Expertlatin
The subjunctive exists in four tenses: the present, imperfect, perfect and pluperfect. It occurs in both the active and passive voice.
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Pluperfect tense.
| Latin | English |
|---|---|
| esses | you might have been |
| esset | he/she/it might have been |
| essemus | we might have been |
| essetis | you might have been |
- What is the pluperfect subjunctive?
- How do you translate pluperfect passive in Latin?
- What are the three types of subjunctive?
- What is passive subjunctive?
- What are examples of pluperfect subjunctive?
- What is the difference between pluperfect and pluperfect subjunctive?
- What is imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive?
What is the pluperfect subjunctive?
The pluperfect subjunctive (pluscuamperfecto subjuntivo) is formed with: the past (or imperfect) subjunctive of the auxiliary verb haber + the past participle of the main verb. Ella hubiera sido mejor presidenta yo creo que la otra muchacha. She would have been a better president than the other girl, I think.
How do you translate pluperfect passive in Latin?
Pluperfect passive tense
To form the perfect passive, pluperfect passive and future perfect passive tense change the '-m' ending of the supine to '-s' to form the past participle. Remember that a past participle must agree with word it modifies in gender, number and case and it declines like 'bonus, -a, -um' .
What are the three types of subjunctive?
The 4 subjunctive tenses that we will cover are the present subjunctive, the imperfect (past) subjunctive, the present perfect subjunctive, and the pluperfect subjunctive.
What is passive subjunctive?
The Subjunctive mood is used in dependent clauses using the passive voice following main clauses expressing necessity, demand, request, urging, or resolution. It always involves the use of "be" where some other form of the verb "to be" would be used in the passive voice construction.
What are examples of pluperfect subjunctive?
Examples of Pluperfect Subjunctive
If we had bought the tickets, we wouldn't have to queue now. Hubiera sido interesante conocer al autor de la película. It would have been interesting to meet the author of the movie. Me habría gustado que hubieras venido a mi fiesta de cumpleaños.
What is the difference between pluperfect and pluperfect subjunctive?
The pluperfect subjunctive expresses the same time frame as the pluperfect; that is, it expresses a past action that is more past than another past action. The difference is that the pluperfect subjunctive is used in sentences with a main clause that requires the use of the subjunctive mood in the subordinate clause.
What is imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive?
The pluperfect subjunctive is a compound verb formed with the imperfect subjunctive of the auxiliary verb haber + the past participle of the main verb. Remember that the imperfect subjunctive has two sets of conjugations, thus the pluperfect subjunctive also has two sets of conjugations.
