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Spanish Part 7
Part 7 Expressing Yourself With Subjunctive Feeling
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Subjunctive Feeling | This is a mood that indicates how the speaker feels about or perceives a situation rather than when an action occurred. These include the speaker's doubts, emotions, wishes, wants, needs, desires, feeling, and speculations |
| Forming The Present Subjunctive | If you can form the present subjunctive if you already know how to form the present tense |
| How To Form The Present Subjunctive | Dropping the -o from the yo form in the present tense, and add the subjunctive endings. |
| Note About -er And -ir Verbs | They use the present-tense endings of -ar verbs |
| hablar | To speak |
| Comprendar | To comprehend |
| Escribir | To write |
| Note About -ar Verbs | They use the present tense endings of -er verbs. |
| Present Tense Conjugation For Hablar (yo, tú, él, ella, Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, Uds.) | hable, hables, hable, hablemos, hablen |
| Present Tense Conjugation For Comprender (yo, tú, él, ella, Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, Uds.) | comprenda, comprendas, comprenda, comprendamos, comprendáis, comprendan |
| Present Tense Conjugation For Escribir (yo, tú, él, ella, Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos, ellas, Uds.) | escriba, escribas, escriba, escribamos, escribáis, escriban |
| Es importante que yo hable con sus padres. | It is important that I talk with your parents. |
| Es esencial que Ud. comprenda las reglas. | It is essential that you understand the rule. |
| Es necesario que nosotros escribamos las notas. | It is necessary that we write notes. |
| tú observes como actúan los demás. | You observe how others act. |
| Nosotros escribamos notas. | We write notes. |
| Vosotros leáis los contratos antes de firmarlos. | We read contracts before we sign them. |
| Uds. presenten sus ideas y sus opinones con calma. | You all present ideas and opinions with calm. |
| Yo negocie de buena fe. | I negotiate in good faith. |
| Tú exprimas lo importante. | You squeeze importantly. |
| Enrique participes en todas las discusiones. | Enrique participated in all discussions. |
| Yo proceda lentamente. | I proceed slowly. |
| Nosotros hablemos lenta y claramente. | We speak slowly and clearly. |
| Rosa respondamos cuidadosamente. | Rosa responds carefully. |
| Vosotros reflexionéis antes de hablar. | You all think before speaking. |
| Felipe y Raúl describan bien nuestra posición. | Felipe and Raul describe our good standing. |
| Verbs that are irregular in the yo form in the present tense use: | The stem of the yo form to form the present subjunctive. Also, drop the final -o from the yo form and add the opposite endings. AKA, add an ending that starts with -a for the -er and -r verbs |
| Subjunctive Conjugation For Caber ("To Fit") | quepa, quepas, quepa, quepamos, quepáis, quepan |
| Subjunctive Conjugation For Caer ("To Fall") | caiga, caigas, caiga, caigamos, caigáis, caigan |
| Subjunctive Conjugation For Decir ("To Say") | diga, digas, diga, diagamos, digáis, digan |
| Subjunctive Conjugation For Hacer ("To Make, To Do") | haga, hagas, haga, hagamos, hagáis, hagan |
| Subjunctive Conjugation For Oír ("To Hear") | oiga, oigas, oiga, oigamos, oigáis, oigan |
| Subjunctive Conjugation For Poner ("To Put") | ponga, pongas, ponga, pongamos, pongáis, pongan |
| Subjunctive Conjugation For Salir ("To Go Out") | salga, salgas, salga, salgamos, salgáis, salgan |
| Subjunctive Conjugation For Tener ("To Have") | tenga, tengas, tenga, tengamos, tengáis, tengan |
| Subjunctive Conjugation For Traer ("To Bring") | traiga, traigas, traiga, traigamos, traigáis, traigan |
| Subjunctive Conjugation For Valer ("To Be Worth") | valga, valgas, valga, valgamos, valgáis, valgan |
| Subjunctive Conjugation For Ver ("To See") | vea, veas, vea, veamos, veáis, vean |
| Es imposible que todo quepa en mi maleta. | It's impossible that everything will fit in my suitcase. |
| Es urgente que Uds. hagan todo este trabajo ahora. | It is urgent that you do all this work now. |
| Note About Verbs that end in -cer/-cir, -ger/-gir, and -guir (NOT -uir): | They undergo the same changes that occur in the yo form of the present |
| vowel + -cer/-cir verbs c --> | zc |
| consonant + -cer / -cir verbs: c --> | z |
| -ger/-gir verbs: g --> | j |
| -guir verbs: gu --> | g |
| Ofrecer | To offer |
| Traducir | To translate |
| Convencer | To convince |
| Esparcir | To spread |
| Escoger | To choose |
| Exigir | To demand |
