USES OF THE SUBJUNCTIVE

(What do these sets of sentences have in common, both thematically and structurally?)

I doubt that they will fail the test.

It is possible that we will win the lottery. ______
I don’t believe that she knows the answer.

She is looking for a man that is kind.

Do you know anyone that speaks Russian? ______
We want to live in a house that has a pool.

I demand that you do your homework.

She recommends that we clean the house. ______
They suggest that I help her.

I am happy that he is here.

It is sad that the team never wins. ______
It bothers me that they don’t pick up.

There is no one that can fix my car.

There is nothing that makes me happy. _______
There is not one thing that he does well.
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TENSE MOOD

The 3 conditions that must be met for the subjunctive to

occur…

1.

2.

3.

Subjunctive is then formed by…

1.

2.

3.
 FORMING THE SUBJUNCTIVE

To conjugate a verb in the present subjunctive:

1.

2.

3.

Therefore, regular verbs have these endings:

AR: ER/IR:

Irregular verbs (think back to present tense irregularities!!)

-GO: (hacer, poner, venir, tener, oír…)

-VOCAL + CER/CIR: (conocer, obedecer, permanecer, reducer,

traducir…)

-CONSONANTE + CER/CIR (vencer, convencer, ejercer…)

-GER/GIR (proteger, coger, escoger, fingir, exigir, corregir…)

-GUIR (seguir, conseguir, distinguir, extinguir…)

-UIR (incluir, construir, concluir, distribuir…)

 -IAR/UAR (enviar, confiar, variar, actuar, continuar, graduarse…)

-CAR/GAR/ZAR (sacar, rezar, pagar…)

Stem-changing rules:

-ar/er verbs (pensar, mostrar, jugar, volver, poder, entender…)

-ir verbs (pedir, vestirse, preferir, dormir, morir…

LOS 5 GRAN IRREGULARES:

SER

IR

SABER

DAR

ESTAR

NOTEWORTHY AND WITHOUT BUDDIES…

CABER

VER

HABER
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