Comments on: How would I translate these sentences into spanish, and what tense is used? http://talk-spanish.info/how-would-i-translate-these-sentences-into-spanish-and-what-tense-is-used.php Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: tidje http://talk-spanish.info/how-would-i-translate-these-sentences-into-spanish-and-what-tense-is-used.php/comment-page-1#comment-12751 tidje Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:19:05 +0000 http://talk-spanish.info/how-would-i-translate-these-sentences-into-spanish-and-what-tense-is-used.php#comment-12751 Hello, you do need to use the present subjunctive form in this case: Es importante que entiendas. (informal) For formal: Es importante que Ud. entienda. For plural- you when talking to a group of people Es importante que Uds. entiendan. I overlooked the second part, so here it is now: He was going to drive alone. Iba a conducir solo. Subjuctive not necessary here. :) Uses imperfect tense. Hello, you do need to use the present subjunctive form in this case:

Es importante que entiendas.
(informal)

For formal:
Es importante que Ud. entienda.

For plural- you when talking to a group of people
Es importante que Uds. entiendan.

I overlooked the second part, so here it is now:
He was going to drive alone.
Iba a conducir solo.
Subjuctive not necessary here. :)
Uses imperfect tense.

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