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Subjunctive Tense
The subjunctive tense
Question | Answer |
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-ar endings (hablar) | hable, hables, hable, hablemos, hablen |
-er endings (comer) | coma, comas, coma, comamos, coman |
-ir endings (escribir) | escriba, escribas, escriba, escribamos, escriban |
What verbs are irregular in all forms of the present subjunctive? | Verbs with irregular yo forms. |
conocer | conozca |
decir | diga |
hacer | haga |
oír | oiga |
poner | ponga |
seguir | siga |
tener | tenga |
traer | traiga |
venir | venga |
ver | ven |
What verbs also undergos a change in the nosotros form of the present subjunctive? | Stem-changing -ir verbs. |
dar | dé, des, dé, demos, den |
estar | esté, estés, esté, estemos, estén |
ir | vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayan |
saber | sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepan |
ser | sea, seas, sea, seamos, sean |
What is a clause? | A sequence of words that contains both a conjugated verb and a subject (expressed or implied). |
What happens when the subject of the main (independent) clause exerts influence/will on the subject of the subordintae clause? | The verb in the sunordinate clause takes the subjunctive. ex.: Yo quiero que tú vayas al cine conmigo. |
aconsejar | to advise |
desear | to desire, to wish |
es importante | it's important |
es necesario | it's neccesary |
es urgente | it's urgent |
exigir | to demand |
gustar | to like; to be pleasing |
hacer | to make |
importar | to be important |
insistir (en) | to insist (on) |
mandar | to order |
necesitar | to need |
oponerse a | to oppose; to object to |
pedir (e:i) | to ask for; to request |
preferir (e:ie/i) | to prefer |
prohibir | to prohibit |
proponer | to propose |
querer (e:ie) | to want; to wish |
recomendar (e:ie) | to recommend |
rogar (o:ue) | to beg; to plead |
sugerir (e:ie/i) | to suggest |
What word connects the main and subordinate clauses? | que |
When is the infinitive used with verbs/expressions of will and influence, emotion, or doubt/denial instead of the subjunctive? | If there is no change of subject in the sentence. *In this case you DON'T need to use que.* |
alegrarse (de) | to be happy (about) |
es bueno | it's good |
es extraño | it's strange |
es malo | it's bad |
es mejor | it's better |
es ridículo | it's ridiculous |
es terrible | it's terrible |
es una lastima | it's a shame |
es una pena | it's a pity |
esperar | to hope; to wish |
gustar | to like; to be pleasing |
molestar | to bother |
sentir (e:ie/i) | to be sorry; to regret |
sorprender | to surprise |
temer | to fear |
tener (e:ie) miedo (de) | to be afraid (of) |
ojalá | I hope; I wish *always followed by the subjunctive. que is optional* |
What happens to the verb in the subordinate clause if the verb in the main clause implies feelings of doubt/denial, emotions,or will/influence? | The verb MUST be in the sunjunctive if the subject is different from the subject of the main clause. |
dudar | to doubt |
es imposible | it's impossible |
es improbable | it's improbable |
es poco cierto/seguro | it's uncertain |
(no) es posible | it's (not) possible |
(no) es probable | it's (not) probable |
negar (e:ie) | to deny |
no creer | not to believe |
no es evidente | it's not evident |
no es cierto/seguro | it's not certain |
no es verdad | it's not true |
no estar seguro (de) | not to be sure (of) |
quizás, tal vez | maybe, perhaps |