Span 107: Present Subjunctive Form

Subjunctive Forms

subjunctive shows something imagined, wished or possible. Also used in commands, wishes and requests

-ar

-e

-es

-e

-emos

-éis

-en

-er and -ir

-a

-as

-a

-amos

-áis

-an

-gar

-gue

-car

-que

-zar

-ce

-IR stem changing verbs have ANOTHER change

in the Nosotros and Vosotros form

Pensar

piense

pienses

piense

penemos

penséis

piensen

volver

vuelva

vuelvas

vuelva

volvamos

volváis

vue

Preferir

Prefiera

Prefieras

Prefiera

Prefiramos

Prefiráis

Prefieran

Pedir

Pida

Pidas

Pida

Pidamos

Pidáis

Pidan

Dormir

duerma

duermas

duerma

durmamos

durmáis

duerman

Verbs with irregular yo form in the present

STAY THE SAME for all conjugations

Dar

dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den

Estar

esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén

haber

haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan

ir

vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan

saber

sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepáis, sepan

ser

sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, Sean

Expressing a wish

Expression of wish/request (indicative) + que + action desired (subjunctive)

and use a subjunctive where there is a subject

Es importante que pases tiempo con tus amigos

-Subject

When an Es+ adjective expresses a recommendation or assessment about the subordinate clause, we use an infinitive when it is a generalization

Es importante pasar tiempo con amigos

-no subject

Aconsejar

to advise

Desear

to wish

Insistir (en)

to insist (on)

pedir

to request

Preferir (verb)

to prefer

Querer

to want

recomendar

to recommend

Sugerir

to suggest

Es + (bueno/necessario/importante/urgente) + que + action/event

Saying that something is important/needed/etc

Detallista

Detailed

Creo

think

Aspiraciones

Asperations

Falso

Fake

Directo

Direct

Intimidante

Intimidating

mal interprétales

Bad Interpretation

Confiar

to trust

engañar

to cheat

Quiero que

I want that

Espero que

I hope that

If two verbs in one sentence (Present, then Subjunctive), one connecting the other with QUE

Mi Novia prefiere que la llame todos los días

When the main clause in a complex sentence expresses a request, desire, or suggestion of someone, the subordinate verb is in the subjunctive

Me sorprende que Laura no esté aquí

alegrarse (de)

to be glad (about)

Esperar

to hope, to expect

Ojalá (que)

I hope, I wish (that)

sentir

to be sorry, to regret

temer

fo fear, to be Afraid

Molestar

to annoy, to bother

If there is NO CHANGE of subject in the subordinate caluse, the infinitve is used, NOT que + subjunctive

Espero poder salir con ustedes

How to express feelings

Es + (fantastico/terrible) + que + subjunctive

Es una Lástima

it's a shame

es extraño

its strange

es fantástico

its wonderful

es ridículo

its ridiculous

es horrible

its horrible

no es justo

its not fair

Qué + Noun/Adjective

Used to express a variety of emotional reactions