¿Dudabas tú que yo hablara con claridad en la reunión? → Were you doubting that I spoke clearly in the meeting?
Sí, dudaba que tú hablaras claramente. → Yes, I was doubting that you spoke clearly.
¿Esperaba Ud. que ellas comieran antes de la junta? → Did you expect them to eat before the meeting?
No, no esperaba que ellas comieran antes de la reunión. → No, I didn’t expect them to eat before the meeting.
¿Temías tú que yo vendiera el carro sin avisarte? → Did you fear that I would sell the car without telling you?
Sí, temía que tú vendieras el carro antes de consultarme. → Yes, I was afraid you’d sell the car before checking with me.
¿Por qué era importante que nosotras aprendiéramos bien el tema? → Why was it important that we learned the topic well?
Porque quería ella que nosotras aprendiéramos cada detalle. → Because she wanted us to learn every detail.
¿Dónde querías que ellos vivieran exactamente? → Where did you want them to live exactly?
Quería que ellos vivieran cerca de la familia. → I wanted them to live near the family.
¿Qué esperaban ustedes que yo recibiera como respuesta? → What were you all expecting me to receive as a response?
Esperábamos que tú recibieras una confirmación positiva. → We were hoping you’d receive a positive confirmation.
AI Tutor: Spanish Past Subjunctive – Regular & Triggers
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Review the Verbs You Learned in This Section
| Subjunctive Triggers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Phrase | English Meaning | Spanish Phrase | English Meaning |
| Dudar que | to doubt that | Esperar que | to hope that |
| Querer que | to want that | Temer que | to fear that |
| Negar que | to deny that | No creer que | to not believe that |
| Ojalá que | I wish that | Quisiera que | I wish / want that |
| Era necesario que | it was necessary that | Era posible que | it was possible that |
| Si | if | Como si | as if |
| Era importante que | it was important that | ||
| Common Verbs for Subjunctive | |||
| Spanish Verb | English Meaning | Spanish Verb | English Meaning |
| Hablar | to speak / talk | Comer | to eat |
| Vivir | to live | Aprender | to learn |
| Vender | to sell | Correr | to run |
| Recibir | to receive | ||