PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE AND

IMPERSONAL EXPRESSIONS

Sabrina Bennett

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

Indicative mood

• Facts

• Real

• Definite

Subjunctive mood

• Uncertain

• Hypothetical

• Attitude

infinitive“yo” form

verb stem

add ending

Hablar Hablo Habl-(yo)

hable

-ar verb endings

-e -emos

-es

-e -en

-er/-ir endings

-a -amos

-as

-a -an

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE IRREGULARS

• Teng- + endingTener

• Veng- + endingVenir

• Dig- + ending / D- + endingDecir / Dar

• Vay- + endingIr

• Se- + endingSer

• Hag- + ending / Hay- + endingHacer / Haber

• Est- + endingEstar

• Sep- + endingSaber

MÁS IRREGULARES

-car

• -que

-gar

• -gue

-zar

• -ce

-que, -gue, -ce

saque jugue almorce

+ ending

sace juge almorze

yo form

saco jugo almorzo

verbo

sacar jugar almorzar

e:ie sentir sienta

e:i pedir pida

o:ue dormir duerma

-ir stem

changers

SUBJUNCTIVE: EXPRESSED

General Uses

express

will and influence

emotion

doubt, disbelief, and

denial

definiteness and

nonexistence

mainconjunction

(que)subordinate

clause

subjunctive expression

Es muy importante que aprendas el subjuntivo.

subordinate clause

aprendas el subjuntivo.

conjunction

que

main clause

Es importante

IMPERSONAL EXPRESSION

es bueno que..

• its good that…

es malo que..

• its bad that..

es mejor que..

• its better that..

es importante que..

• its better that..

es urgente que..

• its urgent that

es necesario que..

• its necessary that..

Usually used to..

be the main clause in a subjunctive expression.

express an idea without naming a specific subject.