| Distinguir | To distinguish |
| Present Subjunctive Conjugation For ofrecer ("To offer"), (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds) | ofrezca, ofrezcas, ofrezca, ofrezcamos, ofrezcáis, ofrezcan |
| Present Subjunctive Conjugation For traducir ("To translate"), (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds) | traduzca, traduzcas, traduzca, traduzcamos, traduzcáis, traduzcan |
| Present Subjunctive Conjugation For convencer ("To convince"), (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds) | convenza, convenzas, convenza, convenzamos, convenzáis, convenzan |
| Present Subjunctive Conjugation For esparcir ("To spread"), (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds) | esparza, esparzas, esparza, esparzamos, esparzáis, esparzan |
| Present Subjunctive Conjugation For escoger ("To choose"), (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds) | escoja, escojas, escoja, escojamos, escojáis, escojan |
| Present Subjunctive Conjugation For exigir ("To demand"), (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds) | exija, exijas, exija, exijamos, exijáis, exijan |
| Present Subjunctive Conjugation For distinguir ("To demand"), (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds) | distinga, distingas, distinga, distingamos, distáis, distigan |
| Es una lástima que el director no le ofrezca un aumento de salario. | It's a shame that the director isn't offering him a raise. |
| Es natural que el jefe exija mucho de sus empleados. | It is natural that the boss demands a lot from his employees. |
| -car verbs Spelling Change For Subjunctive Form | c --> qu |
| -gar verbs Spelling Change For Subjunctive Form | g --> gu |
| -zar verbs Spelling Change For Subjunctive Form | z --> c |
| Present Subjunctive Conjugation For tocar ("To touch"), (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds) | toque, toques, toque, toquemos, toquéis, toquen |
| Present Subjunctive Conjugation For pagar ("To pay"), (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds) | pague, pagues, pague, paguemos, pagué, paguen |
| Present Subjunctive Conjugation For organizar ("To organize"), (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds) | organice, organices, organice, organicemos, organicéis, organicen |
| Es importante que no toques nada. | It is important that you not touch anything. |
| Es imperativo que nosotros paguemos esta factura. | It is imperative that we pay this bill. |
| Es necesario que él organice los datos. | It is necessary for him to organize the data. |
| Cerrar with -ar stem change in prefix, yo tu ella ellas ellos ellan | e --> ie, cierr- |
| Cerrar with -ar stem change in prefix, nosotros vosotros | e --> ie, cerr- |
| Mostrar with -ar stem change in prefix, yo tu ella ellas ellos ellan | o --> ue, muestr- |
| Mostrar with -ar stem change in prefix, nosotros vosotros | o --> ue, mostr- |
| Querer with -er stem change in prefix, yo tu ella ellas ellos ellan | e --> ie, quier |
| Querer with -er stem change in prefix, nosotros vosotros | e --> ie, quer |
| Volver with -er stem change in prefix, yo tu ella ellas ellos ellan | o --> ue, vuelv |
| Volver with -er stem change in prefix, nosotros vosotros | o --> ue, volv |
| Quiero que Ud. cierre la ventana. | I want you to close the window. |
| Es dudoso que ellos vuelvan temprano. | It is doubtful that they will return early. |
| Note About -ir Verbs With An e --> ie (o --> ue) Stem, | Change -e to -ie (-o to -ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros. |
| Another Note About -ir Verbs With e --> i stem change | Alter -e to -i in all forms except nosotros and vosotros |
| Preferir | To prefer |
| Dormir | To sleep |
| Servir | To serve |
| Preferir with -er stem change in prefix, nosotros vosotros | e --> ie, prefir- |
| Dormir with -ir stem change in prefix, nosotros vosotros | o --> ue, durm- |
| Servir with -ir stem change in prefix, nosotros vosotros | e --> ie, sirv- |
| La profesora esta contenta que nosotros prefiramos ver una película española. | The teacher is happy that we prefer to see a Spanish film. |
| Su padre está enojado que él duerma hasta las diez. | His father is angry that he sleeps until ten o'clock. |
| Es dudoso que sirvan vino en la conferencia. | It is doubtful that they will serve wine at the conference. |
| enviar | To send |
| Conjugation For Enviar (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds): | envíe, envíes, envíe, enviemos, enviéis, envíen |
| Note About Verbs That End In -uar: | They have accent marks in all present subjunctive forms except nosotros |
| Continuar | To continue |
