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Imperfect subjunctive
Is there any way to avoid using the Spanish imperfect subjunctive below?
I told her not to spend a lot a money: La dije que no gastara mucho dinero. Muchas gracias de antemano. |
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No, you must use a subjunctive clause.
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Se requiere el subjuntivo porque un pretérito trastocaría todo el significado:
I told her not to spend a lot a money: Le (OI) dije que no gastara/gastase demasiado dinero (OD = le dije eso). Le dije que no gastó demasiado dinero = (aprox.) I told her that she hadn't spent a lot of money. Un saludo cordial. |
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Muchísimas gracias, de verdad.
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