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Originally Posted by yevrah
Reading about the sparsely used future subjunctive in Spanish...
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In practical terms, just in law and contracts, which require absolute precision and don't tolerate the ambiguity of present subjunctive that might arise debate over technicalities and allow loopholes.
«..el que matare ... recibirá una pena de 8 años y 4 meses a 25 años de prisión...»
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Originally Posted by yevrah
"I doubt that he would finish his homework before sunrise."
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In which context would you use this sentence?
I have no trouble parsing "I doubted he would finish his homework before sunrise", but in present tense...
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Originally Posted by yevrah
"I doubt that he will have finished his homework before sunrise."
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Two different sentences apply to this context depending on where's the focus on:
Dudo que haya terminado sus tareas para el amanecer.
Dudo que haya de terminar sus tareas antes del amanecer.