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The Present Subjunctive Tense Por la Sra. Kurtz
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In Spanish... There is more than 1 present tense! –The present indicative tense Used to tell what is happening now –The present subjunctive tense Used after expressions of hope or wishes
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In English... A special verb form is not required after expressions of hope. –I hope that you do the homework. In Spanish, however, it is different!
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The Present Subjunctive 1.Start with the YO form 2.Drop the -O 3.Add opposite vowel ending 4.-ARe, es, e, emos, en 5.-ER/-IRa, as, a, amos, an 6.NOTICE! The YO and the ÉL forms are the same! Include the subject in your sentence to clarify!
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The Present Subjunctive The present subjunctive will seem very familiar to you... Use the present subjunctive after the phrase OJALÁ QUE to express hope.
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Subjunctive v. Indicative Indicative sentence Hablamos español hoy. We speak Spanish today Subjunctive sentence Ojalá que hablemos español hoy. It’s hoped that we speak Spanish today.
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Práctica Practicamos con la conjugación de los subjuntivos y expresiones de deseos (hope).
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