Editing Subjunctive mood (section)

=====Perfect and pluperfect subjunctives=====
The perfect and pluperfect subjunctives are formed much like the indicative perfect and pluperfect, except the auxiliary (either {{lang|it|avere}} or {{lang|it|essere}}) verb takes the present and imperfect subjunctive respectively.

They are used in subordinate clauses which require the subjunctive, where the sense of the verb requires use of the perfect or pluperfect.
* English: "Although they ''had'' not ''killed'' the doctor, the police arrested the men."
* Italian: "{{lang|it|Benché non avessero ucciso il medico, la polizia arrestò gli uomini.}}"
* English: "I would have done it, provided you ''had helped'' me."
* Italian: "{{lang|it|Lo avrei fatto, purché tu mi avessi assistito.}}"