The Imperfect or Past Subjunctive in Spanish

[chemieprof]

thank you sooooo much!!!!! great help!!!!!

[xJpass12x]

You helped me soo much! You are wayyyyyyyy bettert than my professor

[woohooitsemily]

this was so helpful! thank you so much!

[6eloved]

I'm a third year college student in my last semester of Spanish, and you actually make me WANT to learn this stuff. I wish my Spanish professor were this brilliant, thank you for making your videos.

[kkay5510]

At 2:24, should the accent for hablaramos be over the second "a" and not the third?

[languagenow]

@kkay5510 YES, should be habláramos. Thanks

[sandradixon]

Brilliant thank you . You have made it easier to understand x

[jessxoxo59]

i apreciate your work! gracias!

[okataka12]

My spanish 4 AP test is in two days and this was SOOO helpful!:) thank you soo much:)

[ssmith1381]

@languagenow

are you sure that it isn't 'supieron' and 'supiera' ? (there seem to be some rogue 'i's in there).

[ssmith1381]

are you sure the saber forms are correct in the table at 5:00 - supierion / supieria ?

[languagenow]

@ssmith1381 You're correct there are somre rogue Is. The stems are OK, endings should just be -on. Thanks for the correction!

[KlausMertens]

I am a native spanish speaker and I just love to watch your videos. I think that you do a very helpful job. Greetz !

[andypandywl]

So helpful!



[dancesxinxrainx0]

So helpful! Gracias!:D

[funkyfeetgetsdown]

Gracias senor! This was so much more clear and understandable than my Professor's explanation of it. I feel alot more confident about the test i'm about to take now. Thanks a million!

[mispanish]

Estimado Profesor,

Sus videos son magnificos. Me gustaria hacer enlaces de ellos para hacerlos disponibles a mis estudiantes .. Me gustaria me autorice a hacerlo.

Por favor confirme. Gracias!!!

[languagenow]

@mispanish Claro que te doy esa autorización! Crea todos los enlaces que quieras. Gracias por el comentario!

[jose12716]

yo necessito ayudar. yo he tomado espanol para cuatro anos en mi colegio. este semeste estoy tomando espanol cinco AP. yo estaba tomando espanol cuatro honors ultimo semestre. Mi profesora dice que yo necessito saber todo la gramtica de Espanol 4. etoy teniendo problemas con el pluscuamperfecto indicative y subjuntivo. tambien yo tengo problemas con pluscuamperfecto subjuntivo vs imperfect subjunctive. no estan los dos en el pasado? se como conjugar, pero quiero saber cuando utilizarlos. ;)

[JENNnihFUH]

gracias! this helped a lot :)

[hugstablebear]

The verb 'insistir' threw me for a loop or rather the word 'en' did. I could not find a satisfactory explanation for 'insister en que' vs 'insistir que', although one place suggested that only the former is correct. Googling around showed this verb often used without the subjunctive, even with two different subjects. Can you shed any light on this puzzling verb? Using an example with the present tense: is the difference like 'he insisted that the government is not corrupt' vs ... may not be ...

[languagenow]

@hugstablebear bear, good question. Insistir really only would trigger the subjunctive when it is used in the sense of insisting that someone else DO something, trying to influence their behavior. So there could be lots of situations in which insistir would not be subjunctive. If I say: I insisted that they knew the address, I am asserting what to me is a fact (indicative), etc... Why insistir EN? Certain verbs are (almost) always followed by certain prepositions: insistir en, ayudar a, etc.

[NiGhTpRoWlEr1011]

at 19:09 on example number 2, why wouldn't it be pidieran? Preterite ellos form is pidieron, minus the -on, add -an, pidieran. Or am I wrong?

[hugstablebear]

@NiGhTpRoWlEr1011

The verb 'pedir' is in the main clause and so not subjunctive. Also it is in the imperfect tense - 'pedían' - not the preterite - 'pedieron'. The students were asking that the teacher might explain the grammar. I'm a bit shaky on what the exact English translation should be but I hope that helps.

[NiGhTpRoWlEr1011]

@hugstablebear Yeah that does. Thanks for clarification.

[boagshoags]

excellent. very clear. thanks for the video!

[belabambina]

Professor Jason, you really are a saviour (;

[Danielsan19]

Fua bien hecho! No es cosa changa el subjuntivo! Vamo arriaba!

[cikampo]

I really appreciate it

[hardcoreqb14]

Where is your lesson on the future subjunctive? I have a test tomorrow! I need to know that stuff!

[hardcoreqb14]

Muchas gracias para su ayuda con este parte de la gramatica, soy un estudiante en una universidad y mi clase de espanol es en espanol. Es obvio que los lecciones son mas simples en ingles. No he captado completamente este concepto en mis clases!

Ojala que continue los lecciones!

[laconan]

Wouldn't it have been easier just to say that the past subjunctive usually resembles the future tense ( contestara ---contestara --he will call). Students are ALWAYS looking for connections to make new material more relatable.

[lawanews]

Jason,

enseño en Queens University of Charlotte en Carolina del Norte. Mil gracias en nombre de mis estudiantes.

Anneliese

[lawanews]

Jason,

enseño en Queens University of Charlotte en Carolina del Norte. Mil gracias en nombre de mis estudiantes.

Anneliese

[lawanews]

Estimado Jason,

enseño dos clases híbridas y me he permitido hacer un enlace de sus lecciones para mis estudiantes. Le ruego me confirme que puedo usar sus maravillosas lecciones en el futuro

Cordialmente

Anneiiese

[languagenow]

@lawanews, por supuesto! dónde enseñas?

[90clemson]

great lesson

[AmericanHistoryEquis]

this is very good, can you also do something about perfect past subjenctive , gracias!

[Ascanner]

Very useful and easy to follow, as always. Excellent stuff. But there is a tiny mistake on the Past Subjunctive Endings slide that appears at 1:33. The first person plural form of hablar shows the accent on the third A. It should be the second, no? Habláramos. It's clear enough when we hear you say it. Thank you Professor Jason.

[p8ballgod]

Gracias por la lección, pero porque no incluyó ud. la otra forma con "se", como: Era imposible que yo hiciese la tarea.

[languagenow]

porque aparente ya dominas esa forma! no... lo que pasa es que no quería complicarlo... talvez haga otra lección sobre eso en el futuro...

[Makeincuscibus]

Muy bien hecho Profesor Jason!!! Muchas gracias, este video me ayudó mucho recordar las cosas de mis años en el bachillerato!

[mrizzo10]

Thanks for the great lecture! I'm leaving for Spain in a week and I was having trouble understanding this topic from my textbook. Your ability to communicate and teach this material is appreciated! I'll be sure to look at some of your other lectures soon.

[cosmetica529]

Glad to see another lesson - I missed them! I love these longer tutorials - they are so thorough :) I am still at the level where I have to mentally go to the preterite, then add the appropriate endings. Does it become natural over time, i.e., any tips for speeding up the process? How did it become "second nature" for you?

[languagenow]

Gracias, amiga! ;-) It does become natural overtime... more intuitive, but you have to practice the tense a lot!

[MomusuFanIvan3]

Tan interesante como siempre. Me encantan sus vídeos. Me sirven muchas veces para darme cuenta de cosas de las que no me había percatado...¡sobre mi propio idioma!

En definitiva me ayuda a entender un poco mejor mi lengua, lo cual nunca está de más, ¿verdad?

Siga así, Profesor Jason. Saludos desde España y 5 estrellas.

[languagenow]

Muchas gracias, Ivan! Feliz año nuevo!