6A – el subjuntivo6A – el subjuntivo

The subjunctive moodThe subjunctive mood

The subjunctive mood is The subjunctive mood is used to express:used to express:

OpinionOpinion UncertaintyUncertainty SuggestionsSuggestions RequestsRequests EmotionEmotion HopeHope DoubtDoubt

The following verbs of The following verbs of influence (or verbs of influence (or verbs of

volition) will be used with volition) will be used with another subjunctive verbanother subjunctive verb Querer – to wantQuerer – to want

Decir – to tellDecir – to tell Aconsejar – to adviseAconsejar – to advise Decidir – to decideDecidir – to decide Insistir en – to insistInsistir en – to insist Necesitar – to needNecesitar – to need Pedir – to requestPedir – to request Permitir – to permitPermitir – to permit Preferir – to preferPreferir – to prefer Sugerir – to suggestSugerir – to suggest Mandar – to commandMandar – to command

Use these verbs when one person Use these verbs when one person is indirectly influencing a different is indirectly influencing a different

person to do an action.person to do an action.

Querer - My dad Querer - My dad wantswants me me to studyto study.. Decir - They Decir - They telltell us us to waitto wait.. Aconsejar - I Aconsejar - I adviseadvise you not you not to goto go.. Decidir - My parents Decidir - My parents are decidingare deciding that that I I

helphelp.. Insistir en - John Insistir en - John insistsinsists that Anita that Anita call.call. Necesitar - I Necesitar - I needneed you you to beto be here at 8:00. here at 8:00. Pedir - We Pedir - We requestrequest that that you sityou sit in this row. in this row. Permitir - Sr. Alma Permitir - Sr. Alma permitspermits me me to taketo take the the

test tomorrow.test tomorrow. Preferir - Do you Preferir - Do you preferprefer that that we usewe use a a

pencil?pencil?

Verb of influence + que + Verb of influence + que + subjunctivesubjunctive

I wantI want you you to arriveto arrive at 6:00. at 6:00.

How are we going to express How are we going to express to arriveto arrive in in the subjunctive? It is in the infinitive!the subjunctive? It is in the infinitive!

You need to rephrase to include “que”. You need to rephrase to include “que”. All subjunctive sentences need “que”.All subjunctive sentences need “que”.

I wantI want thatthat you arriveyou arrive at 6:00. at 6:00. QuieroQuiero queque lleguesllegues a las seis. a las seis.

The teacher tells us to prepare.The teacher tells us to prepare. The teacher The teacher tells tells us that us that we preparewe prepare.. El profesor nos El profesor nos dicedice que que

preparemospreparemos..

He advises us to bring a coat.He advises us to bring a coat. He He advises advises usus that that we bringwe bring a coat. a coat. ÉÉl nos l nos aconsejaaconseja que que traigamostraigamos un un

abrigo.abrigo.

My dad My dad is decidingis deciding that that I attendI attend Penn State.Penn State.

Mi padre Mi padre decidedecide que que asista asista a Penn a Penn State.State.

The policeman The policeman insistsinsists that that I lockI lock my my door.door.

El policía El policía insiste eninsiste en que que cierracierra la la puerta con llave.puerta con llave.

They need you to have your book They need you to have your book tomorrow.tomorrow.

They needThey need that that you haveyou have your book your book tomorrow.tomorrow.

NecesitanNecesitan que que tengastengas tu libro tu libro manana.manana.

I am requesting you all to write in I am requesting you all to write in Spanish.Spanish.

I am requestingI am requesting you that you that you writeyou write in in Spanish.Spanish.

Les pidoLes pido que que escribanescriban en español. en español.

They are permitting her to use her They are permitting her to use her cell phone.cell phone.

They are permittingThey are permitting that that she useshe use her her cell phone.cell phone.

PermitenPermiten que que use use su celular.su celular.

The dentist The dentist prefersprefers that that we brushwe brush our teeth daily.our teeth daily.

El dentista El dentista prefiereprefiere que que nos nos cepillemoscepillemos los dientes cada día. los dientes cada día.

Muchas gracias clase. Adiós. Muchas gracias clase. Adiós.