¡El subjuntivo! The subjunctive mood in Spanish! (Not a tense, but a mood)

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1 ¡El subjuntivo! The subjunctive mood in Spanish! (Not a tense, but a mood)

2 How do you form this mood? Here is a “formula” if you like to use them. C 1* (WEIRDOS) que C2* (Yo-o-drop-flip) (or DISHES) *By the way, a “Clause” (C) is a subject, or an implied subject, and a conjugated verb.

3 What is the clause one (C1)? This first clause has some kind of emotion in it that “triggers” the subjunctive mood/form after the “que.” Please remember that the Subjunctive is a mood of “subjectivity” instead of “objectivity,” which was the indicative mood, or the regular old “present-tense” you learned in Spanish 101 or 8 th grade!

4 What are some “trigger” clauses or emotion? (WEIRDOS) Wishes (Deseo, quiero, quisiera, ella quiere, etc.) Emotions (Espero, quieres, dudamos, etc.) Impersonal Expressions (Es bueno, malo, etc.) Requests (Pido que, ruego, exigimos, etc.) Doubt, disbelief, denial (Dudo, no creo, niego) Ojalá (an arabic-deraved word= hopefully) Suggestions/advice (sugiero, aconseja, etc.)

5 What are some of those “impersonal expressions” that trigger the subjunctive? Es importante que Es bueno/malo que No es cierto que Es preferible que Es difícil que Es mejor que Es necesario que No es claro que No es evidente que Es posible que

6 Que= that ‘nuff said!

7 How is the “Clause 2” or subjunctive clause, formed? 1) Take the yo-form of most any verb. (Tomo, como, escribo, salgo, hago, tengo, duermo…) 2) Look at the letter “o.” 3) Drop the “o” 4) Flip A to E (and vice-versa) OR use these endings: ARER/IR e emosaamos eeisasáis eenaan

8 What were some of those irregular yo- forms again? I forget! “YO-GO” verbs! And some others: Salir-salgoduermo Tener-tengopido Hacer-hagosirvo Venir-vengoquiero Decir-digoconduzco Poner-pongoconozco Traer-traigoquepo

9 Yo-o-drop-flip! Use your arms (TPR) to act this out a bit….like “YMCA” (Maybe start humming the tune….) Yo-(point your hands in to your chest) O- Put your arms up in the shape of an “o” Drop- Drop your arms! Flip! –Flip your arms, just like we flip from A to E and versa-visa! (or is that vice-versa?)

10 What is the song? If you have a “clause-one” that shows emotion, well, then everyone knows, There’s a thing you gotta do after “que” But you’ve got to form it this way! No verb does it all by itself, The subjunctive can’t just sit on the shelf! You can use it, flip that E to an A, But you’ve got to form it this way: You’ve got to do the “yo-o-drop-flip” you gotta the do the “yo-o-drop-flip” Now you can do that new flip, even use it today! You can use it after the que….. Yo-o-drop-flip, you can do the yo-o-drop-flip! You got everything in this one simple rule, You can use it for españ-ool! Yo-o-drop-flip!

11 OK, so maybe I exaggerated a tad…you can’t use it for everything…there are always exceptions…. Luckily, the exceptions to this rule form an acronym: Dar- Dé, etc. Ir-vaya, etc. Saber-sepa, etc. Haber-haya, etc. Estar-Esté, etc. Ser- Sea, etc.

12 Also, there are other clauses that can “trigger” the subjunctive (C1 clauses) En cuanto (especially as future projection) Sin que Con tal (de) que Antes (de) que Para que A menos que

13 Práctica 1) Yo quiero que tú ___________ la tarea. (do) 2) El profesor quiere que los estudiantes __________ a la clase todos los días. (come) 3) Shakira quiere que nosotros __________ y __________ a sus canciones. (sing and dance). 4) Sofía Vergara quiere que los norteamericanos _______ su programa. (watch) 5) María quiere que su novio __________ a su fiesta quinceañera. (come) 6) Es importante que los mis amigos latinos _______ a visitar a sus parientes. (they go) 7) Los cubanos de Miami quieren que Raúl Castro ______ de ser el presidente de Cuba. (dejar= to stop, leave off)

14 Some other “greatest hits” hints I love for teaching Spanish…. 1) “How you feel or where you are, always use the verb estar.” (location/temporary things) 2) For irregular tú-form verbs, they make a silly rhyme: Ven-di-sal- haz-ten-ve-pon-se (“Vin Diesel has ten weapons”) The 12 irregular preterits are sometimes called the “dirty dozen” (tuv, quis, pus, pud, estuv, cup, anduv, vin, hic(z), sup, traj, dij) When I was a kid, in the long ago “era,” I used to sing ABBA (aba) songs….yo cantaba…..(illustrates the imperfect tense) For the imperfect subjunctive, use the “ellos” preterite, drop “RON” and then add: ra, ras, ra, ‘ramos, ran. (I always explain here that they did something, they dropped off Ron, who is annoying, and then they cheered! “Ra, ras, ra, ‘ramos, ran!” (AKA Lady Gaga tense) Nice websites: Quizlet, conjuguemos.com, duolingo.com, or go to www.learner.org and find the show “Destinos” under For. Language www.learner.org

15 Some fun things to find on Youtube 1) For basic Spanish classes, check out these videos: ¿Qué hora es? (A spoof of the telenovela genre, very funny) 2) ¿Qué tiempo hace hoy? (check this out for teaching weather, a nice song and lots of fun videos made of this) 3) The “One semester of Spanish Love Song” is corny, but fun, and a good review of some basic phrases. 4) Conjugation Back! A video about conjugating.

16 Finally, Ser vs. Estar STOP and HEALTH Ser Time: ¿Qué hora es? Son las once. Origins: ¿De dónde eres? Soy de Rochester. Permanent/personality: Marcos es alto, simpático, etc. Health: Marta está enferma Estar: Attitude: Estoy contento(a) hoy Location: Mi casa está en la ciudad de Rochester Temporary Conditions: Pedro está cansado Happening Now: Estamos hablando, estoy comiendo, etc.