Transcript Subjunctive: Regular Verbs

Subjunctive: Regular Verbs
•The subjunctive tense is used to express wants, suggestions, and demands.
•The subjunctive tense is used in conjunction with the present indicative tense. The
present indicative is found in the main clause,
and the subjunctive tense is found in the subordinate clause.
Example: I hope that you clean your room.
I hope (main clause- present indicative)
you clean (subordinate clause- subjunctive tense)
•In Spanish the word “que” connects the two causes.
Ejemplo: Es necesario que tu comas las frutas.
(It is necessary that you eat fruit.)
How to conjugate the subjunctive tense:
Step 1: put the verb in the present tense “yo” form
Step 2: drop the -o
Step 3: add the new endings (Notice the “yo” and “Ud.” forms are the same)
AR Verbs
ER/IR Verbs
-e
-emos
-a
-amos
-es
-éis
-as
-áis
-e
-en
-a
-an
hablar
to speak
comer
to eat
vivir
to live
hable
hablemos
coma
comamos
viva
vivamos
hables
habléis
comas
comáis
vivas
viváis
hable
hablen
coma
coman
viva
vivan
-CAR, -GAR, -ZAR changes in the Subjunctive Tense
•In the subjunctive tense, verbs ending in –car, -gar, or –zar
need to have a letter change.
This letter change occurs in ALL forms of the verb.
c - qu
g - gu
z–c
**Remember it is important to conjugate the verb in the present tense “yo” form
first, this ensures that all stem-changes and irregularities are used.**
buscar
to look for
llegar
to arrive
almorzar
to eat lunch
busque
busquemos
llegue
lleguemos
almuerce
almuercemos
busques
busqéis
llegues
lleguéis
almuerces
almuercéis
busque
busquen
llegue
lleguen
almuerce
almuercen