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The Present

Subjunctive

P. 410Realidades 2

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The Subjunctive

qUp to now you have been

using verbs in theindicative mood, which is

used to talk about facts oractual events.

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The Subjunctive

qAprendo francs para mi

viaje.

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The Subjunctive

qSpanish has another way

of using verbs called thesubjunctive mood.

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The Subjunctive

qWe use it to say what one

person does or doesntwant, tell, suggest, or

recommend someone elseto do.

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The Subjunctive

qA sentence that includes

the subjunctive form hastwo parts connected by the

word que.qFor example:

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The Subjunctive

qRecomendamos que Uds.

hablen con un agente deviajes.

qWe recommendthat youspeakwith a travel agent.

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The Subjunctive

qQuiere Ud. que

escribamos nuestrosnombres en las maletas.

qDo you wantus to writeour names on our

suitcases?

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The Subjunctive

qNote that the subjunctive

sentences have two parts,each with a different

subject, connected by theword que:

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2 Clauses

Ella sugiere que yo aprenda francs

Independent

clause

(stands on its

own)

Subject > Verb

Separated

by the

word

que

Dependent clause (cant

stand on its own)

Begins with the word

que.

Indicative

Verb

Subjunctive

Verb

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The Subjunctive

qThe first subject uses the

present indicative verb(recommendation, suggestion,

prohibition, and so on) + que

and the second subject uses thepresent subjunctive verb (what

should happen).

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The Subjunctive

qVerbs that are often follewed by

que + subjunctive:q Decirq Insistir en

q Necesitarq Permitir

q Preferir (e > ie)

q Prohibir

q Querer (e > ie)

q Recomendar (e > ie)q Sugerir (e > ie)

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The Subjunctive

qWe form the present

subjunctive of most verbsthe same way we form

negative t commands.

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The Subjunctive

qWe drop the -o of the

present-tense indicative yoform and add the

subjunctive endings.

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The Subjunctive

qFor -ar verbs:

qe, es, e, emos, is, enqFor -er/-ir verbs:

qa, as, a, amos, is, an

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HABLAR

hable

hables

hable

hablemos

hablis

hablen

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COMER

coma

comas

coma

comamos

comis

coman

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VIVIR

viva

vivas

viva

vivamos

vivis

vivan

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The Subjunctive

qThe present subjunctive has

the same spelling changesand irregular yo form

changes used with the

negative t commands and

Ud./Uds. commands.

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Irregular Subjunctive Verbs

qAs in negative commands,

irregular verbs that add agto the stem in the

present-tense yo form alsohave a gin the present

subjunctive.

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Irregular Subjunctive Verbs

qcaerse

qdecirqhacer

qponer

qsalir

qtener

qtraer

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Irregular Subjunctive Verbs

hacer hag-o haga

tener teng-o tenga

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LLEGAR (g > gu)

llegue

llegues

llegue

lleguemos

lleguis

lleguen

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HACER

haga

hagas

haga

hagamos

hagis

hagan