Quiz – Choosing the Correct Tense of the Subjunctive

SACAR
It was important that we got good grades.
Era importante que __________ buenas notas.
(sacáramos / sacásemos)

DECIR
We insist that you tell him the truth.
Insistimos en que le __________ la verdad.
(digas)

RESOLVER
They don’t think we have solved the problem.
No creen que __________ el problema.
(hayamos resuelto)

IR
I was hoping he had gone to bed.
Esperaba que __________ a la cama.
(se hubiera / hubiese ido)

SER
I doubt it was us.
Dudo que __________ nosotros.
(fuéramos / fuésemos)

TERMINAR
I doubt he’ll have finished it by tomorrow.
Dudo que lo __________ para mañana.
(haya terminado)

CALLARSE
I told you to be quiet.
Te dije que __________.
(te callaras / te callases)

PAGAR
They are asking us to pay.
Nos piden que __________.
(paguemos)

LLEGAR
We would have gone out if they had arrived earlier.
Habríamos salido si ________ antes.
(hubieran / hubiesen llegado)

ELEGIR
We are glad that you have chosen us.
Nos alegramos de que ustedes nos __________ .
(hayan elegido)

DARSE PRISA
Tell them to hurry up.
Diles que __________ prisa.
(se den prisa)