Uses/Triggers of the Pres. Subj. Flashcards
What is the W use of the present subjunctive?
Wishes, e.g Espero que puedas venir a la fiesta
What is the E use of the present subjunctive?
Emotions e.g Me alegro de que sonrías
What is the I use of the present subjunctive?
Impersonal expressions e.g Es importante que escuches
What is the R use of the present subjunctive?
Recommendations and requests e.g El médico recomienda que beba más agua
What is the O use of the present subjunctive
Ojalá e.g ¡Ojalá fuera cierto!
What does W.E.I.R.D.O stand for? (hint: uses)
The uses of the present subjunctive:
(W) Wishes, (E) Emotions, (I) Impersonal expressions, (R) Recommendations and requests, (D) Doubt and denial, (O) Ojalá
What are some common triggers of the subjunctive (Q)?
“Que”, o “de que”, e.g Es importante que John vaya…
What is are is a common trigger of the subjunctive (S)?
Si… e.g si estuvieras
What is is a common triggers of the subjunctive (D)?
Donde, e.g donde sea
What is is a common triggers of the subjunctive (C)?
Cuando, e.g cuando vaya
What is is a common triggers of the subjunctive (A)?
Aunque (despite, although, even if), e.g aunque juegue
What is a common triggers of the subjunctive (O)?
Ojalá (I hope/if only…), e.g ojalá que llueva
What does Q.O.D.C.A.S stand for? (hint: triggers).
Common triggers of the present subjunctive:
(Q) Que/de que, (O) Ojalá, (D) Donde, (C) Cuando, (A) Aunque, (S) Si
What does ‘es posible que’, ‘es probable que’ incur?
The subjunctive
What is an impersonal expression?
Almost any phrase using the formula es + adjective + que can be an impersonal expression as long as it doesn’t state a truth (like es verdad
que
), certainty (like es cierto
que
), or fact (like es un hecho
que
). Phrases beginning with these statements use the indicative.
Phrases beginning with the negated forms of the above phrases (no es verdad
que
, etc.) use the subjunctive.
