Transcript The subjunctive mood

THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD
Spanish 2 – 6.2
THE PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE
In English, we say “I hope that…” to express hopes & wishes.
Verbs that follow such expressions of hope don’t require a special
verb form in English.
However, they do in Spanish. This verb form is called the
subjunctive.
WHAT IS THE SUBJUNCTIVE?
The subjunctive is a mood which is used with hope, supposition doubt,
want, etc. (not facts)
The indicative (which is the mood we have used to far), expresses fact.
Examples:
Fact: Ganamos un premio hoy. = We are winning a prize today
Vs.
Hope: Ojalá que ganemos un premio hoy. = I hope that we win a prize
today.
HOW TO EXPRESS WISHES OR HOPES
We can express hope by using the phrase ojalá que with the
present subjunctive.
We also use the present subjunctive with the verbs esperar – to
hope, querer – to want, necesitar – to need, and many others in
which the information is not factual, but rather, a hope, wish, or
desire.
HOW TO FORM THE SUBJUNCTIVE OF REGULAR
VERBS
Use what we already know about forming usted/ustedes/&
negative tú commands.
AR verbs – e/en endings
&
ER/IR verbs – a/an endings
EXAMPLE- VIVIR
Yo viva
Nosotros vivamos
Tú vivas
Él/ella/ud. viva
ellos./ellas/uds. vivan
CONJUGATE COMER
Yo coma
Nosotros comamos
Tú comas
Él/ella/ud. coma
ellos./ellas/uds. coman
CONJUGATE HABLAR
Yo hable
Nosotros hablemos
Tú hables
Él/ella/ud. hable
ellos./ellas/uds. hablen
HOW TO FORM THE SUBJUNCTIVE OF STEM
CHANGING VERBS
Use what we already know about forming usted/ustedes/&
negative tú commands.
AR verbs – e/en endings
&
ER/IR verbs – a/an endings
Stem changers will not stem change in nosotros, though they still
have opposite endings.
PODER
Yo pueda
Nosotros podamos
Tú puedas
Él/ella/ud. pueda
ellos./ellas/uds. puedan
CONJUGATE PENSAR
Yo piense
Nosotros pensemos
Tú pienses
Él/ella/ud. piense
ellos./ellas/uds. piensen
CONJUGATE DORMIR
Yo duerma
Nosotros dormamos
Tú duermas
Él/ella/ud. duerma
ellos./ellas/uds. duerman
PRACTICA – CONJUGATE IN SUBJUNCTIVE AND
TRANSLATE SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH
1. Ojalá que mis amigos (tomar) muchas fotos.
1. tomen
2. Ojalá que Julio (recibir) su invitación.
2. reciba
3. Ojalá que mis padres (pensar) que el estreno
es divertido.
3. piensen
4. vea
4. Ojalá que yo (ver) a mucha gente famosa
hoy.
5. guste
5. Ojalá que a Antonia le (gustar) la película.
6. encuentres
6. Ojalá que tú (encontrar) fácilmente el lugar
del estreno.
7. fracase
7. Ojalá que la película no (fracasar).
SIDES
The verbs ser, ir, dar, estar, and saber (SIDES) are also irregular in
the subjunctive. Because they are irregular, they should be
memorized.
Conjugate them in your packet (see packet 5.1 & 6.1 for more info
on SIDES)
CAR, GAR, ZAR
When forming the present subjunctive of verbs ending in
car/gar/zar, change the spelling of the verb stem.
Conjugate sacar, pagar, and empezar in your packet
SACAR
Yo saque
Nosotros saquemos
Tú saques
Él/ella/ud. saque
ellos./ellas/uds. saquen
CONJUGATE PAGAR
Yo pague
Nosotros paguemos
Tú pagues
Él/ella/ud. pague
ellos./ellas/uds. paguen
CONJUGATE EMPEZAR
Yo empiece
Nosotros empezemos
Tú empieces
Él/ella/ud. empiece
ellos./ellas/uds. empiecen
NOW…
Take out your practice multiple choice final and complete
the last 5 questions on the subjunctive.
We will go over these together when done. 