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Eu preferia que você tivesse ficado.
I'd rather you had stayed.
B2expressing disappointmentAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
EupronounI1st sing. · subjectpreferia1verbwould preferpreferir · imperfect · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatvocêpronounyou2nd sing.tivesse1verbhad (subjunctive)ter · subjunctive · imperfect · 3rd sing.ficadoverbstayedficar · participle · masc. · sing..
- preferia → tivesse: + subjunctive
- tivesse → ficado: compound subjunctive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1preferia que + pluperfect subjunctive; ficar = to stay. Compound subjunctives (tenha / tivesse / tiver feito) →