As we have seen in our previous lessons, there are certain “subjunctive trigger” verbs in the independent clause of a sentence that require the verb in the dependent clause to be in the subjunctive tense.
Just like the indicative tense, the subjunctive tense also has an imperfect form. This imperfect subjunctive form is required when the trigger verb in the independent clause is in any past tense or in the conditional tense:
Just like the indicative tense, the subjunctive tense also has an imperfect form. This imperfect subjunctive form is required when the trigger verb in the independent clause is in any past tense or in the conditional tense: