The Subjunctive with Verbs of Emotion 13.1
13.1 Subjunctive with verbs of emotion Verbs of emotion reflect feelings and therefore are subjective requiring the subjunctive in the subordinate clause. However in the absence of a subordinate clause, when a sentence only has one subject, the infinitive is used after a verb of emotion. Siento que tú no puedas venir mañana. Siento no poder venir mañana.
Verbs of emotion Alegrarse de Esperar Gustar * Molestar * Sentir (e-ie) Soprender * Temer Tener miedo de Es extraño Es una lástima Es rídiculo Es terrible Es triste Ojalá (que)
Special Conjugation Verbs GUSTAR, MOLESTAR, and SORPRENDER are conjugated on the 3rd person singular and the Indirect Object Pronoun represents the subject. Me gusta que Marcelo me lleve a la escuela. A Mariana le molesta que su perro orine en la alfombra. Nos sorprende que no haya un examen hoy.
OjalÁ Ojalá can be followed by QUE or not, but regardless it is followed by the Sujbunctive. Ojalá (que) ganemos el partido este Viernes.
IN Short INDICATIVE The first verb always goes in the Indicative Es importante, Espero, Le aconsejamos
INFINITIVE 2 verbs in a row (no commas, no “que” in between) use the infinitive Quiero bailar, Les aconsejo bailar dos veces a la semana. Impersonal Expressions not followed by “que” use the infinitive Es importante bailar. Es divertido bailar
SUBJUNCTIVE Impersonal expression followed by “que” Es importante que bailes el mambo. 2 different subjects split by “que” and the first verb is a WEIRDO Espero que bailes el mambo conmigo.