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We use El Pretérito Imperfecto Subjuntivo in some subordinate clauses and in particularly polite requests.
Learn how to conjugate tener in El Pretérito Imperfecto Subjuntivo in Spanish
Rather unusually, this tense has two conjugation forms. Take a look at tener conjugations in El Pretérito Imperfecto Subjuntivo:
Conjugation 1 (used widely in speech in Spain, Latin America and South America)
| yo | tuviera |
| tú | tuvieras |
| él / ella / Ud. | tuviera |
| nosotros | tuviéramos |
| vosotros | tuvierais |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | tuvieran |
Conjugation 2 (used more in written language and in Spain)
| yo | tuviese |
| tú | tuvieses |
| él / ella / Ud. | tuviese |
| nosotros | tuviésemos |
| vosotros | tuvieseis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | tuviesen |
Read and listen to these examples:
No estaría bien que tú tuvieses tanto tiempo libre.It wouldn't be good if you had that much free time.
Sería positivo que ella tuviera más apoyo de sus profesores.It would be good if she had more support from her teachers.
No aceptaba que su amigo tuviera una serpiente en casa.She couldn't accept that her friend had a snake at home.
No sabía que vosotros tuviérais una casa en la playa.I didn't know that you had a house at the beach.
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