**complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the preterite imperfect subjunctive of the verbs in parentheses** 7. me recomendaste que (yo) no (aceptar) el trabajo de peluquera. changed 8. no me imaginaba que el trabajo de abogado (ser) tan duro. changed 9. fue absurdo que (ellos) te (despedir) así. changed 10. no nos imaginábamos que la entrevista (durar) dos horas. changed 11. para mi madre era importante que mis hermanos y yo (elegir) una profesión con futuro.

Answers:

In Spanish the preterite imperfect subjunctive form is used to refer:

(1) to something that happened previously of the moment of speech

or

(2) to something that happened simultaneously at the moment of speech

We will be able to know this by recognizing if the main verb in the  sentence is in present or past tense.

In the sentences below, we are talking about the first case: something that happened previously of the moment of speech.  

This means the main verb in each sentence is in past.

7. Me recomendaste que (yo) no aceptara (aceptar) el trabajo de peluquera.  

recomendaste is in past (present form:recomendar), then the correct form of the verb aceptar is aceptara.

You recommend me to not accept the work of a hairdresser

8. No me imaginaba que el trabajo de abogado sería (ser) tan duro.  

imaginaba is in past (present form:imaginar), then the correct form of the verb ser is sería.

I did not imagine that the lawyer's job would be so hard

9. Fue absurdo que (ellos) te despidieran (despedir) así.  

fue is in past (present form:es), then the correct form of the verb despedir is despidieran (in plural).

It was absurd that they fired you like this

10. No nos imaginábamos que la entrevista durara (durar) dos horas.

imaginábamos is in past (present form:imaginar), then the correct form of the verb durar is durara.

We did not imagine that the interview would last two hours

11. Para mi madre era importante que mis hermanos y yo eligiéramos (elegir) una profesión con futuro.

era is in past (present form:es),  then the correct form of the verb elegir is eligiéramos (in plural).

For my mother it was important that my brothers and I (we) chose a profession with a future

The correct conjugation of the verbs to fill the sentences in Spanish is:

To select the correct verb tense, it must be recognized that the preterite and the imperfect refer to the past, with the difference that the preterite usually specifies the time or date in which it is performed while the imperfect does not.

On the other hand, the subjunctive form is used to mention events whose realization is not certain, as is the case of wishes or dreams.

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