Uses of the Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense - Usos del Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo
Advanced III
63. Uses of the Pluperfect Subjunctive Tense
(English)
This lesson includes
information on:
- Uses of the Pluperfect
Subjunctive
- Related Vocabulary
1. Uses of the Pluperfect Subjunctive
The present perfect
subjunctive form is used to express:
·
A
past action before another action that also happened in the past using the past
indicative tense in the main clause.
For
example:
|
Spanish |
English |
|
No podíamos imaginar
que todo hubiera empezado
así. |
We
couldn’t imagine that everything would have started this way. |
·
A
hypothetical action in the past when the verb in the main clause is in the
conditional or conditional perfect tense.
For
example:
|
Spanish |
English |
|
Sería una lástima que no hubiera
estado en la fiesta. |
It would
be a shame that he wouldn’t have been at the party. |
|
Habría regresado a casa, si tú no me hubieras
dicho la verdad. |
I would
have returned to the house if you wouldn’t have told the truth. |
|
Si tú no me hubieras dicho la verdad, habría
regresado a casa |
If you
wouldn’t have told me the truth, I would have returned to the house. |
·
An
idea that didn’t occur using the idiomatic expression
For
example:
|
Spanish |
English |
|
Se veía tan
cansada como
si hubiera trabajado
todo el día |
He looked
as tired as if he would have worked all day. |
2.
Related Vocabulary
|
Spanish |
English |
|
Oponerse |
To oppose |
|
Esquiar |
To ski |
|
Arder |
To burn |
|
Rogar |
To beg |
|
Morder |
To bite |
|
Madurar |
To mature |
|
Masticar |
To chew |
|
Enterrar |
To bury |
|
Desenterrar |
To dig up |
|
Recortar |
To trim |
|
Prevenir |
To
prevent |
|
Bajar algo |
To take
off of (to remove from) |
|
Pisotear |
To kick
gently, to trample |
|
Pastorear |
To watch
over |
|
Salpicar |
To splash |
|
Guiñar |
To wink |
|
Amarrar |
To tie |
|
Escurrir |
To drain |
|
Chupar |
To suck |
|
Molestar |
To bother |
|
Desmenuzar |
To
crumble, chop |
|
Desmentirse |
To
contradict, go back on one's word |
|
Desistir |
To give
up |
|
Desempeñar |
To
redeem, hold |
|
Remojar |
To soak |
|
Ocultar |
To hide |
|
Calentar |
To heat |
|
Lamer |
To lick |
|
Separar |
To
separate |
|
Casar |
To marry |
|
Arrojar |
To throw |
|
Rascar |
To
scratch |
|
Rasgar |
To rip
one's clothes, tear |
|
Arrancar |
To pull
up, start (a car) |
|
halar |
To pull |
|
Besar |
to kiss |
|
Averiguar |
To verify |
|
Deslizar |
To slide,
slip |
|
Desprestigiar |
To
discredit |
|
Despojar |
To
deprive |
|
Insertar |
To insert |
|
Agrupar |
To make
groups, to group |
|
Temblar |
To
tremble, to shake |
|
Rodear |
To
encircle |
|
Pinchar |
To
puncture |
|
Echar |
To pour
in/on |
|
Maltratar |
To
ill-treat |
|
Bendecir |
To bless |
|
Hojear |
To leaf
through |
|
Tantear |
To
estimate |
|
Surgir |
To spring
up, to appear |
|
Suplir |
To make
up for, to replace |
|
Posponer |
To
postpone |
|
Mordiscar |
To nibble |
|
Fortificar |
To
fortify |
|
Fruncir |
To
gather, to wrinkle (skin) |
|
Disparar |
To shoot |
|
Disimular |
To
conceal |
|
Destripar |
To rip
open |
|
Desprender |
To
remove, to give off |
|
Solicitar |
To
solicit, to request |
|
Palidecer |
To turn
pale |
|
Inquietar |
To worry |
|
Infringir |
To
infringe |
|
Infestar |
To infest |
|
Incomodar |
To
inconvenience |
|
Expirar |
To expire |
|
Evocar |
To evoke |
|
Electrizar |
To
electrify |
|
Disculpar |
To make
excuses |
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63.
Usos del Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo (en
español)
Esta lección incluye información sobre:
- Usos
del Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo
- Vocabulario Relacionado
1. Usos del Pluscuamperfecto del
Subjuntivo
Se usa el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo para expresar:
·
Una acción pasada anterior a otra
acción también pasada usando el pasado del indicativo en la proposición
principal.
Por ejemplo:
|
Español |
Inglés |
|
No podíamos imaginar
que todo hubiera empezado
así. |
We
couldn’t imagine that everything would have started this way. |
·
Una acción hipotética en el pasado
cuando el verbo de la proposición principal está en el condicional o el
condicional perfecto.
Por ejemplo:
|
Español |
Inglés |
|
Sería una lástima que no hubiera estado en la
fiesta. |
It would
be a shame that he wouldn’t have been at the party. |
|
Habría regresado a casa, si tú no me hubieras
dicho la verdad. |
I would
have returned to the house if you wouldn’t have told the truth. |
|
Si tú no me hubieras dicho la verdad, habría
regresado a casa |
If you
wouldn’t have told me the truth, I would have returned to the house. |
·
Una idea que no fue realizada usando la
expresión idiomática como si
Por ejemplo:
|
Español |
Inglés |
|
Se veía tan
cansada como
si hubiera trabajado
todo el día |
He looked
as tired as if he would have worked all day. |