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Imperfect subjunctive

fglorca

August 24, 2014 02:37 AM

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.

Rusty

August 24, 2014 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fglorca (Post 151159)

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.

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