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It should be said that it is not always trigged by that construction, since the subjunctive only follows this clause if there is a change in subject (i.e. quiero que tu hagas/usted haga/él haga/ella haga/...

There is in fact an imperfect subjunctive, however it is rarely used and can only normally be found in technical pieces of literature or criticism. As a result, the present subjunctive is what would be ne...

'De todas maneras' is commonly used by native speakers, and most useful since you can always use it when you want to talk about something new. Other noteworthy expressions include: "Tonto/a de remate...

Like other regular verbs that end in 'er', all you need to do is take off the 'r', which leaves you with 'joue'. 'I play' would be translated as 'je joue' in French.

Generally speaking, the imperfect describes:

1. Ongoing events which haven't been completed yet E.g. J’étais à l’école – I was at school.

2. Repeated actions – non-specific n...