Pluperfect Subjunctive

4 languages

SpanishPluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo

B2Past perfect subjunctive: imperfect subjunctive of haber (hubiera/hubiese) + past participle. For past hypotheticals, wishes about the past, after certain expressions.

FrenchSubjonctif Plus-que-parfait

C2Literary subjunctive: imperfect subjunctive of avoir/être + past participle. Used for past hypotheticals in literary texts. Extremely formal register.

ItalianCongiuntivo Trapassato

B2Compound tense: imperfect subjunctive of avere/essere + past participle. For actions prior to past main clause, or in unreal past conditionals (se avessi saputo...).

PortugueseMais-que-perfeito Composto do Conjuntivo

B2Past perfect subjunctive: imperfect subjunctive of ter (tivesse) + past participle. For past hypotheticals, wishes about the past.

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