C1

Sequence of Tenses

Concordança de Temps Verbals

About this concept

Advanced tense agreement in complex sentences: main clause tense governs subordinate clause tense. Present→present subjunctive, past→imperfect subjunctive. Also future and conditional sequences.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level C1.

Examples

Vull que ho facis. / Volia que ho fessis.I want you to do it. / I wanted you to do it.
Dubto que vingui. / Dubtava que vingués.I doubt he'll come. / I doubted he'd come.
Espero que hagi anat bé.I hope it went well. (present + past subj.)
Li vaig demanar que m'ajudés.I asked him/her to help me.

Prerequisite

Imperfect SubjunctiveB2

More C1 concepts

Simple Past (Passat Simple)Passat SimplePersonal Article and Special ArticlesArticle Personal i Articles EspecialsFormal RegisterRegistre FormalIdiomatic ExpressionsExpressions IdiomàtiquesAdvanced Weak Pronoun PatternsCombinacions Avançades de Pronoms Febles

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