Present Perfect Subjunctive (Past Subjunctive)

The "past subjunctive" or the "present perfect of the subjunctive mood" is formed using the formula below:

present subjunctive conjugation of haber + the past participle = past subjunctive

The present subjunctive conjugation of haber is shown below:

haber (full conjugation)

 
yo
 
haya
 
(I have)


 
tú
 
hayas
 
(you have)


 
él/ella/Ud.
 
haya
 
(he/she/you have)


 
nosotros (as)
 
hayamos
 
(we have)


 
vosotros (as)
 
hayáis
 
(you guys have)


 
ellos/ellas/ Uds.
 
hayan
 
(you all/they have)

The past participle is formed by adding the suffix -ado to -ar verbs and -ido to -er and -ir verbs.

Example: the past participle of hablar (to speak) is hablado. The table below shows the conjugation of hablar in the past subjunctive:

hablar (example sentences) (full conjugation)

 
yo
 
haya hablado
 
(I have spoken)


 
tú
 
hayas hablado
 
(you have spoken)


 
él/ella/Ud.
 
haya hablado
 
(he/she/you have spoken)


 
nosotros (as)
 
hayamos hablado
 
(we have spoken)


 
vosotros (as)
 
hayáis hablado
 
(you guys have spoken)


 
ellos/ellas/ Uds.
 
hayan hablado
 
(you all/they have spoken)

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