Present subjunctive

What is the 1st step to conjugate to the Present Subjunctive?

• Conjugate (Yo)

  Preterite

• Conjugate (Yo)

  Present Indicative

• Conjugate (Yo)

  Present Perfect

• Drop the “o”

What are the endings for -er/-ir verbs in Present Subjunctive?

• a, as, a, amos, áis, an

• o, es, e, imos, ís, en

• e, es, e, emos, éis, en

• í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron

What are the endings for present subjunctive -AR verbs?

• o as a amos áis an

• o es e emos éis en

• o es e imos ís en

• e es e emos éis en

What is the indicative?

• Verbs in their infinitive form

• The verb tenses that tell us about definite actions

• Any verb

• The same as the subjunctive

The subjunctive is used:

• in factual statements

• whenever you feel like it

• in multiple clause sentences that express will, influence, emotion, doubt, or denial.

• in single clause sentences expressing certainty

The subjunctive expresses the speaker's attitude towards ______, as well as ___________________ events, actions and states that the speaker views as uncertain

• events, actions and states that the speaker views as uncertain

• climate change, global warming

• other people, some

• outdoor hiking, ironing & household chores

Verbs that have stem changes in the present indicative __________________

• don't have to change stems for the subjunctive

• have the same changes in the present subjunctive. (Remember only -ir verbs undergo stem changes in the nosotros/as and vosotros/as forms)

• follow the preterite conjugation

• will have different endings in the subjunctive

When the subject of the main clause exerts influence or will on the subject of the subordinate clause, the verb in the subordinate clause must be in the _______

• indicative

• infinitive

• present tense

• subjunctive

A clause is a group of words that contains both:

• an infinitive and a noun.

• a conjugated verb and subject.

• an indicative and an adjective.

• a verb and punctuation.

ser present subjunctive

• sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, sean

• soy, eres, es, somos, sois, son

• estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están

• fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fuisteis, fueron