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Old November 22, 2019, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Aprendo View Post
How common is this construction?

Me gustaría que vinieras a mi fiesta.

This is like, I would have liked it for you to have come to the party. (The party was in the past.)

The party is in the future.

I assume using the present subjunctive is more common - and it depends on the point of view of the speaker (being optimistic: present subjunctive vs. pessimistic: imperfect subjunctive.

Ojalá/Deseo/Quero/Sugiero que vengas a mi fiesta --- this one is good if you wish to imply a future party
Ojalá/Deseo/Quero/Sugiero que vinieras a mi fiesta ---this seems wrong

But how often is Me gustaria or any conditional used with the imperfect subjunctive to talk about the future?

Sería mejor que vinieras a mi fiesta.
The conditional tense goes well with the imperfect subjunctive, and it implies the past.

The imperfect subjunctive on its own is very polite when it implies the present.
For example: Quisiera hablar con el gerente.
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