The present subjunctive

Question 1

How do you form the present subjunctive? (2)

Answer 1

1. Get the yo form of the indicative and take off the -o.
2. Add the correct ending.

Question 2

For -ar verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronoun ‘yo’?

Answer 2

-e

Question 3

For -ar verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronoun ‘tú’?

Answer 3

-es

Question 4

For -ar verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronouns ‘él/ella/usted’?

Answer 4

-e

Question 5

For -ar verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronoun ‘nosotros/as’?

Answer 5

-emos

Question 6

For -ar verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronoun ‘vosotros/as’?

Answer 6

-éis

Question 7

For -ar verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronouns ‘ellos/ellas/ustedes’?

Answer 7

-en

Question 8

Do -ir and -er verbs take the same endings in the present subjunctive?

Answer 8

Yes.

Question 9

For -ir and -er verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronoun ‘yo’?

Answer 9

-a

Question 10

For -ir and -er verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronoun ‘tú’?

Answer 10

-as

Question 11

For -ir and -er verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronouns ‘él/ella/usted’?

Answer 11

-a

Question 12

For -ir and -er verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronoun ‘nosotros/as’?

Answer 12

-amos

Question 13

For -ir and -er verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronoun ‘vosotros’?

Answer 13

-áis

Question 14

For -ir and -er verbs, what is the present subjunctive ending for the pronouns ‘ellos/ellas/ustedes’?

Answer 14

-an

Question 15

Estar is irregular in the present subjunctive. Conjugate it for all pronouns.

Answer 15

Yo esté
Tú estés
Él/ella/usted esté
Nosotros/as estemos
Vosotros/as estéis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes estén

Question 16

Ser is irregular in the present subjunctive. Conjugate it for all pronouns.

Answer 16

Yo sea
Tú seas
Él/ella/usted sea
Nosotros/as seamos
Vosotros/as seáis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes sean

Question 17

Dar is irregular in the present subjunctive. Conjugate it for all pronouns.

Answer 17

Yo dé
Tú des
Él/ella/usted dé
Nosotros/as demos
Vosotros/as deis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes den

Question 18

Ir is irregular in the present subjunctive. Conjugate it for all pronouns.

Answer 18

Yo vaya
Tú vayas
Él/ella/usted vaya
Nosotros/as vayamos
Vosotros/as vayáis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes vayan

Question 19

Saber is irregular in the present subjunctive. Conjugate it for all pronouns.

Answer 19

Yo sepa
Tú sepas
Él sepa
Nosotros sepamos
Vosotros sepáis
Ustedes sepan

Question 20

Haber is irregular in the present subjunctive. Conjugate it for all pronouns.

Answer 20

Yo haya
Tú hayas
Él haya
Nosotros hayamos
Vosotros hayáis
Ellas hayan

Question 21

Is the subjunctive a tense?

Answer 21

No - it’s a mood. That’s why you have the present (tense) subjunctive and imperfect (tense) subjunctive.

Question 22

When do you use the subjunctive? (5)

Answer 22

To express:

1. Doubt, possibility or uncertainty
2. Wishes, advice or requests
3. Emotion
4. When talking about the future, implying something should happen
5. After cuando or hasta que when talking about the future

Question 23

The subjunctive usually always comes after ‘que’ - true or false?

Answer 23

True.

Question 24

For verbs where the stem changes from O>UE in the indicative, which pronouns DO NOT have that stem change in the subjunctive?

Answer 24

Nosotros and vosotros

All other pronouns have the stem change

Question 25

For verbs where the stem changes from E>IE in the indicative, which pronouns DO NOT have that stem change in the subjunctive?

Answer 25

Nosotros and vosotros

All other pronouns have the stem change