Sequence of tenses
Here is a quick of review of when to use which tense when you are using subjunctive.
| Verb in main clause |
|
Verb in dependent Clause |
| (present indicative) |
⇒
|
|
| Quiero qué tu… |
|
| I want you… |
(present subjunctive) |
| |
hables. |
| (future) |
to speak. |
| Querré que tú… |
or |
| I will want you to… |
(Present Prefect Subjunctive) |
| |
hayas hablado. |
| (Present Perfect) |
have spoken. |
| He querido que tú… |
|
| I have wanted you to |
|
| (Imperfect) |
⇒
|
|
| Quería que tú… |
|
| I wanted you… |
|
| |
|
| (Preterite) |
(Imperfect Subjunctive) |
| Quise que tú… |
hablaras |
| I wanted you… |
speak |
| |
or |
| (Conditional) |
(Past Perfect Subjunctive) |
| Querría que tú… |
hubieras hablado |
| I would want you… |
have spoken |
| |
|
| (Past Perfect) |
|
| Había querido que tú… |
|
| I had wanted you to… |
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