Subjunctive: Evolution from Classical Latin to Spanish

Subjunctive: Evolution from Classical Latin to Spanish

by María Constanza Pérez

Evolution of the Subjunctive: Summary Table

*Latin*	*Vulgar Latin*	*Spanish*
*Present Subjunctive* amem	(survived)	*Present Subjunctive* ame
*Imperfect Subjunctive* amarem	(disappeared) Plpf. Ind. amaveram => amara	*Imperfect Subjunctive I* amara
*Present Perfect Subjunctive* amaverim	(lost original functions) habere + past. pass. part.	*Present Perfect Subjunctive* haya cantado
*Past Perfect (Pluperfect) Subj.* amavissem (synthetic)	*Past Subjunctive* reduced to amasse(m) *Analytical tenses* habere + past. pass. part.	Imperfect Subj. II (synthetic) amase Pluperfect Subj. (analytical) hubiera amado hubiese amado
*Future Perfect Indicative* amavero *Perfect Subjunctive* amaverim	*Future Subjunctive* (from the confusion of both)	*Future Subjunctive* amare

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