ASK A QUESTION English Grammar / The Pluperfect in the Subjunctive
How to use the imperfect and the pluperfect in the subjunctive mood in English and Spanish grammar?
The imperfect and the pluperfect in the subjunctive mood are used to express wishes and to talk about things that are subjective. They do not exist or are not likely to exist in reality. The imperfect is used in the present time frame and the pluperfect in the past. For example:
If I had money, I would marry you ( This conditional clause is not factual because I don't have money now, and it's expressed in the present time frame. The first clause has the imperfect of the subjunctive and the second has the conditional = Si yo tuviera dinero / si yo fuera rico me casaría contigo ).
If I had met you when I was rich, I would have married you ( this is in the past time frame and it's not factual because we didn't meet when I was rich. This conditional clause has the pluperfect in the first clause and the conditional perfect in the 2nd = Si yo te hubiera conodico cuando yo era rico / tenía dinero, me habría casado contigo).
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