Uses of the subjunctive El subjuntivo: The subjunctiveEl subjuntivo: The subjunctive Uncertainty Wants or Wishes Emotions Impersonal Expressions Recommendations.

Presentación del tema: "Uses of the subjunctive El subjuntivo: The subjunctiveEl subjuntivo: The subjunctive Uncertainty Wants or Wishes Emotions Impersonal Expressions Recommendations."— Transcripción de la presentación:

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2 Uses of the subjunctive El subjuntivo: The subjunctiveEl subjuntivo: The subjunctive Uncertainty Wants or Wishes Emotions Impersonal Expressions Recommendations Doubts or Desires

3 More uses Orders (indirect commands) The subjunctive may also be used in describing a nonexistent antecedent. It is used in noun, adjective and adverb clauses. In English, we would say “I wish I were...”

4 Three moods in Spanish The indicative Certainty, facts The subjunctive Uncertainty, feelings The imperative Commands, orders

5 El subjuntivoEl subjuntivo: The subjunctive UWEIRDO

6 ncertainty motions ishes, wants mpersonal Expressions ecommendations oubts, desires rders (indirect commands)

7 ?Cuándo usamos? Generally, the subjunctive is used: in a complex sentence connected by the word “que” in the dependent clause when a change of subject occurs Sra. Morgan espera que Uds. estudien

8 Uncertainty No es cierto que el autobús venga a mi casa. Tan pronto como el autobús llegue a la casa, vamos a la escuela.

9 Wants or Wishes Esperamos que el conejo gane la carrera.

10 Emotions Fido está contento que nosotros regresemos a casa.

11 Impersonal Expressions Es triste que Ferris no pueda ir a la escuela hoy.

12 Recommendations

13 Doubts or Desires Dudo que la maestra sea amable.

14 Orders (indirect commands)

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