Transcript Presente Indicativo vs Presente de Subjuntivo

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PRESENTE INDICATIVO VS PRESENTE DE
SUBJUNTIVO
INDICATIVE MODE (EL MODO INDICATIVO):
 The
indicative tense is the most used tense.
Most commonly you use the indicative tense
to express:
 action
at the present
 a state of being
 a habitual action
 an occurrence in the (very) near future
 an action that occurred in the past
 straightforward statements
 asking questions.
EXAMPLES: ¿EN QUE TIEMPO ESTÁN?
Esto era muy sencillo.
 Las niñas cantaban villancicos.
 ¿Vas a Toledo este verano?
 Mi mamá compró un carro nuevo.
 La familia viajará mañana.
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SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD (EL MODO SUBJUNTIVO):
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It presents the idea that the action of the verb is
regarded as unreal in some way or…
Impossible
 Improbable
 Desired
 Request
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Discusses potential or hypothetical events, or
events portrayed subjectively.
 Also it can be used to show emotion, commands
opinion, or influence of one person over another.
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PRESENTE DE INDICATIVO
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AR:
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amos
áis
an
AR:
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e
es
e
emos
éis
en
ER:
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o
as
a
PRESENTE DE SUBJUNTIVO
o
es
e
emos
éis
en
IR:
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ER/IR:
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o
es
e
imos
ís
en
a
as
a
amos
áis
an
ENDINGS
INSTRUCTIONS:
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Example:
 I doubt he shops there.
Write the following
 Dudo que él compre alli. -SUBJ
sentences on your sheet of
VOCABULARY HINTS:
paper.
 Insist – insistir
Leave a space. 
 Demand – exigir
You will be translating
 Suggest – sugerir
these sentences to
 Believe – Creer que
Spanish.
 To be sure – estar seguro
After you translate it;
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write “IND” if it’s in the
indicative
Write “SUBJ” if it’s in the
subjunctive
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Truth – verdad
Excuse – excusa
Every - cada
IND VS. SUBJ: PRÁCTICA 03-17-2014
COPY THESE SENTENCES.
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VOCABULARY HINTS:
Insist – insistir
Demand – exigir
Suggest – sugerir
Believe – Creer que
To be sure – estar
seguro
Truth – verdad
Excuse – excusa
Every - cada
I think he lives in Peru.
I insist that he return to school.
I demand that he give me an excuse.
I know he comes in at ten.
I suggest that he buy it from the other
store.
I recommend that he stay here for a week.
I believe he knows the truth about this.
I am sure she is coming tomorrow.
It is true that she goes to Italy every summer.
I doubt they will close school because of snow.
03-18-14
PART I: CONJUGATE THE VERBS IN THE PRESENTE DE SUBJUNTIVO & IN THE
PRESENTE DE INDICATIVO.
1. practicar (to practice)
2. cargar (to carry)
3. ir (to go – irregular)
4. construir (to build)
5. caber (to fit)
6. poner (to place)
7. abrazar (to hug)
8. dormir (to sleep)
9. pedir (to ask for)
10. ser (to be)
Part II: Use the persons/subjects below. Using your conjugations,
create one sentence in the indicative and one in the subjunctive
1. 1PS
2. 3PS
3. 1PP
4. 2PS
5. 3PS
6. 3PP
7. 3PS
8. 2PS
9. 1PS
10. 1PP