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Old July 26, 2017, 05:59 PM
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It's true that there are cases in which nuance places a role in whether or not to use the subjunctive, and that is difficult to learn. But there are other cases that are strictly rule-driven, and not really hard to learn.

One rule is if you use the conditional (I would in English) in a sentence with two conjugated verbs, the other verb will always be conjugated in the imperfect subjunctive. Example: I would do it if could do it. Lo harĂ­a si supiera hacerlo. There are many other rule-related uses of the subjunctive that just require memorization.
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