In the lesson 10 we learned about perfect tenses, and in the lesson 11 we learned about subjunctive. The perfect subjunctive is used in the same types and clauses as non-perfect subjunctive.
The formula of perfect subjunctive is also the same:
HABER + past PARTICIPLE
In order to form perfective form of subjunctive, all you need to know is conjugation of HABER in subjunctive mood:
Present tense
| YO | HAYA |
| TÚ | HAYAS |
| ÉL, ELLA, USTED | HAYA |
| NOSOTROS | HAYAMOS |
| VOSOTROS | HAYÁIS |
| ELLOS, USTEDES | HAYAN |
Past I and past II tenses
| YO | HUBIERA | HUBIESE |
| TÚ | HUBIERAS | HUBIESES |
| ÉL, ELLA, USTED | HUBIERA | HUBIESE |
| NOSOTROS | HUBIÉRAMOS | HUBIÉSEMOS |
| VOSOTROS | HUBIERAIS | HUBIESEIS |
| ELLOS, USTEDES | HUBIERAN | HUBIESEN |
Examples
Ellos esperan que tú hayas salido temprano – They hope that you have left early
Si mi hermana lo hubiera sabido, yo le habría preguntado – If my sister had known it, I would have asked her
Se podría haber sido mejor si hubieses movido la mesa ahí – It would be better if you have moved the table there
Mi madre dudó que yo hubiese ido a la escuela – My mom doubted that I went to school
Es posible que ella me hubiera llamado – It is possible that she has called me
No estoy seguro que ellos hubieran vivido en Estados Unidos – I am not sure that they have lived in United States
No es verdad que Juan haya estado en esa conferencia – It is not true that Juan has been to this conference
Su profesor recomienda que lo hayamos leído – Their professor recommends that we have read it
¿Si hubieses tenido el dinero ayer podrías haber ido con nosotros? – If you had money yesterday, would you be able to go with us?
Si hubieses estudiado más español, ahora entenderías mejor – If you had studied more Spanish, now you would understand better
Practice with there words:
Rey – king, Reina – queen, Reino – kingdom, Estado – state, Unido – united, Unión – union, Papel – paper, Documento – document, Simple – simple, Temprano – early, Gratis – free.
Exercises
Use appropriate form of perfective subjunctive mood
- ¿Si aquí, qué harías? (ESTAR – to be) – If you(tú) were here, what would you do?
- Quiero que lo (SABER – to know) – I want You(Ustedes) to have known it
- Ojalá ellos lo (TERMINAR – to end) – Hopefully they have ended it
- Tal vez Daniela el dinero (GASTAR – to spend) – Maybe Daniela has spent the money
- Quiero creer que mi hijo una vez como hacerlo (OÍR – to hear) – I want to believe that my son has heard once how to do it
- Es posible él no todavía (DESPERTARSE – to wake up) – It is possible that he has not woken up yet
- Espero que ellos ya (REUNIRSE – to meet) – I hope that they have already met
- No estamos seguros si nuestros trabajadores los juegos de computadora en el lugar de haber trabajado hoy (JUGAR – to play) – We are not sure that our employees have played computer games in the workplace today
- Es possible que ellos nos pero no lo dijeron (RECONOCER – to recognize) – It is possible that they had recognized us but didn’t say that
Answers
a: hubieses estado, b: hubiesen sabido, c: hubieran/hubiesen terminado, d: hubiera/hubiese gastado, e: hubiera/hubiese oído, f: se haya despertado, g: se hayan reunido, h: hayan jugado, i: hubieran/hubiesen reconocido