pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Spanish

Expressing doubt or emotion about a recent past action

Dudo que haya llegado todavía

I doubt he has arrived yet

Expressing wishes about a past action with present relevance

Espero que hayas dormido bien

I hope you have slept well

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When is the pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo used in Spanish?

The present perfect subjunctive (pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) is used to talk about past actions that are connected to the present, but from a subjective or non-factual point of view. The main cases are expressing doubt or emotion about a recent past action and expressing wishes about a past action with present relevance. For example: Dudo que haya llegado todavía — I doubt he has arrived yet.

What are the pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo endings in Spanish?

Regular verbs take: -ar: yo haya + -ado, tú hayas + -ado, él haya + -ado, nos. hayamos + -ado, vos. hayáis + -ado, ellos hayan + -ado; -er: yo haya + -ido, tú hayas + -ido, él haya + -ido, nos. hayamos + -ido, vos. hayáis + -ido, ellos hayan + -ido; -ir: yo haya + -ido, tú hayas + -ido, él haya + -ido, nos. hayamos + -ido, vos. hayáis + -ido, ellos hayan + -ido.

Which verbs are irregular in the pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo?

The most common ones are ser, estar, tener, hacer, poder, decir, haber and ir. Each has its own conjugation table with the full set of forms.

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