SPANISH AS -THE PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE: A brief overview (BLP) QESFC 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

WHAT IS THE SUBJUNCTIVE? It’s just an alternative form of the verb … used in certain circumstances 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP REGULAR VERBS Basically swap endings a-e, e-a With a consolation prize (new ending) for the first person 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP HABLAR (A-E) INDICATIVE Hablo Hablas habla SUBJUNCTIVE hable hables hablamos habláis hablan hablemos habléis hablen 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP COMER (E-A) INDICATIVE Como Comes Come SUBJUNCTIVE coma comas comemos coméis comen comamos comáis coman 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP VIVIR (E-A) INDICATIVE Vivo Vives Vive vivimos vivís viven SUBJUNCTIVE viva vivas vivamos viváis vivan 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

THERE ARE IRREGULAR VERBS! … BUT NOT TOO MANY! And some of them all do the same thing! 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP IRREGULAR VERBS ALL THE GO-GOS GO GA-GA! If the first person indicative ends in –go Change this to - ga And follow the pattern! 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

LET’S SEE THIS IN ACTION TENER Tenga Tengas VENIR Venga Vengas (tengo) tengamos tengáis tengan (vengo) vengamos vengáis vengan HACER haga hagas PONER ponga pongas (hago) hagamos hagáis hagan (pongo) pongamos pongáis pongan 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP SIMILARLY –CO TO –CA eg: CONOCER (conozco) Conozca Conozcas conozcamos conozcáis conozcan 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP IRREGULAR VERBS Estar thinks it is a regular verb: Esté estemos Estés estéis Esté estén 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP IRREGULAR VERBS SER and VER think they are regular verbs as well! SER sea seas VER vea veas seamos seáis sean veamos veáis vean 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP IRREGULAR VERBS 3 That only leaves HABER, IR AND SABER HABER Haya Hayas IR vaya vayas hayamos hayáis hayan vayamos vayáis vayan 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP IRREGULAR VERBS SABER Sepa Sepas sepamos sepáis sepan 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

RADICAL CHANGING VERBS Make their usual changes (1, 2, 3, 6) E-IE eg PENSAR piense pienses pensemos penséis piensen and… 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP O-UE O-UE eg PODER pueda puedas QUERER quiera quieras podamos podáis puedan queramos queráis quieran 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

HAVE YOU NOTICED ANYTHING ELSE? The 1st and 3rd persons are ALWAYS identical!! 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SO, WHY DO WE NEED THE SUBJUNCTIVE? For quite a lot of things! I’ve divided it up into different uses! 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

USE 1: FOR MOST FORMS OF THE IMPERATIVE Too complex to go into detail here, but remember: ¡Dígame! ¡Viva España! ¡Vaya! ¡Déme una cerveza! ¡Venga! ¡Hágalo! 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

USE 2: Wanting someone else to do something Mamá quiere que tú hagas tu cama. Quiero que vengas conmigo. No quiero que mi hermano fume. 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

USE 3: Advising someone to do something Recomiendo que lo leas. Aconsejan que estudien mucho. Recomendamos que vayas a España. 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

USE 4 Expressing emotion Me gusta que vengas. Tengo miedo de que la policía descubra la verdad Siento que no puedas venir con nosotros 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

USE 5 After expressions of time relating to the future. (It’s because we can never be sure of what the future holds!) Lo haré cuando sea mayor. Cuando termine mis estudios. Cuando tenga 3 años. 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

Other expressions referring to the future. Hasta que (until) ... hasta que llegues a casa. Antes de que (before) ¡Antes de que te cases, mira lo que haces! 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

USE 6: After certain linking phrases. (Your dictionary will guide you) Eg: Hablaré más despacio para que puedas entender Quiero salir sin que me vean A menos que trabajes mejor, no aprobarás el examen! 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP USE 7: After “impersonal verbs” (eg It’s possible/probable/important that …” etc) Es posible que llueva esta noche. Es importante que los estudiantes vayan a España. Es probable que vengan. ¡Es preciso que escuches lo que te digo! 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP USE 8: After “si” = if More on this later, but you may have used sentences such as: Si fuese/fuera posible .. Si fuese/fuera rico … Si tuviese/tuviera mucho dinero … in your GCSE oral? You’ve been using the imperfect subjunctive! 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP

SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP USE 9: To express doubt Dudo que su amigo venga 18/09/2018 SPANISH AS/A2 - THE PRESENT TENSE BLP