Transcript Sequence of Tenses

SEQUENCE OF TENSES
SPA2020 Intermediate Spanish II
Step One

Does the sentence have a “si” clause?
 Yes Si
 Si
what tense is given?
Present
Imperfect
 Si Imperfect Subjunctive
 Si Pluperfect subjunctive
Present
Future
Near Future
Command
Imperfect
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Step Two

Does it have a Trigger for the Subjunctive?
 Wish
 Emotion
 Doubt
 Denial
 Impersonal
Expression
 Negatives
 God
knows what else
 THE
CD (Watch Out) or ASPACE (Always)
(STUDY THE LIST OF TRIGGERS!)
Step Three

What tense is the Trigger/Main Clause?
 Present
 Future
 Future
Perfect
 Command
 Preterit
 Imperfect
Present Subjunctive OR
Present Perfect Subjunctive
(haya + pp)
Imperfect Subjunctive OR
Pluperfect Subjuntive
(hubiera + pp)
Step Four

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1. Is there a “si”
clause?
2. What’s the
trigger?
Si __ a buscarme, tráeme
la mochila.
(vienes/vinieras)
4. What tense is
the trigger in?
3. Does the
trigger use the
Subjunctive?
1. Is there a “si”
clause?
2. What’s the
trigger?
Nuestros primos nos
llamaron después de que
su madre se __ .
(casó/casara)
4. What tense is
the trigger in?
3. Does the
trigger use the
Subjunctive?
1. Is there a “si”
clause?
2. What’s the
trigger?
Ricardo y Elena quieren
que ella los llame en
cuanto __ .
(llega/llegue)
3. Does the
trigger use the
Subjunctive?
4. What tense is
the trigger in?
1. Is there a “si”
clause?
2. What’s the
trigger?
Ustedes se quitaron los
abrigos tan pronto como
__ . (pudieron/pudieran)
3. Does the
trigger use the
Subjunctive?
4. What tense is
the trigger in?
1. Is there a “si”
clause?
2. What’s the
trigger?
Ricardo va a correr en el
parque hasta que se __ .
(cansa/canse)
4. What tense is
the trigger in?
3. Does the
trigger use the
Subjunctive?
1. Is there a “si”
clause?
2. What’s the
trigger?
Adriana y Claudia
habrían adelgazado si
_______ (comer) menos
todos los días.
3. Does the
trigger use the
Subjunctive?
4. What tense is
the trigger in?
1. Is there a “si”
clause?
2. What’s the
trigger?
Después de que __ al
cine, quiero comer algo.
(vamos/vayamos)
3. Does the
trigger use the
Subjunctive?
4. What tense is
the trigger in?
Álex tiene amigos que
____________ (estudiar)
en la UNAM.
Roberto es el chico que
________ (trabajar) en
el periódico universitario.
Álex y yo buscamos
aspirantes que
_________ (saber) usar
bases de datos.
¿Conoces a alguien que
__________ (hablar)
más de cuatro idiomas?
El amigo de Inés es un
abogado que
__________ (tener)
muchos casos.
La señora Vives dice que
no hay nadie que
________ (cocinar)
mejor que ella.
Javier y yo somos artistas
que ___________
(dibujar) muy bien.
Don Francisco quiere un
asistente que ________
(vivir) en Quito.