To complete the fourth of subjunctive-tense verb forms, theres the congiuntivo trapassato (referred to as the past perfect subjunctive in English), which is a compound tense. Form this tense with the congiuntivo imperfetto of the auxiliary verb avere or essere and the past participle of the acting verb (see the table below).

Here are a few examples of the trapassato congiuntivo:

Speravo che avessero capito. (I was hoping they had understood.)

Avevo paura che non avessero risolto quel problema. (I was afraid they hadnt resolved that problem.)

Vorrebbero che io raccontassi una storia. (They would like me to tell a story.)

Non volevo che tu lo facessi così presto. (I didnt want you to do it as soon.)