This form appears in a sub-clause when the verb of the main clause requires the subjuntivo mood in the sub-clause and is in the past tense.
This tense has two equivalent forms: ending with -ra and ending with -se:
Formation:
Conjugation I (hablar):
| singular | plural | |
| 1 | hablara | habláramos |
| 2 | hablaras | hablarais |
| 3 | hablara | hablaran |
| singular | plural | |
| 1 | hablase | hablásemos |
| 2 | hablases | hablaseis |
| 3 | hablase | hablasen |
Conjugation II (vender):
| singular | plural | |
| 1 | vendiera | vendiéramos |
| 2 | vendieras | vendierais |
| 3 | vendiera | vendieran |
| singular | plural | |
| 1 | vendiese | vendiésemos |
| 2 | vendieses | vendieseis |
| 3 | vendiese | vendiesen |
Conjugation III (vivir):
| singular | plural | |
| 1 | viviera | viviéramos |
| 2 | vivieras | vivierais |
| 3 | viviera | vivieran |
| singular | plural | |
| 1 | viviese | viviésemos |
| 2 | vivieses | vivieseis |
| 3 | viviese | viviesen |