Pluperfect
To complete the fourth of subjunctive-tense verb forms, there's the congiuntivo trapassato (referred to as the past perfect subjunctive in English), which is a compound tense. Form this tense with the congiuntivo imperfetto of the auxiliary verb avere or essere and the past participle of the acting verb.
Bellow we have a list with some examples of congiuntivo trapassato with the verbs "mangiare" (to eat), "leggere" (to read), "andare" (to go) and "venire" (to come).
As well as the congiuntivo passato, the verbs "Dormire" (to sleep), "rispondere" (to answer), "viaggiare" (to travel), "vivere" (to live) though intransitive require the auxiliary "avere" ("avessi dormito, avessi risposto, avessi viaggiato, avessi vissuto...") Verbs that express movement, like "venire" (to come), "andare" (to go), "uscire" (to go out)... require the auxiliary "essere" Verbs that express state of being, like "essere" (to be), "stare" (to stay), "rimanere" (to remain), "nascere" (to be born)... require the auxiliary "essere" Examples: • Speravo che avessero capito » I was hoping they had understood • Avevo paura che non avessero risolto quel problema » I was afraid they hadn't resolved that problem • Vorrebbero che io raccontassi una storia » They would like me to tell a story • Non volevo che tu lo facessi così presto » I didn't want you to do it as soon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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