1. El subjuntivo:
The WEDDING TENSE

2. What is the subjunctive tense?

3. Actually, the subjunctive is not referred to as a tense, such as preterit or future, but rather as a mood.

4. The indicative mood states facts and expresses certainty or reality.
The subjunctive mood expresses uncertainty, doubt, wishes, desires, and conditions that are unreal or contrary to fact.

5. Does English use the subjunctive mood?

6. Yes, Homer, but it is used far more frequently in Spanish.
Example: It is important that he go to a good school.

7. When does one know when to use subjunctive?

8. In order to use the subjunctive, it is important that we have A WEDDING

9. ¡Maravilloso!
¿Una boda?

10. A W.E.D.D.I,N.G. is actually an acronym to help us remember all of the different ways we use the subjunctive mood.
is for Adverbial phrases

11. Adverbial Phrases include:
a fin de que: so that
para que: so that
a menos que: unless
antes de que: before
con tal que: provided that
en caso de que: in case (that)
sin que: without

12. is for
Wishing, wanting or requesting

13. Wishing, wanting and requesting
aconsejar: to advise or counsel
desear: to wish, to want
exigir: to demand
insistir: to insist
mandar: to command, to order
pedir: to ask for
preferir: to prefer
querer: to want
rogar:to beg
suplicar: to plead

14. Stands for EMOTIONS: alegrarse de que: to be happy that
entristecerse de que: to be sad that
esperar: to hope
ojalá: if only/god willing
sorprenderse de que : surprised that
temer que: to fear that
tener miedo de que: to be afraid that

15. is for Doubt ¿creer? ¿pensar? dudar no creer
¿Hay alguién que…? (Is there someone who…)
Busco a una persona que…
I am looking for a person that….

16. is for: 2
negar: to deny
prohibir: to prohibit
DENIAL

17. mpersonal Expressions
Es importante que es menester que: it is important that
Es imposible que es necesario que:
Es lastima que: it is a pity that es preciso que: it is necessary that
Es mejor que: it is better that es posible que
Mas vale que: it is better that es probable que

18. eed
necesitar: to need

19. sentir que: to feel sorry lamentar: to lament, to feel bad that
rief
sentir que: to feel sorry
lamentar: to lament, to feel bad that

20. In order to have A WEDDING, we need 3 things:

21. 1. an independent verb or phrase, “a strong verb”
In this case, a strong, independent woman
She must make the proposal

22. 2. A dependent verb that will submit to the independent verb

23. In between the independent and the dependent, there is another important element

24. Proposals are completed with a wedding ring.
We usually say that the ring is 14K or 12K

25. For our purposes, we will say that the proposal is complete with 1K (que)

26. In order to form subjunctive, we must have three requirements
1. The independent verb or phrase, or WEDDING phrase
The (K) que in between
2. The dependent verb: (He must change)

27. Dependent Verbs
To be successful in his marriage, we know that the dependent MUST CHANGE

28. The general rule for changing dependent verbs into subjunctive is by adding the opposite vowel ending.
que yo: hable
que tu: hables
que el hable
que nosotros hablemos
que vosotros habléis
que ellos hablen
hablar

29. The opposite vowel rule is always true in the subjunctive:
However, there are different families of verbs that have different rules about how the stem of the verb changes.

30. With verbs that stem change e-ie, o-ue, or e-i
Familia de los zapatos
With verbs that stem change e-ie, o-ue, or e-i
Always stem-change first, and then put on the opposite vowel ending.

31. Familia Yo-GO
Verbs that change to “go” in “yo” form in the present tense must change as such and then you put on the opposite vowel ending.
pongo = ponga vengo = venga oigo = oiga
hago = haga digo = diga

32. The i changes to y in verbs that end in -uir in present tense.
Famila -ya
The i changes to y in verbs that end in
-uir in present tense.
Present (el)
Subj. (el)
construir
construye
construya
distribuir
distribuye
distribuya

33. Familia -ZCA
Verbs that end in –cer or –cir change in yo form present tense to –zco.
Present
(yo)
Subj. (yo)
conocer
conozco
conozca
conducir
conduzco
conduzca

34. -zar: z changes to ce -gar: g changes to gue -car: c changes to que
Familia -CAR, -GAR, -ZAR
-zar: z changes to ce
-gar: g changes to gue
-car: c changes to que

35. saber: sepa dar: dé ir: vaya caber: quepa haber: haya estar: esté
Familia irregular
saber: sepa dar: dé
ir: vaya caber: quepa
haber: haya
estar: esté