Tema 8a: Present Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

Copy these notes on page 4 of your Tema 8 (blue) packet.

Multiple Choice

Look at the first sentence. Which verb is in the subjunctive?

• espero

• traiga

Multiple Choice

Look at the second sentence. Which verb is in the subjunctive?

• quieren

• me porte

Answer the next 3 questions and write the correct answer in your notes.

Notes

We form the subjunctive the same way as we did negative and formal commands.

Formation

Present subjunctive

Multiple Choice

Step 1

• Put verb in yo form

• Drop "o"

• Add opposite ending

Multiple Choice

Step 2

• Put verb in yo form

• Drop "o"

• Add opposite ending

Multiple Choice

Step 3

• Put verb in yo form

• Drop "o"

• Add opposite ending

​Write the notes if you didn't do so while answering the questions.

​We have used the present subjunctive as we worked with tú negative commands, Ud, and Uds. commands.

Use your knowledge of how we formed the commands to answer the next set of questions.

Multiple Choice

The yo form and él/ella/Ud have the same endings. What do you think are their endings for -ar verbs?

• e

• es

• emos

• en

Multiple Choice

What is the tú form ending for -ar verbs?

• e

• es

• emos

• en

Multiple Choice

What is the nosotros form ending for -ar verbs?

• e

• es

• emos

• en

Multiple Choice

What is the ellos/ella/uds form ending for -ar verbs?

• e

• es

• emos

• en

Multiple Choice

The yo form and él/ella/Ud have the same endings. What do you think are their endings for -er/-ir verbs?

• a

• as

• amos

• an

Multiple Choice

What is the tú form ending for -er/-ir verbs?

• a

• as

• amos

• an

Multiple Choice

What is the ellos/ellas/uds form ending for -er/-ir verbs?

• a

• as

• amos

• an

Copy the chart.

​-Gar/-Car/-Zar verbs have the same change as we saw in the preterit tense. They will have the same spelling change for the entire conjugation.

Multiple Choice

What would apagar be in the tú form?

• apagues

• apages

Multiple Choice

What would be picar in the nosotros form?

• piquemos

• picamos

Multiple Choice

What would be empezar in the yo form?

• empiece

• empieze