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Sequence of tenses: past main verb → imperfect or pluperfect subjunctive

Sequence of tenses: past main verb → imperfect or pluperfect subjunctive

Structure:

preterite/imperfect/conditional → imperfect or pluperfect subjunctive

Past trigger + imperfect subjunctive (simultaneous/future) or pluperfect subjunctive (anterior).

Example:

Quería que vinieras. / Quería que hubieras llegado antes. **Translation:** I wanted you to come. / I wanted you to have arrived earlier.

Examples

Quería que vinieras.

I wanted you to come.

/ Quería que hubieras llegado antes.

/ I wanted you to have arrived earlier.

Practice

Question 1 of 30 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Quería que vinieras."

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