EL IMPERFECTO DEL SUBJUNTIVO/THE IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
MOOD: _______________ _______________
TIME: Refers to the ________
KEY PHRASE: “_________,” past tense
STRUCTURE: Simple tense: ________________,
minus “________,” add “________”
The imperfect subjunctive is used in the same
situations as the present subjunctive,
________________. However, the time is in the
past.
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I hope​ that Ricardo ​has ​the book.
This 1st sentence is in the present, as indicated by
_______________​, and followed by the present
subjunctive ​__________​.
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I hoped​ that Ricardo ​had ​the book.
The 2nd sentence is in the past (imperfect),
_______________​, and followed by the imperfect
subjunctive ​__________​.
Formation of the Imperfect Subjunctive
For all verbs, you will:
1. Put the verb in the __________ form of the __________ tense
2. Drop the “_______ ”
3. To the new stem, add
_______
______________
_______
_______
_______
ellos/pretérito:
Stem:
____________ ____________
____________
____________ ____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
____________
Irregular preterite tense verbs to keep in mind (3rd person):
tener _______________ (they had)
estar _______________ (they were)
andar _______________ (they walked/rode)
ir/ser _______________ (they went/were)
hacer _______________ (they did)
querer _______________ (they wanted)
venir _______________ (they came)
poder _______________ (they were able to/they
could)
poner _______________(they put/placed/set)
saber _______________ (they knew)
decir _______________ (they said/told)
PRÁCTICA. ​Escribe la forma correcta del verbo el imperfecto del subjuntivo.
1. Yo quería que Juan _______________ (comprar) las toallas.
2. Era muy triste que tú _______________ (trabajar) el domingo pasado.
3. Tú esperabas que yo _______________ (hablar) el español.
4. Dudábamos que Humpty Dumpty _______________ (caer) del muro.
5. Ayer, Sr. Clean pedimos que nosotros _______________ (quitar) los zapatos antes de entrar
en la casa.
6. Mis padres no estaban seguros que yo _______________ (cuidarse).
7. Anoche mi madre preparό la cena para que nosotros no _______________ (morirse) de
hambre.
8. Fue terrible que ellos _______________ (estar) enfermos ayer.
9. Él dudaba que tú _______________ (poder) bailar.
10. No creí que ella _______________ (venir) a la fiesta.