The Present Subjunctive P. 410 Realidades 2

The Subjunctive l Up to now you have been using verbs in the indicative mood, which is used to talk about facts or actual events.

What is the subjunctive tense? It’s a mood. Verbs have moods. There are three to choose from l Subjunctive: (will learn today) l indicative: (most other verbs you have learned present, preterit, imperfect indicative. l Imperative: Commands

The Subjunctive l Spanish has another way of using verbs called the subjunctive mood.

The Subjunctive l We use it to say what one person does or doesn’t want, tell, suggest, or recommend someone else do.

The Subjunctive l A sentence that includes the subjunctive form has two parts connected by the word que. l For example:

The Subjunctive l Recomendamos que Uds. hablen con un agente de viajes. l We recommend that you speak with a travel agent.

The Subjunctive l ¿Quiere Ud. que escribamos nuestros nombres en las maletas. l Do you want us to write our names on our suitcases?

The Subjunctive l Note that the subjunctive sentences have two parts, each with a different subject, connected by the word que:

2 Clauses Ella sugiere que yo aprenda francés Independent clause (stands on its own) Subject > Verb Separated by the word “que” Dependent clause (can’t stand on its own) Begins with the word “que.” Indicative Verb Subjunctive Verb

Forming the present subjunctive Different from forming all the tenses you’ve studied up until this point. You don’t go to the infinitive; you go to the first person singular (“yo”) form of the verb: Tengo, hablo, quiero

The Subjunctive l The first subject uses the present indicative verb (recommendation, suggestion, prohibition, and so on) + que and the second subject uses the present subjunctive verb (what should happen).

The Subjunctive l We drop the -o of the present-tense indicative yo form and add the subjunctive endings.

The Subjunctive l For -ar verbs: l e, es, e, emos, éis, en l For -er/-ir verbs: l a, as, a, amos, áis, an

The Subjunctive l Verbs that are often followed by que + subjunctive: l Decir l Insistir en l Necesitar l Permitir l Preferir (e > ie) l Prohibir l Querer (e > ie) l Recomendar (e > ie) l Sugerir (e > ie)

HABLAR hable hables hable hablemos habléis hablen

COMER coma comas coma comamos comáis coman

VIVIR viva vivas viva vivamos viváis vivan

The Subjunctive l The present subjunctive has the same spelling changes and irregular yo form changes used with the negative tú commands and Ud./Uds. commands.

Irregular Subjunctive Verbs l As in negative commands, irregular verbs that add a “g” to the stem in the present-tense yo form also have a “g” in the present subjunctive.

Irregular Subjunctive Verbs l caerse l decir l hacer l poner l salir l tener l traer

Irregular Subjunctive Verbs hacer hag-ohaga tener teng-otenga

LLEGAR (g > gu) llegue llegues llegue lleguemos lleguéis lleguen

HACER haga hagas haga hagamos hagáis hagan