Chapter 6: Commands, present subjunctive, present subjunctive in noun clauses

Question 1

What is the difference between “jugar” and “tocar” in “to play” expression?

Answer 1

Jugar refers to playing a game while tocar refers to playing musical instruments.

Question 2

What is the difference between “poner,” “meter,” and “colocar” in expressing “to put”?

Answer 2

Poner is the general and common word.

Meter means to “put into.”

Colocar is “to place (on).”

Question 3

What is the difference between “extrañar,” “echar de menos,” “perder,” and “faltar a” in “missing”?

Answer 3

extrañar/echar de menos - to miss someone

perder - to miss a form of transportation

faltar a - to miss/not attend an event

Question 4

First person singular of decir:

Answer 4

digo

Question 5

First person singular of poner:

Answer 5

pongo

Question 6

First person singular of valer:

Answer 6

valgo

Question 7

First person singular of hacer:

Answer 7

hago

Question 8

First person singular of tener:

Answer 8

tengo

Question 9

Formal command forms of dar:

Answer 9

dé

den

Question 10

Formal command forms of estar:

Answer 10

esté

estén

Question 11

Formal command forms of ir

Answer 11

vaya

vayan

Question 12

Formal command forms of saber:

Answer 12

sepa

sepan

Question 13

Formal command forms of ser:

Answer 13

sea

sean

Question 14

How do you form the formal command?

Answer 14

First person present stem +

• e/en for ar verbs
• a/an for er verbs

Question 15

How do you form the informal command?

Answer 15

Just use the third person present form.

Question 16

Informal command form of decir:

Answer 16

di

Question 17

Informal command form of hacer

Answer 17

haz

Question 18

Informal command form of ir

Answer 18

ve

Question 19

Informal command form of poner

Answer 19

pon

Question 20

Informal command form of salir

Answer 20

sal

Question 21

Informal command form of ser

Answer 21

sé

Question 22

Informal command form of tener

Answer 22

ten

Question 23

Informal command form of venir

Answer 23

ven

Question 24

How do you form the negative command?

Answer 24

No + The formal command + s.

Question 25

How do you form the present subjunctive?

Answer 25

Same rules as the formal command.

Question 26

What is the subjunctive case?

Answer 26

Most often used in dependent clauses and connected by the word “que,” it is used to express doubt, emotion, denial, opinion, request, volition, preference, or order.

Question 27

How do you form the -ar present subjunctive?

Answer 27

First person singular stem of the verb, then:

ie
ies
ie

iemos
ieis
ien

Question 28

How do you form the -er/ir present subjunctive?

Answer 28

First person singular stem of the verb, then:

a
as
a

amos
ais
an