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Help with these sentences???
I'm trying to use the imperfect subjunctive form for the verbs in parentheses in these sentences.
They're probably all wrong, but I need to know the proper conjugations if possible. Thanks! |
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You said that you want to use the imperfect subjunctive in the first set. A simple rule for deriving the imperfect subjunctive (and the one I learned) is: 1. Identify the 3rd-person plural of the preterite tense. This form always ends with either -aron (-ar verbs) or -eron (-er and -ir verbs). For some verbs this stem is irregular. 2.a. For -ar verbs, replace -aron with the appropriate person/number ending from one of the two sets of imperfect subjunctive endings: 1s: -ara or -ase 2s: -aras or -ases 3s: -ara or -ase 1p: -áramos or -ásemos 2p: -arais or -aseis 3p: -aran or -asen 2.b. For -er and -ir verbs, replace -eron with the appropriate person/number ending from one of the two sets of imperfect subjunctive endings: 1s: -era or -ese 2s: -eras or -eses 3s: -era or -ese 1p: -éramos or -ésemos 2p: -erais or -eseis 3p: -eran or -esen Reviewing the 7 items in exercise #1: 1. "llevamos" is either simple present or preterite. Also, what is the subject supposed to be? 2. "llegar" is the infinitive. 3. "dejara" is a valid imperfect subjunctive form, but it doesn't agree with its subjunct. 4. "enviamos" is either simple present or preterite. Also, what is the subject supposed to be? 5. "tenemos" is present tense. You have the correct subject agreement. However, you still need to be careful because "tener" has an irregular preterite stem. 6. "podras" isn't a valid verb form, unless you meant to write "podrás", which is the future tense. It appears that you intended to use the correct subject agreement. When you try again, be careful because "poder" has an irregular preterite stem. You said that you wanted to use the conditional in the second exercise. The method for deriving the future/conditional tenses is relatively straightforward, and you managed it correctly in #1 and with incorrect subject agreement in #2, but you went wrong in the other 5 items. The future and conditional tenses use identical stems. With the exception of exactly 12 verbs (and their compounds), the stem of the future and conditional tense is the infinitive. The 12 irregular verbs alter the infinitive in 1 of 4 possible ways to form the future/conditional stem: 1. Drop the e or i from the infinitive ending: poder -> podr- haber -> habr- querer -> querr- caber -> cabr- saber -> sabr- 2. Replace the e or i from the infinitive ending with d: tener -> tendr- valer -> valdr- venir -> vendr- salir -> saldr- poner -> pondr- 3. Eliminate a vowel and a consonant: hacer -> har- decir -> dir- Looking at the 7 items in your exercise: 1. "esquiaría" is correct. 2. "irías" is a valid conditional form, but it doesn't agree with its subject. 3. "hacían" is imperfect. Try again with the correct stem. 4. "jugíamos" is completely wrong, except perhaps with subject agreement if you are one of the children. Try again with the correct stem. 5. "salía" is imperfect. Try again with the correct stem. 6. "asistías" is imperfect. Try again with the correct stem. 7. "comíamos" is imperfect. Try again with the correct stem. Last edited by wrholt; December 02, 2012 at 06:47 PM. |
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Ugh, not sure what I was thinking, but I got my stems and forms confused. Fixed them. Are these now correct?
First Section: Lleváramos Llegara Dejara Enviáramos Tuviéramos Pudieras Second Section: Esquiaría Iríamos Harían Jugaríamos Saldría Asistirías Visitaría Comeríamos Thanks for all the detailed help, though! |
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Some are now correct! Watch noun and verb agreement.
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