past subjunctive

past subjunctive(
pahst
 
suhb
-
juhngk
-
tihv
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el imperfecto del subjuntivo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
(imperfect form)
Today we practiced using the past subjunctive to make polite requests.Hoy practicamos el uso del imperfecto del subjuntivo para expresar peticiones de cortesía.
b. el perfecto del subjuntivo
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
(compound form)
When a dependent clause is in the past, you need to use the past subjunctive which is formed from the subjunctive of the auxiliary verb plus a past participle.Cuando la cláusula subordinada está en el pasado, se necesita el perfecto del subjuntivo que se forma con el subjuntivo del verbo auxiliar y el participio pasado.
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