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Let's Talk! INSTANT SPANISH

I hope that he has gone to the restaurant.
haber - to have
If he would have gone to the meeting,
(then) he would have spoken to David.
Present Past
I hoped that he had gone to the restaurant.
Compound Tenses
HELPFUL HINT
If you doubt something
in the present you use the
present subjunctive.
If you doubt something
in the past you use the
past subjunctive.
haya hayamos
hayas hayáis
haya hayan
Present Perfect
hubiera hubiéramos
hubieras hubierais
hubiera hubieran
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Past Perfect
hablado
comido
vivido
(AR)
(ER)
(IR)
HELPFUL HINT
Remember, compound tenses
always use a form of the verb
to have
(
haber
).
He hopes (that) I have spoken.
Él espera que yo haya hablado.
(hablar)
(comer)
(vivir)
(Yo) espero que (él) haya ido al restaurante.
(Yo) esperaba que (él) hubiera ido él al restaurante.
Si (él) hubiera ido a la reunión
(entonces) habría hablado a David.
If she would have gone to the meeting,
(then) she would have spoken to David.
Si (ella) hubiera ido la reunión,
(entonces) habría hablado a David.
If we would have gone to the restaurant,
(then) we would have eaten a pizza.
Si (nosotros) hubiéramos ido al restaurante,
(entonces) habríamos comido una pizza.
I doubt that he has eaten in the restaurant. I doubted that he had eaten in the restaurant.
(Yo) dudo que (él) haya comido en el restaurante.
(Yo) dudba que (él) hubiera comido en el restaurante.
IfThen Statements
HELPFUL HINT
The subjunctive expresses
situations that are
hypothetical, improbable, or
contrary-to-fact.
If I understood the plan, (then)
I would be happier.
Si (yo) entendiera el plan, (entonces)
sería más feliz.
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(haber)
(haber)
(haber)
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Subjunctive - Compound
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