El subjuntivo SPAN II

Subjunctive Endings

Mood/ Tone in Spanish

When to use this tone in your speaking

✘ Wishes/ wants/ desires-

○Esperamos que cocines bien (We hope that you cook well)

✘ Emotions-

○Me alegro de que sonrías

✘ Impersonal Expressions (opinions)-

○Es necesario que Jaime lea este libro (it is necessary that he reads this book)

✘ Recommendations/ Requests-

○Mi doctor recomienda que beba más agua

✘ Doubt/denial-

○Dudo que él tenga mi numero.

✘ OJALA-

○¡Ojala que recuerde nuestro aniversario!

Elements of Subjunctive

1.Two different subjects- one main/
independent clause and one in the
noun/dependent clause

2.

A relative Pronoun- que, quien,
como

3.

Two verbs- one WEIRDO and one
Subjunctive

1.Yo quiero que tú limpies el baño.

2.

Yo quiero que tú limpies el baño.

3.

Yo quiero que tú limpies el baño.

Present Subjunctive

For many subjunctive verbs, the stem of the verb will be the
same as regular infinitive stem.

Hablar

Comer

Vivir

For other verbs - in their indicative form- that had change of
spelling, stem-changing or irregular verbs, those changes will
also take place in the subjunctive.

Present Subjunctive

When conjugating non regular verbs in the Subjunctive need to think
back to the Present indicative yoform.
The stem of mostpresent subjunctive verbs is the same as indicative yo
form.

THE FORMULA

Indicative yo form - the oending = Present Subjunctive stem

EX: tener →tengo- o = teng-

This subjunctive stem is used for allof the conjugations, including
nosotros and vosotros.

Present Verb endings

Once you have the stem you add the ending.

The subjunctive endings are the opposite of the indicative

subject

yo

tu

el/ ella/ ud

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/as/uds

-ar

e

es

e

emos

éis

en

-er/-ir

a

as

a

amos

áis

an

subject

yo

tu

el/ ella/ ud

nosotros

vosotros

ellos/as/uds

*tener

hablar

vivir

Regular Subjunctive Verbs

Examples

hable

hables

hable

hablemos

habléis

hablen

tenga

tengas tenga

tengamos tengáis

tengan

viva

vivas

viva

vivamos viváis

vivan

Open Ended

What do you know about the subjunctive? Write as many things as you can in the next 3 minutes.

Fill in the Blanks

What is the él/ella/Ud form of escribir?

Fill in the Blanks

What is the nosotros form of hablar?

Fill in the Blanks

What is the yo form of tener?

Multiple Choice

Es importante que nosotros _ (saber) formar el subjuntivo.

• sabemos

• sabamos

• sepamos

• sepemos

Open Ended

Write the irregular forms in the subjunctive of:

dar

estar

ir

saber

ser

Open Ended

Write out the subjunctive conjugations of the following verbs:

hablar

decir

volver

sentir

dormir