| Conjugation For Continuar (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds): | continue, continúes, continúe, continuemos, continuéis, continúen |
| Note About Verbs That End In -uir (NOT -guir): | Add a y after the u in all present subjunctive forms |
| Concluir | To continue |
| Conjugation For Concluir (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds) | concluya, concluyas, concluya, concluyamos, concluyáis, concluyan |
| Es importante que Ud. envíe este paquete immediatamente. | It is important that you send this package immediately. |
| Me enfada que Ud. no continúe estudiando español. | I'm annoyed that you don't continue to study Spanish. |
| El profesor desea que los estudiantes concluyan su trabajo. | The professor want the students to complete their work. |
| Colgar | To hang |
| Jugar | To play |
| Comenzar | To begin |
| Empezar | To begin |
| Almorzar | To eat lunch |
| Conjugation For Colgar ("To hang") With g --> gu (o --> ue stem change) Spelling Change | cuelgue, cuelgues, cuelgue, colguemos, colgueis, cuelguen |
| Conjugation For Jugar ("To play") With g --> gu (o --> ue stem change) Spelling Change | juegue, juegues, juegue, juguemos, juguéis, jueguen |
| Conjugation For Comenzar ("To begin") With z --> c (e --> ie stem change) Spelling Change | comience, comiences, comience, comencemos, comencéis, comiencen |
| Conjugation For empezar ("To begin") With z --> c (e --> ie stem change) Spelling Change | empiece, empieces, empiece, empecemos, empecéis, empiecen |
| Conjugation For almorzar ("To eat lunch") With z --> c (o --> ue stem change) Spelling Change | almuerce, almuerces, almuerce, almorcemos, almorcéis, almuercena |
| María está contenta de que sus perros jueguen en el jardin. | Maria is happy that her dogs play in the backyard. |
| Estoy encantada que el espectáculo empiece ahora. | I am delighted that the show will begin now. |
| La madre no permite que sus hijos almuercen en la sala. | The mother doesn't permit her children to eat lunch in the living room. |
| Note About Irregular Verbs In Spanish: | Some verbs are completely irregular in the subjunctive mood which means that there are no rules or patterns to form them. |
| dar | To give |
| estar | To be |
| ir | To go |
| saber | To know |
| ser | To be |
| Conjugation For Subjunctive Form Of Dar (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds): | dé, des, dé, demos, deis, den |
| Conjugation For Subjunctive Form Of Estar (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds): | esté, estés, esté, estemos, estéis, estén |
| Conjugation For Subjunctive Form Of Ir (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds): | vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayáis, vayan |
| Conjugation For Subjunctive Form Of Saber (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds): | sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepáis, sepan |
| Conjugation For Subjunctive Form Of Ser (yo, tú, el/ella/Ud., nosotros, vosotros, ellos/ellans/Uds): | sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean |
| Estamos triste que tu abuela esté enferma. | We are sad that your grandmother is sick. |
| Yo dudo que él sepa reparar la computadora. | I doubt that he knows how to repair the computer. |
| Es importante que nosotros sepamos conjugar todos los verbos. | It is important that we know how to conjugate all the verbs. |
| Tú no llegues tarde a la clase y que Isabel y yo no lleguemos tarde a la clase tampoco. | You should not be late to class and Isabel and I will not arrive late to class either. |
| Tú no pierdas y que Isabel y yo no perdamos tampoco. | You should not be missing and Isabel and I did not miss it either. |
| Tú no tengas miedo y que Isabel y yo no lo tengamos tampoco. | You do not have fear and Isabel and I do not have it either. |
| Tú no continúes hablando todo el tiempo y que Isabel y yo no continuemos hablando tampoco. | You do not continue talking throughout and Isabel and I do not continue talking neither. |
| Tú no muestres la tarea a su compañero de clase y que Isabel y yo no la muestremos a nuestra compañera de clase tampoco. | Tú no muestres la tarea a su compañero de clase y que Isabel y yo no la mostremos a nuestra compañera de clase tampoco. |
| Tú no estés nervioso en clase y que Isabel y yo no estémos nerviosas tampoco. | You are not nervous in class, and Isabel and I are not nervous either. |
| Tú no mastiques chicle y que Isabel y yo no lo mastiquemos tampoco. | You don't chew gum and Isabel and I do not chew it either. |
