Spanish Perfect Subjunctive

17 Sep, 2009 in 1 by Julio Foppoli

(*) Reference:http://users.ipfw.edu/JEHLE/COURSES/PASTSUBJ.HTM

PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE - EL PERFECTO DEL SUBJUNTIVO

FORM OF THE PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

We form the Perfect Subjunctive tense by using the present subjunctive of the verb haber with the past participle:

	Verbo: comprar	Verbo: comer
	quiere que (yo) haya comprado	quiere que (yo) haya comido
	quiere que (tú) hayas comprado	quiere que (tú) hayas comido
	quiere que (usted-él-ella) haya comprado	quiere que (usted-él-ella) haya comido
	quiere que nosotros hayamos comprado	quiere que nosotros hayamos comido
	quiere que (vosotros) hayáis comprado	quiere que (vosotros) hayáis comido
	quiere que (ustedes)hayan comprado	quiere que (ustedes)hayan comido
	quiere que (ellos) hayan comprado	quiere que (ellos) hayan comido

USES OF THE PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

The present perfect subjunctive is used in the same types of clauses as the present subjunctive, and normally is used: to indicate the action as completed with governing verbs in the present or future tense or command forms.

Examples:

Me alegro de

Dudo

Niego

Es posible

Lo haré después

No lo hagas a menos

que ella haya llegado.

I’m glad she (has) arrived.

I doubt she (has) arrived.

I deny she (has) arrived.

It’s possible she (has) arrived.

I’ll do it after she has arrived.

Don’t do it unless she has arrived.

Contrast between the Present Subjunctive and the Perfect Subjunctive.

We use the Present Subjunctive (a) when we generalize, (b) when we talk about the present and (c) when we talk about the future.

We use the Perfect Subjunctive when we talk about the past.

Ejemplos:

		dance(generalization)
Me sorprende que ustedes bailen.	It surprises me that you	are dancing
(Present Subjunctive)		(right now)
		will dance
		(in the future)

		danced OR
Me sorprende que ustedes hayan bailado.	It surprises me that you	have danced
(Perfect Subjunctive)		(In the past)

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Published on 17 Sep, 2009 in 1 by Julio Foppoli

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