EL SUBJUNTIVO 1

							EL SUBJUNTIVO



 It’s all in the mood!
  Verbs show the action and they also show a tense
                   and a mood.
 The  tense tells you      The  mood tells the
  the time of the action    speaker’s attitude
                            towards the action.
 Present, preterit,
                            Indicative, commands
  future, etc are tenses.   and the subjunctive are
                            moods.
The indicative moods tells it like it is:
 Juan   es mi novio.
Juan is my boyfriend.
 Ayer,   fuimos al cine.
Yesterday, we went to the movie.
    A command tells someone to do something.
   Vayan Uds. a la tienda.
            You (pl.) go to the store.
   Rafael, despiértese a las seis.
            Rafael, get up at six.
   Escuchen Uds. a la maestra siempre.
            You(pl.) listen to the teacher always.
 The subjunctive mood wishes, suggests and
          fantasizes about things.
I   suggest that Juan drive.
      Sugiero que Juan conduzca.
 She   wants her daughter to be a princess. . .
        Ella   quiere que su hija sea princesa. . .
 The subjunctive is rarely used in
English and sounds strange to those
  who are not highly educated.
                           Huh?
INDICATIVE                       SUBJUNCTIVE
   You are late.      It is important that you be on time.

   I am sick.         I wish I were not sick.

   Juan studies.      The teacher insists that he study.
    In Spanish, the subjunctive is used a lot, and
     you need to use it to prove that you are not
                      ignorant.
   Sugiero que mires cuando andas en bote.
               I suggest that you look when you ride in a
                boat.
   Es importante que sepas adonde va el río.
               It’s important that you know where the river
                goes.
   Dudo que vayas a sobrevivir el accidente.
               I doubt that you will survive the accident.
•Both the Indicative mood and the Subjunctive mood are used
in compound sentences which are connected by que.

•The mood that is used depends on the Main Clause.



   La gente sabe que la verdad es la mejor. (indicative)
         People      know that the truth is best.
   No creo que Brian venga a la fiesta a las ocho. (subjunctive)
           I don’t believe that Brian will come to the party at eight.
   The INDICATIVE MOOD is objective and
     used to describe facts, it states what is
                    certain.

Estoy   seguro que Juan va con nosotros.
            I   am certain that Juan is going with us.
Es   cierto que la falda roja es de algodón.
            There’s   no doubt that the red skirt is made of cotton.
La   maestra dice que hay un examen hoy.
            The    teacher says that there’s a test today.
 The SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD is subjective, it
  expresses feelings, judgments and emotions
                about an action.

 It   is bad that we can’t go.
         Es   horrible que no podamos ir.
 It   is scandalous that she is wearing that dress.
         Es   escandaloso que ella lleve ese vestido.
 It   bothers me that he can’t come to the meeting.
         Me   molesta que él no pueda venir a la reunión.
      Notice that the SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD
     consists of two clauses, joined together by
                       “que” :
    Main Clause       Conj.   Dependent Clause
   It is bad         that    we can’t go.
    -Es horrible      que     no podamos ir.
   It’s scandalous   that    she is wearing that dress.
  -Es escandaloso     que     ella lleve ese vestido.
 It bothers me       that    he can’t come.
    -Me molesta       que     él no pueda venir
      For the dependent clause to be
subjunctive, the main clause must state the
                 following:
 Impose will.    I want you to study tonight.
 Necessity.       It is necessary that you leave now.
 Emotion.        I hope that you find the money.
 Doubt.          I doubt that he knows the answer.
 Possibility.    It is possible that he is coming.
  To form the Present Subjunctive tense :
 Startwith the present tense, yo form of the verb
 Tener – Tengo
 Remove the O – Teng
 Add the opposite ending just like we did to make
  commands.
Present Subjunctive of Tener


      tenga               tengamos


      tengas              tengáis


      tenga               tengan
Present Subjunctive of cuidar (to care for)



       cuide                  cuidemos


       cuides                 cuidéis


       cuide                  cuiden