Chapter 13.1: Subjunctive with verbs of emotion.

When the verb in the main clause of a sentence expresses an e___________ or f_______________, such as hope, fear, joy, pity, or surprise, the subjunctive is required in the SUBORDINATE clause.

When the verb in the main clause of a sentence expresses an EMOTION or FEELING, such as hope, fear, joy, pity, or surprise, the subjunctive is required in the SUBORDINATE clause.

Reminder: When using expressions of will and influence, the i_______________, not the subjunctive, is used after an expression of emotion when there is NO CHANGE OF SUBJECT.

Reminder: When using expressions of will and influence, the INFINITIVE, not the subjunctive, is used after an expression of emotion when there is NO CHANGE OF SUBJECT.

For example:

Temo llegar tarde.

I'm afraid I'll arrive late. (There is no subject change in the sentence therefore the infinitive tense is used!)

VS.

Temo que mi novio llegue tarde.

I'm afraid my boyfriend will arrive late. (The subject changes from -yo to -el, therefore the subjunctive tense is used!)

The most common verbs and expressions of emotion are as followed...

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To be happy =

(A____________________ de)

To be happy =

(ALEGRARSE de)

To hope; to wish =

(E_______________)

To hope; to wish =

(ESPERAR)

To like =

(G________________)

To like =

(GUSTAR)

To bother =

(M________________)

To bother =

(MOLESTAR)

To be sorry; to regret =

(S______________) --> This verb is a stem changer so be cautious of that!

To be sorry; to regret =

(SENTIR) --> (E--. IE)

To surprise -

(S___________________)

To surprise =

(SORPRENDER.)

To be afraid =

(T_________________)

To be afraid

(TEMER.)

To be afraid (of) =

[T____________ m__________ (de).]

To be afraid (of) =

TENER MIEDO (DE)

It's strange =

(Es e________________.)

It's strange =

(Es EXTRAÑO.)

It's a shame =

(Es u_________ l_________________.)

It's a shame =

(Es UNA LÁSTIMA.)

It's ridiculous =

(Es r___________________.)

It's ridiculous =

(Es RIDÍCULO.)

It's terrible =

(Es t_________________.)

It's terrible =

(Es TERRIBLE.)

It's sad =

(Es t______________.)

It's sad =

(Es TRISTE.)

I hope (that); I wish (that) =

[O_______________ (que).]

I hope (that); I wish (that) =

OJALÁ (que).

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We are happy that you like the flowers =

verbs to conjugate: alegrarse and gustar

(Nos a_________________ de que te g_______________ las flores.)

We are happy that you like the flowers =

verbs to conjugate: alegrarse and gustar

(Nos ALEGRAMOS de que te GUSTEN las flores.)

Note:

* Alegrarse is conjugated in the regular infinitive form for nosotros (drop the -arse and add the normal nosotros ending for -ar verbs).

* Gusten is conjugated with the standard present-subjunctive rules for ellos/ellas/ustedes (them) as the regular -ar ending is switched for the -er/-ir ending instead. Note that the verb modifies the flowers rather than you because the pronoun te is already added for you like (similar to me gusta instead of yo gusto)

Maria hopes that I can go to the lake this weekend =

verbs to conjugate: esperar and ir

(Maria e____________que yo v__________ al lago este fin de semana.)

Maria hopes that I can go to the lake this weekend =

verbs to conjugate: esperar and ir

(Maria ESPERA que yo VAYA al lago este fin de semana.)

Note:

* Esperar is conjugated in the regular infinitive form for el/ella/usted (drop the -ar and add the regular -ella ending for -ar verbs.)

* Ir is conjugated in the present-subjunctive form for yo and because the verb is an irregular in the subjunctive form it becomes "vaya" instead of "ir."

I like that the computer is new =

verbs to conjugate: gustar and ser

(Me g_____________ que la computadora s__________ nueva.)

I like that the computer is new =

verbs to conjugate: gustar and ser

(Me GUSTA que la computadora SEA nueva.)

Note:

* Gustar is conjugated in the regular infinitive form for yo.

* Ser is an irregular verb in the present subjunctive tense and becomes "sea" instead of "ser" because it is conjugated for el/ella/usted (it).

It bothers me that people don't recycle plastic =

verbs to conjugate: molestar and reciclar

(Me m_______________ que la gente no r______________ el plástico.)

It bothers me that people don't recycle plastic =

verbs to conjugate: molestar and reciclar

(Me MOLESTA que la gente no RECICLE el plástico.)

Note:

* Molestar is conjugated in the regular infinitive form for el/ella/usted (it).

* Reciclar is conjugated using the present-subjunctive tense for el/ella/usted and takes the -e ending instead of -a ending. The people or "la gente" is ALWAYS SINGULAR as its seen as a unit of ONE, so use the el/ella/usted form to congjugate the verb reciclar.

It's sad that we have problems like climate change. =

Verbs to conjugate: es triste and tener

(Es t________________ que t________________ problemas como el cambio climático.)

It's sad that we have problems like climate change. =

verbs to conjugate: tener

(Es TRISTE que TENGAMOS problemas como el cambio climático.)

Note:

* The phrase "es triste" remains the same and does not change.

* Tener is conjugated using the present-subjunctive tense for nosotros and the ending becomes -amos instead of -emos.

I hope (that) they collect the garbage today =

verbs to conjugate: ojalá and recoger (g--> j)

(O______________ (que) r________________ la basura hoy.)

I hope (that) they collect the garbage today =

verbs to conjugate: ojalá and recoger

(OJALÁ (que) RECOJAN la basura hoy.)

Note:

* The phrase "ojalá que" remains the same and does not change.

* Recoger is a stem-changer and the g turns into a j. Recoger is conjugated using the present-subjunctive tense for ellos/ellas/ustedes and the ending becomes -an instead of -en.

I'm afraid that Ana won't be able to go with us tomorrow.

(T______________ que Ana no p_____________ mañana con nosotros.)

I'm afraid that Ana won't be able to go with us tomorrow =

verbs to conjugate: temer and poder

(TEMO que Ana no PUEDA ir mañana con nosotros.)

Note:

* Temer is conjugated in the regular infinitive form for yo.

* Poder is a stem-changing verb where o turns into ue. Poder is conjugated using the present-subjunctive tense for el/ella/usted and the ending becomes -a instead of -e.

It surprises him that Juan is so young.

(Le s_______________ que Juan s______________ tan joven.)

It surprises him that Juan is so young =

verbs to conjugate: sorpender, ser

(Le SORPRENDE que Juan SEA tan joven.)

Note:

* Sorprender is conjugated in the regular infinitive form for el/ella/usted (it)

* Ser is an irregular verb in the present subjunctive form and becomes "sea" instead of "ser" because it is conjugated for el/ella/usted

That's all for this set and make sure to get some practice using the present subjunctive if you are struggling with understanding this chapter!

Keep practicing the other sets for the final exam please!