The Subjunctive Mood

The Subjunctive Mood

What is the subjunctive?

• It is a mood.• A mood tells us how an action or condition

is conceived by the speaker or writer • A mood is not a tense.• A tense references when an action or

condition takes place.• The subjunctive represents an action or

condition that is not a fact but is contingent or possible

• How the subjunctive verbs are formed.

What do you need to know?

• How to form subjunctive verbs• The super irregular verbs• The types of verbs that will trigger a subjunctive sentence• The structure of a subjunctive sentence

First let’s learn how to form the subjunctive?

The people from The Constructive World of Advanced Spanish say…

An easy way to remember how to conjugate is to remember: Go “yo” Drop the “o” Add the “oppo” (e,a)

ar verb endings er/ir verb endings -e -emos -a -amos -es -éis -as -áis -e -en -a -an

Don’t forget about the stem changing and “go” verbs.

Of Course….

There are six super irregular subjunctive verbs.

They are the only verbs that do not end in “o” when conjugated in the “yo” form of the present tense.

They are easy to remember them because they spell…

Dar doy déI r voy vayaSer soy seaHaber he hayaEstar estoy estéSaber sé sepa

Infinitive Present “yo” Subjunctive “yo”

And now let’s explore when and how to use the subjunctive.

Another way to remember what the verbs will likely call for the use of the subjunctive is to remember the word…

W – wishes, desires, imperatives (querer, desear, mandar)

E - emotions (alegrarse de, entristeserse de)

I – impersonal observations (es importante, es posible) R – recommendations ( recomendar, aconsejar)

D – doubt, denial, disbelief (dudar, negar, no creer)

O – ojalá – God willing, let’s hope that God…

Let’s review the typical structure of a subjunctive sentence

1ST SUBJECT

1ST VERB IN THE INDICATIVE

que

2nd subject

2nd verb in the subjunctive

Buster quiere que Alemania gane el partido de fútbol.

Mi madre no quiere quecoma la fresa.

Espero que disfruten el viaje.

Hablando del subjuntivo…

CitationsSegments of:The Constructive World of Advanced Spanish: Program 07: Subjunctive and Formal Commands. Goldhil.(2002). Retrieved February 12, 2010, fromDiscovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com