El Subjuntivo

Spanish Language has two moods The indicative The subjunctive

The indicative Used to express actions that do, did, or will defintely take place. “Real events” I am going to the store. Voy a la tienda She didnt go to school yesterday. No fue a la escuela ayer We will go to the city next week. Vamos por la ciudad la semana que viene.

El Subjuntivo Used to express an action that is desired or hoped for, but may not be “real”. Used when there is doubt. I want you to be happy. Quiero que estés feliz. They want their mom to cook dinner. Ellos quieren que ella cocine la cena. *Subjunctive because these are only hopes and desires of the subject*

Present Subjunctive AR & ER/IR Verbs Take infinative present “yo”, drop the “o” and add the opposite ending. *similar to commands* AR verbs take “E” ER/IR verbs take “A”

Conjugations Mirar  Miro  Mir  Mire Comer  Como  Com  Coma Salir  Salgo  Salg  Salga

There are 6 irregular verbs Ser Haber Ir Saber Dar Estar

Irregular Conjugations Ser  sea, seas, sea, seamos, seais, sean Haber  haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayis, hayan Ir  vay, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vais, vayan Saber  sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepais, sepan. Dar  de,des,de,demos,deis, den Estar  este, estes, este,estemos, esteis, esten

Subjunctive is used… The express uncertanity and doubt (subjects need to change) I am not sure if he is coming to the party. No estoy segura que el venga a la fiesta. He doubts that I love him. El duda que le ame. The mother wants the baby to be beautiful. La mama quiere que la bebe sea bonita.

Key words that indicate use of subjunctive Uncertanity & Doubt (Dudar que, Negar que, No creer que) No estoy segura de que ellos vengan. ( I am not sure they will come) Dudo que mi novio sea fiel. (I doubt that my boyfriend is faithful). No creo que me llame. I dont think he will call me.

Querer, Esperar, Desear Quiero que vayas conmigo Espero que sientas mejor Deseo que el príncipe sea mi novio

Mas Necesitar que/ Pedir que/ Decir que Necesito que estudien. I need them to study. Pedir (Request) Te pido que me digas la verdad. I ask you to tell me the truth. Les digo que coman. I tell them to eat.

Possibility and hypothesis (ser posible que, ser probable que) Es posible que vengan - It's possible they'll come Es probable que vaya - Itʼs likely that Iʼll go

Recommendation Recomiendo que comas mas proteína. Recomiendo que vayas a la escuela cada día.

Mas ejemplos Es importante que Es necesario que Es malo que Es fantástico que Es mejor que

Required With Certain Conjunctions Es para que…Es para que no te olvides Sin que (without)…Vamos a entrar sin que nos vean A menos que(unless) Ella ira a menos que le digan que no. Con tal de que (as long as) Siempre te amare con tal de que me ames.

A few differences My dog is missing. It is small and brown. I am looking for the dog that is small and brown. “Busco el perro que es pequeño y moreno” We use indicative because we know the dog is real and its appearance. That dog exists

I am now looking for a dog to buy. I want a dog that is small and brown. Busco un perro para comprar. Quiero un perro que sea pequeño y moreno. I use subjunctive because I am not talking about a dog that is “real”. I am expressing my wants and desires of how the dog looks.