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fglorca
August 24, 2014, 02:37 AM
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.

Rusty
August 24, 2014, 06:58 AM
Is there any way to avoid using the Spanish imperfect subjunctive below?

I told her not to spend a lot a money:
Le dije que no gastara mucho dinero.
No, you must use a subjunctive clause.

Julvenzor
August 24, 2014, 07:57 AM
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.

fglorca
August 24, 2014, 09:24 AM
Muchísimas gracias, de verdad.