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Jcarp179 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Subjunctive tense question, and another
So I was reviewing some grammar to help me with portuguese grammar review, and I was wondering about the Past Subjunctive. On Wikipedia it lists it as "that I own," and I was wondering if there are substitutes for "that" in this case. As an example, could "if" be substituted for "that"?
Also, Future Subjunctive. Are there any substitutes for "shall" as in "shall I own?"
One other thing I wish to ask. When including a sentence in parantheses at the end of a sentence, should there be a comma before the parantheses? As in, "I walked to the store, (it wasn't very far). And I do believe the period is outside the parantheses, correct? But when the sentences ends with a quote, the period and any other ending punctuation (!,?) is inside the quotation marks?
Much thanks in advance,
John
Also, Future Subjunctive. Are there any substitutes for "shall" as in "shall I own?"
One other thing I wish to ask. When including a sentence in parantheses at the end of a sentence, should there be a comma before the parantheses? As in, "I walked to the store, (it wasn't very far). And I do believe the period is outside the parantheses, correct? But when the sentences ends with a quote, the period and any other ending punctuation (!,?) is inside the quotation marks?
Much thanks in advance,
John
Top answer
The subjunctive tenses of Portuguese are considerably different from those of English. The uses are also quite different, so it's doubtful that you'll find very much in English grammar that will help you with the Portuguese subjunctives. In English the present subjunctive of be is be , the past subjunctive is were .
- The subjunctive tenses of Portuguese are considerably different from those of English.
- The uses are also quite different, so it's doubtful that you'll find very much in English grammar that will help you with the Portuguese subjunctives.
- In English the present subjunctive of be is be , the past subjunctive is were .
- The present subjunctive of all other verbs is the same as the bare infinitive, and the past subjunctive is the same as the simple past.
- There is no future subjunctive in English.
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The subjunctive tenses of Portuguese are considerably different from those of English. The uses are also quite different, so it's doubtful that you'll find very much in English grammar that will help you with the Portuguese subjunctives.
In English the present subjunctive of be is be, the past subjunctive is were. The present subjunctive of all other verbs is the sa
In English the present subjunctive of be is be, the past subjunctive is were. The present subjunctive of all other verbs is the sa
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Thank you very much for your quick response. I was looking at a verb tense page on wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subjunctive_moodSubjunctive_mood , and it listed a past subjunctive as "that I owned," and a future subjective as "if I were to own." What's going on here? I'm a bit conf
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jcarp179past subjunctive as "that I owned,"Yes. That's just what I already told you above (minus that, which is the most usual complementizer with subjunctive clauses, and thus assumed).
jcarp179future subjective as "if I were to own."This is not a true subjunctive of "own". It's the subjunctive of be
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Thank you very much. It was the use of "that" in particular that was my primary question. Thanks for the quick reply.
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