Is there a preterite subjunctive tense?

Question

Can you possibly provide an example? Thanks!

Answer 1

Don't be confused when you see titles in sites like this:

el pretérito del subjuntivo

pretérito in Spanish just means past [tense] so this is almost a false friend. It is just saying the past tense of the subjunctive mood [imperfect subjunctive/pretérito imperfecto del subjuntivo]; not the preterite (pretérito indefinido) of the subjunctive.mood.

This confusion also arises with the past tense in the indicative mood which is often referred to as the preterite in English, but should not be called simply the pretérito in Spanish (since Spanish has 2 past tenses). It is more properly called the pretérito indefinido or the pretérito perfecto (simple). to differentiate it from the pretérito imperfecto (simple).

In English it is almost obsolete, but "preterite" can be used as a synonym of "past" or "bygone", like in Spanish. - lazarus1907, Nov 7, 2010

Answer 2

No, there is not a preterite subjunctive tense. But there are two types of imperfect subjunctive tenses! No, nothing is exactly easy....but stick with us...we're all figuring it out here together!

Answer 3

To see all the tenses of a verb, type in a verb (try apuñalar if you can't think of one). and click on "complete apuñalar conjugation"