318. Review 311.
The present perfect tense in the principal clause requires a present
or past subjunctive in the dependent clause, if the verb of the
latter relates to a time coexistent with, or subsequent to, that
of the principal verb.
| Le he dicho que |
{ |
venga.
viniese
(or viniera). |
} |
I have told him to come. |
| |
| Nos han rogado que |
{ |
vayamos.
fuésemos
(or fuéramos).
|
} |
They have begged us to go. |
a. If the verb of the dependent clause relates to time
prior to that of the principal verb, the past perfect subjunctive
may be required.
| Yo he querido que usted
se lo |
{ |
hubiera
hubiese |
} |
dicho. |
I wished you had told
it to him. |
1. In like manner, the conditional in the principal clause requires
a past subjunctive or a past perfect subjunctive in the dependent
clauses.
No me gustaría que se fuese
(or fuera). |
I should not like to have you go. |
| Me alegraría mucho de que
nos ayudase (or ayudara). |
I should be very glad to have him help us. |
Sería mejor que lo hubiesen
(or hubieran) hecho antes. |
It would have been better for them to have
done it before. |
319. The past subjunctive form quisiera
(quisieras, etc.) is used for the conditional to
express a desire, whether followed by the subjunctive or not.
| Quisiera que usted
hablara (hablase). |
I wish you would speak. |
| Quisiéramos irnos. |
We should like to go. |
320. Review the indicative tenses and learn the
present and past subjunctive of the verbs caer (474)
and conocer (468).
Learn the conjugation, indicative and subjunctive, of the verbs
creer and leer (459).
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