfect and pluperfect Subjunctive TB p. 221

  2. 1. The Imperfect subjunctive is used to express what was happening or would happen: • Antonio quería que yo fuera (fuese) • Antonio wanted me to go • Fue importante que todos asistieran (asistiesen) • It was important that everyone attended • Los dueños habían pedido que nosotors trajerámos (trajésemos) comestibles • The owners had asked us to bring food (that we bring food) • Julian le diría a Pablo que llamara (llamase) mañana • Julian would tell Pablo to call tomorrow

  3. 2. The Pluperfect subjunctive is used to express what had happened or would have happened. • Yo esperaba que ellos hubieran dicho la verdad • I hoped that they would have told the truth • Dudaba que ellos hubieran venido • I doubted that they have come (earlier)

  4. Keep in mind that when the action of the dependent clause took place in the past, the imperfect subjunctive may follow the main verb which is in the present • Dudo que él le diera (diese) el dinero el año pasado • I doubt that he gave them the money last year • Es posible que ellos lo encontraran (encontrasen) anoche • It is possible that they found it last night

More Related