El subjuntivo presente con expresiones de duda

Present Subjunctive

  • To express doubt, uncertainty, or disbelief about actions in the present, you use the present subjunctive.

Subjunctive Triggers

  • Here is a list of common expressions that introduce an aspect of ignorance or

    doubt to the sentence, and therefore trigger the use of the subjunctive:

    • dudar que… (to doubt that … )

    • es posible que… (it’s possible that … )

    • no estar seguro de que… (to not be sure that …)

    • es dudoso que… (it is doubtful that …)

    • no creer que… (not to believe that … )

    • no parecer que… (to not seem that …)

    • es improbable que… (it’s unlikely that … )

    • no es cierto que… (it’s not certain that … )

    • no pensar que… (to not think that …)

    • es incierto que… (it’s uncertain that … )

    • no estar convencido de que… (to not be convinced that … )

    • no suponer que… (to not suppose that …)

    • puede ser que… (it may be that …)

    • negar que… (to deny that …)

    • no imaginarse que… (to not imagine that …)

    • no es verdad que… (it’s not true that …)

    • temer que… (to suspect that …)

Indicative Triggers

  • Remember, there are also expressions that trigger the use of the indicative mood,

    since they introduce a quality of certainty.

    • no dudo que… (to not doubt that … )

    • creer que… (to think that … )

    • es verdad que… (it’s true that …)

    • estar seguro de que… (to be certain that … )

    • no negar que… (to not deny that …)

Formula for the Present Subjunctive

  1. Start with the yo form of the present indicative.

  2. Drop the -o.

  3. Add the opposite endings:

        -AR verbs: e, es, e, emos, éis, en

        -ER / -IR verbs: a, as, a, amos, áis, an

Ejemplos de Conjugaciones | Verbo | Yo | Tú | Él/Ella/Usted | Nosotros | Vosotros | Ellos/Ustedes | |-----------|-----------|------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| | Hablar | hable | hables | hable | hablemos | habléis | hablen | | Comer | coma | comas | coma | comamos | comáis | coman | | Vivir | viva | vivas | viva | vivamos | viváis | vivan | | Conocer | conozca | conozcas | conozca | conozcamos | conozcáis | conozcan | | Tener | tenga | tengas | tenga | tengamos | tengáis | tengan | | Pensar | piense | pienses | piense | pensemos | penséis | piensen | | Volver | vuelva | vuelvas | vuelva | volvamos | volváis | vuelvan |

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