There is a prescription for the sequence of tenses of verbs of the principal and corresponding subordinate sentences in what we could call Standard Spanish. Even though you may see some of the invalid answers used in some areas and some contexts, specially in the spoken language, it is best and safest that you should adhere to Standard Spanish practice.
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Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after present tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Improper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
Proper use of tense in the subordinate after past tenses in the principal.
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
There is a prescription for the sequence of tenses of verbs of the principal and corresponding subordinate sentences in what we could call Standard Spanish. Even though you may see some of the invalid answers used in some areas and some contexts, specially in the spoken language, it is best and safest that you should adhere to Standard Spanish practice.
The drills in this page are based, for comparison purposes, on those in 'Spanish, Programatic Course', by V. Arbeláez et al., Foreign Service Institute (1989), Workbook Vol II, pg. 114.
The items covered are:
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the present, present perfect, future, future perfect, or is a command, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the present subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the present perfect subjunctive is to be used).
When the verb in the principal sentence is in the preterite, imperfect, pluperfect, or conditionals, the subordinate if calling for the subjunctive mood will use the imperfect subjunctive. (If the action in the subordinate occurs before the action of the principal, the pluperfect subjunctive is to be used).
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