There is another lesson about using the pretérito perfecto after esperar to indicate a completed action in the future. Is there any difference in sentence construction between these two cases or would intent have to be discerned entirely from context?
Confusion over time frame
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Confusion over time frame
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using the Spanish present perfect subjunctive after esperar que to express a completed action in the past"
Asked 1 year ago
Hola R
In that other lesson about the future we explain that:
"You will generally find a future reference in these sentences (unless it has been mentioned before and it is omitted.)"
One of the sentences used is:
Esperamos que hayáis encontrado lo que buscáis para entonces.
We hope you will have found what you're looking for by then.
This time marker shows that we are referring to a future event.
I hope this clarified it.
Saludos
Inma
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Confusion over time frame
There is another lesson about using the pretérito perfecto after esperar to indicate a completed action in the future. Is there any difference in sentence construction between these two cases or would intent have to be discerned entirely from context?
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