| Tú no vayas al baño y que Isabel y yo no vayamos al baño tampoco. | You don't go to the bathroom and Isabel and I do not go to the bathroom either. |
| Tú no mientas y que Isabel y yo no mentamos tampoco. | You do not tell lies and Isabel and I do not lie either. |
| Tú no empieces la tarea en clase y que Isabel y yo no la empecemos tampoco. | You don't begin homework in class and Isabel and I do not begin it either. |
| Tú no envíes notas a los demas y que Isabel y yo no las enviemos tampoco. | You don't send notes to others and Isabel and I do not send them either. |
| Tú no duermas en clase y que Isabel y yo no la durmiamos en clase tampoco. | You don't sleep in class, and Isabel and I do not sleep in class either. |
| Tú no hagas la tarea en clase y que Isabel y yo no la hagamos en clase tampoco. | You don't do homework in class, and Isabel and I do not do it in class either. |
| Tú no salgas de la clase sin permiso y que Isabel y yo no salgamos de la tampoco. | You do not go out of class without permission and Isabel and I do not go out either. |
| Tú no cierres el libro y que Isabel y yo no cerremos el libro tampoco. | You do not close your book and Isabel and I do not close it either. |
| Tú no traduzcas las frases en inglés y que Isabel y yo no las traduzcamos tampoco. | You do not translate phrases into English and Isabel and I do not translate them either. |
| Tú no pedías el permiso y que Isabel y yo no lo pedíamos tampoco. | You do not ask for permission and Isabel and I do not ask for it either. |
| Tú no escojas respuestas incorrectas y que Isabel y yo no las escojamos tampoco. | You do not choose incorrect answers and Isabel and I do not choose them either. |
| Tú no juegues en la clase y que Isabel y yo no jueguemos en la tampoco. | You do not play in class, and Isabel and I do not play in it either. |
| Tú no almuerces en clase y que Isabel y yo no almorcemos en la tampoco. | You do not eat lunch in class and Isabel and I do not eat it either. |
| Tú no seas irresponsable y que Isabel y yo no seamos irresponsables tampoco. | You are not irresponsible and Isabel and I are not irresponsible either. |
| Tú no des tu tarea a tus amigos y que Isabel y yo no la demos a nuestros amigos tampoco. | You don't give your homework to your friends and Isabel and I do not give it to our friends either. |
| Note About What The Present Subjunctive Allows You To Do: | This allows you to let people know about your hopes, desires, dreams, and opinions. This also gives you the ability to give advice, and insist on what you want or demand in life. |
| Note About When To Use The Present Subjunctive: | The sentence contains a main (or independent) clause, a group of words containing a subject and a verb that can stand alone as a sentence, and a subordinate (or dependent) clause: a group of words containing a subject and a verb that can't stand alone. |
| Note About The Main Clause In The Present Subjunctive: | It shows wishing, wanting, emotion, doubt, need, necessity, feelings, speculations, or opinion. |
| Note About Que In The Present Subjunctive: | It joins the main clause to the dependent clause which contains a verb in the subjunctive |
| Es improbable que yo salga esta noche. | It is improbable that I'll go out tonight. |
| No es extraño que él haga eso. | It is not strange that he's doing that. |
| La profesora de español quiere que los estudiantes no hablen inglés en clase. | The Spanish teacher doesn't want the students to speak English in class. |
| El gerente insiste en que los empleados trabajen el sábado. | The manager insists that the workers work on Saturday. |
| Note About How An Impersonal Expression That Acts As: | The main clause of a sentence is joined to the thoughts you want to relate by que, "that" |
| Note About When You Want To Express Wishing, Uncertainity, Need, Emotion, Etc | You need to use the subjunctive in the dependent clause that follows. |
| Present Subjunctive: | May refer to present or future actions. |
| Conviene que Ud. estudie mucho. | It is advisable that you study a lot. |
| Es dudoso que yo termine todo mi trabajo esta noche. | It is doubtful that I will finish all my work tonight. |
| No es urgente que me telefonee. | It isn't urgent that you call me. |
| Es absurdo que | It is absurd that |
| Conviene que | It is advisable that |
| Es asombroso que | It is amazing that |
| Es divertido que | It is amusing that |
| Es malo que | It is bad that |
| Es mejor que, más vale que | It is better that |
| Es curioso que | It is curious that |
| Es dificíl que | It is difficult that |
| Es dudoso que | It is doubtful that |
| Es fácil que | It is easy that |
