subjunctive tense Flashcards
the subjunctive tense expresses
will, influence,emotion,doubt and uncertainty
how do you form subjunctive tense
drop ending and add opposite ending
ex) yo hablar, nos hablar
= hable, hablemos
irregular yo verbs in the subjunctive
are the same as present indicative but with the opposite ending
ex) yo conocer
= yo conozca
car, gar, zar in subjunctive
que, gu,c
stem changing verbs also
stem change in the subjunctive
+opposite ending
(not nos)
ir verbs also stem change in the
nos form
+opposite ending
yo dar
dé
tu dar
des
el dar
dé
nos dar
demos
ellos dar
den
yo estar
esté
tu estar
estés
el estar
esté
nos estar
estemos
ellos estar
estén
yo ir
vaya
tu ir
vayas
el ir
vaya
nos ir
vayamos
ellos ir
vayan
yo saber
sepa
tu saber
sepas
el saber
sepa
ellos saber
sepamos
nos saber
sepamos
yo ser
sea
tu ser
seas
el ser
sea
nos ser
seamos
ellos ser
sean
how do verbs of will and influence work in the subjunctive tense
when a subject of an independent clause exerts influence on subject of dependent clause, the verb in the dependent clause takes the subjunctive
ex ) yo quiero que tu vayas al cine conmigo.
when there is no change of subject
use the infinitive, and the que is unessesary
infinitive vs subjunctive sentence
infinitive: i want to go in march
subjunctive: i prefer you go in march
pedir is used in the subjunctive
to ask someone to do something
preguntar is used to ask questions
does not need subjunctive
aconsejar (advise)
verb of will and influence
desear (desire)
verb of will and influence
es importante
verb of will and influence
es urgente
verb of will and influence
es nesescario.
verb of will and influence
exigir (to demand)
verb of will and influence
gustar
verb of will and influence
preferir
verb of will and influence
proponer
verb of will and influence
hacer
verb of will and influence
rogar (o to ue, to beg)
verb of will and influence
sugerir (suggest, e to ie/i)
verb of will and influence
importar
verb of will and influence
insistir
verb of will and influence
mandar (to order)
verb of will and influence
nescesitar
verb of will and influence
oponerse a
verb of will and influence
pedir
verb of will and influence
prohibir
verb of will and influence
querer
verb of will and influence
recomendar (e to ie)
verb of will and influence
verbs of emotion in the subjunctive tense
When the independent clause expresses an emotion the verb in the dependent clause must be in the subjunctive tense
ex es una lástima que no puedas ir a la fiesta
alegrarse de (happy)
verbs of emotion
es bueno
verbs of emotion
es malo
verbs of emotion
es mejor
verbs of emotion
es ridículo
verbs of emotion
es terrible
verbs of emotion
es una lástima de (shame)
verbs of emotion
esperar (hope)
verbs of emotion
molestar
verbs of emotion
gustar
verbs of emotion
sentir (e to ie/i)
verbs of emotion
sorprender
verbs of emotion
temer (fear)
verbs of emotion
tener miedo (e to ie) (fear)
verbs of emotion
subjunctive is always used with emotions that start with
que!
subjunctive and verbs of doubt or denial
when the main clause implies doubt or uncertainty, the verb in the dependent clause must be in the subjunctive tense if the subject is different
ojalá (i hope/wish) and tal vez/ quizás always use
subjunctive
es imposible
verbs of doubt or denial
es improbable
verbs of doubt or denial
es un poco cierto
verbs of doubt or denial
no es posible
verbs of doubt or denial
no es probable
verbs of doubt or denial
negar (e to ie) to deny
verbs of doubt or denial
no creer
verbs of doubt or denial
no es evidente
verbs of doubt or denial
no es cierto
verbs of doubt or denial
no es verdad
verbs of doubt or denial
no estar seguro (not sure)
verbs of doubt or denial
