Apuntes 7-8 de enero El subjuntivo con verbos de voluntad e influencia The subjunctive with verbs of will and influence Mis padres prefieren que yo haga mi tarea antes de jugar videojuegos. My parents prefer that I do my homework before playing videogames. Te recomiendo que veas esa película. I recommend that you see that movie.

When a verb of will or influence appears in the main clause of a complex sentence, the subjunctive appears in the subordinate clause. Here is a list of common verbs of will and influence: aconsejar: to advise pedir (e→i): to ask (for) desear: to want, to wish, to desire preferir (e→ie): to prefer importar: to matter, to be important prohibir: to prohibit insistir (en): to insist (on) querer (e→ie): to want mandar: to order recomendar (e→ie): to recommend necesitar: to need rogar (o→ue): to beg, to plead sugerir (e→ie): to suggest

Mi madre quiere que vayamos al supermercado Mi madre quiere que vayamos al supermercado. (My mother wants us to go to the supermarket.) ↑ ↑ main clause subordinate clause

Mi novia me ruega que me case con ella. Indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os, les) are often used with the verbs aconsejar, importar, mandar, pedir, prohibir, recomendar, rogar and sugerir. Te pido que no lo hagas. I’m asking you not to do it.   Mi novia me ruega que me case con ella. My girlfriend is begging me to marry her.

Mi hermana no quiere lavar los platos. If there is no change in subject with verbs of this type, use an infinitive after the first verb.   Mi hermana no quiere lavar los platos. My sister doesn’t want to wash the dishes. Ella quiere que yo los lave. She wants me to wash them.