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The Present perfect subjunctive in Spanish
In Spanish, the present perfect subjunctive is used to express wishes, comments, feelings or doubt on actions in the past that are related to the present, and future actions that may or may have not been completed.
Syntax: The verb “haber” in present perfect subjunctive + past participle of the main verb.
We use the present perfect subjunctive in the dependent clause when the main clause verb is in one of the following tenses:
Tense | Main clause | Dependent clause (Subjunctive) |
Present | Tú deseas | que ella haya estudiado |
Present perfect | Tú has deseado | |
Future Simple | Tú desearás | |
Future continuous | Tú vas a desear | |
Future perfect | Tú habrás deseado | |
Imperative | Desea |
Other examples:
- No creo que ella haya llegado tarde
- Anhelo que hayamos conseguido trabajo el año entrante
- Es posible que ya haya salido
- Espero que hayan dormido plácidamente
- Cierra la puerta cuando hayas terminado
- Dudo que Rosa y María hayan fracasado
The present perfect subjunctive conjugation of model regular verbs (ar, er, ir) is:
amar | correr | partir | |
(que) yo | Haya amado | Haya corrido | Haya partido |
(que) tú | Hayas amado | Hayas corrido | Hayas partido |
(que) usted, él, ella | Haya amado | Haya corrido | Haya partido |
(que) nosotros o nosotras | Hayamos amado | Hayamos corrido | Hayamos partido |
(que) vosotros o vosotras | Hayáis amado | Hayáis corrido | Hayáis partido |
(que) ustedes, ellos, ellas | Hayan amado | Hayan corrido | Hayan partido |
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