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Old August 26, 2010, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by laepelba View Post
How would you go about saying that?
Well, I think if a subjunctive, then the imperfect. After all, it is the same in English:

My boss notified us that the meeting would be a long one.

That is a past subjunctive, and is correct even if the meeting is a future event. I don't think Cervantes would have used a future subjunctive if the main verb were preterite.
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