The Present Subjunctive

So far this year we have used verbs in the indicative mood - which is used to talk about facts or actual events. The Subjunctive

Aprendo francés para mi viaje. THE INDICATIVE

The Subjunctive Spanish has another way of using verbs called the subjunctive mood.

The Subjunctive does or doesn’t want tells suggests We use it to say what one person: does or doesn’t want tells suggests or recommends someone else to do. The Subjunctive

A sentence that includes the subjunctive form has two parts connected by the word que. For example: The Subjunctive

Quiero que tú hables menos. I want you to talk less. The Subjunctive

The Subjunctive Sugiero que bebas agua antes de correr. I suggest that you drink water before running.

El entrenador exige que los atletas levanten las pesas. The trainer demands that the athletes lift weights. The Subjunctive

You can also suggest more general or impersonal ideas using expressions such as es necesario…es bueno…and es importante…, followed by que and a form of the present subjunctive. The Subjunctive

The Subjunctive Es necesario que hagas ejercicio. It’s necessary that you do exercise. Es importante que los jóvenes coman bien. It’s important that the young people eat well. The Subjunctive

Note that the subjunctive sentences have two parts, each with a different subject, connected by the word que: The Subjunctive

Ella sugiere que yo aprenda francés Independent clause (stands on its own) Subject > Verb Separated by the word “que” Dependent clause (can’t stand on its own) Begins with the word “que.” Indicative Verb Subjunctive Verb

The first subject uses the present indicative verb (recommendation, suggestion, prohibition, & so on) + que and the second subject uses the present subjunctive verb (what should happen). The Subjunctive

We form the present subjunctive of most verbs the same way we form negative tú commands. The Subjunctive

We drop the -o of the present- tense indicative yo form and add the subjunctive endings.

The Subjunctive For -ar verbs: e, es, e, emos, éis, en For -er/-ir verbs: a, as, a, amos, áis, an The Subjunctive

SALTAR – to jump salte saltes saltemos saltéis salten

CONOCER – TO KNOW conozca conozcas conozcamos conozcáis conozcan

diga digas digamos digáis digan DECIR – TO SAY/TELL

The present subjunctive has the same spelling changes and irregular yo form changes used with the negative tú commands and Ud./Uds. commands. The Subjunctive

Irregular Subjunctive Verbs As in negative commands, irregular verbs that add a “g” to the stem in the present-tense yo form also have a “g” in the present subjunctive.

IRREGULAR SUBJUNCTIVE VERBS THAT HAVE A G caerse decir hacer poner salir tener traer

Irregular Subjunctive Verbs hacer hag-o haga tener teng-o tenga

Irregular Subjunctive Verbs Also verbs ending in –car, - gar, and –zar have a spell change in order to maintain the original sound.

Irregular Subjunctive Verbs buscar busco busque pagar pago pague cruzar cruzo cruce

STEM CHANGING VERBS Pensar Contar Querer Volver Jugar ------------------- ------- Sentir Dormir Pedir Piense/pensemos Cuente/contemos Quiera/queramos Vuelva/volvamos Juegue/juguemos -------------------- ------ Sienta/sintamos Duerma/durmamo s Pida/pidamos STEM CHANGING VERBS