| Es suficiente que, basta que | It is enough that |
| Es esencial que | It is essential that |
| Es justo que | It is fair that |
| Es conveniente que | It is fitting that |
| Es bueno que | It is good that |
| Es imperativo que | It is imperative that |
| Es importante que, importa que | It is important that |
| Es imposible que | It is impossible that |
| Es increible que | It is incredible that |
| Es indispensable que | It is indispensable that |
| Es interesante que | It is interesting that |
| Es irónico que | It is ironic that |
| Es natural que | It is natural that |
| Es necesario que, es preciso que, es menester que | It is necessary that |
| Es bueno que | It is nice that |
| Es una lástima que | It is a pity that |
| Es posible que | It is possible that |
| Es preferible que | It is preferable that |
| Es probable que | It is probable that |
| Es raro que | It is rare that |
| Es lamentable que | It is regrettable that |
| Parece mentira que | It seems untrue that |
| Es extraño que | It is strange that |
| Es sorprendente que | It is surprising that |
| Es injusto que | It is unfair that |
| Es urgente que | It is urgent that |
| Es útil que | It is useful that |
| Es sorprendente que esa mujer sea tan irresponsable. | It is surprising that the woman is so irresponsible. |
| Es injusto que estas personas no puedan votar. | It is unfair that these people can't vote. |
| Es cierto | It is certain that |
| Es claro | It is clear |
| Es evidente | It is evident |
| Es exacto | It is exact |
| Es obvio | It is obvious |
| Es seguro | It is sure |
| Es verdad | It is true |
| Parece | It seems |
| Es obvio que nuestros precios son competitivos. | It is obvious that our prices are competitive. |
| Es claro que Ud. tiene razón. | It is clear that you are right. |
| Es cierto que el avión despega pronto. | It is certain that the plane will take off soon. |
| No es cierto que el avión despegue pronto. | It is uncertain that the plane will take off soon. |
| Es importante que Yolanda hable con los invitados. | It is important that Yolanda speak with the guests. |
| Es preciso que todos busquen una orquesta. | It is necessary that everyone looks for an orchestra. |
| Es urgente que Daniel le diga el menú al cocinero. | It is urgent that Daniel tells the menu to the cook. |
| Es seguro que todo el mundo está nervioso. | It is certain that everyone will be nervous. |
| Es indispensable que yo envíe las invitaciones. | It is indispensable that I send the invitiations. |
| Es importante que vosotros escojáis un buen restaurante. | It is important that you choose a good restaurant. |
| No es evidente que todos los invitados vengan. | It is not evident that all the guests will come. |
| Es imperativo que tú sepas a quienes quieres invitar. | Its imperative that you will know who you want to invite. |
| Es cierto que vosotros tenéis muchos amigos. | It is certain that we all will have many friends. |
| Es esencial que tu esposo pague con antelación. | It is essential that your husband pays in advance. |
| Es necesario que Estela le dé una lista de los invitados al propietario. | It is necessary that Estela gives the list of guests to the owner. |
| Es conviene que yo organice actividades. | It is advisable that I will organize activities |
| Es claro que esta fiesta va a ser maravillosa. | It is clear that this party will be wonderful. |
| aconsejar | To advise |
| alegrarse | To be glad, to be happy |
| avergonzarse de | To be ashamed of |
| (no) creer | To believe (to disbelieve) |
| desear | To desire, to wish, to want |
| dudar | To doubt |
| enfadarse | To become angry |
| enojarse | To become angry |
| esperar | To hope |
| exigir | To require, to demand |
| insistir | To insist |
| lamentar | To regret |
| mandar | To command, to order |
| necesitar | To need |
| negar | To deny |
| ojala (que)... | If only... |
| ordenar | To order |
| pedir | To ask for, to request |
| permitir | To permit |
| preferir | To prefer |
| prohibir | To forbid |
| querer | To wish, to want |
| reclamar | To demand |
| recomendar | To recommend |
| requerir | To require |
| rogar | To beg, to request |
| sentir | To be sorry, to regret |
| solicitar | To request |
| sorprenderse de | To be surprised |
| sugerir | To suggest |
| suplicar | To beg, to plead |
| temer | To fear |
| tener miedo de | To fear |
| sentir | To be sorry |
| El patrón manda que Ud. llegue a tiempo. | The boss demands that you arrive on time. |
| Ojalá que yo gane la loteria. | If only I win the lottery. |
| ganar | To win |
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