Unit 4, Lesson 2 Vocabulary
Unit 4, Lesson 2 Grammar Subjunctive tense with expressions of doubt
Subjunctive Tense with Expressions of Doubt Verbs of doubt: Dudar = to doubt No estar seguro(a) de = to be unsure of No estar de acuerdo(a) con = to disagree with No pensar (eie) / creer = to not think I don’t think, etc. Es dudoso = It’s doubtful Es imposible = It’s impossible Es improbable = It’s unlikely No es cierto = It’s not certain/true No es verdad = It’s not true Verbs get conjugated in present tense at beginning of sentences
Subjunctive Tense with Expressions of Doubt Subjunctive tense *matches subject* Expression of Doubt Different subject que Yo dudo que nts. tengamos tiempo para ver la película. *Infinitive: tener I doubt that we have time to see the movie.
Subjunctive Tense with Expressions of Doubt ¡TENGAN CUIDADO! The word no can change the meaning of an expression and affect whether you need to use the subjunctive or the present tense. present
Subjunctive Tense with Expressions of Doubt PHRASES TO BE CAREFUL OF that DO NOT express doubt: No dudar = to not doubt Estar seguro(a) de = to be sure of Estar de acuerdo(a) con = to agree with Pensar (eie) / Creer = to think/believe No es dudoso = It’s not doubtful No es imposible = It’s not impossible No es improbable = It’s not unlikely Es cierto = It’s certain/true Es verdad = It’s true Verbs get conjugated in present tense at beginning of sentences
Subjunctive Tense with Expressions of Emotion Alegrarse (de) = to be happy Enojarse = to be angry/mad Estar contento(a) = to be happy Estar emocionado(a) = to be excited Estar triste = to be sad Sentir (eie) = to feel Temer = to fear/be afraid Tener celos de = to be jealous of Tener miedo de = to fear/be afraid of Gustar = to like Encantar = to love Sorprender (de) que = to be surprised Es una lástima = It’s a shame Es sorprendente = It’s surprising Es una pena = It’s a shame Verbs get conjugated in present tense at beginning of sentences Me gusta(n)/Te gusta(n)/Le gusta(n)/ Nos gusta(n)/ Les gusta(n)
Subjunctive Tense with Expressions of Emotion Subjunctive tense *matches subject* Expression of Emotion Different subject que Yo temo que tú no me entiendas. *Infinitive: entender (eie) I’m afraid that you don’t understand me.