ConjugatingVerbs in the

Subjunctive

The Subjunctive Mood The subjunctive tense is widely used in

Spanish and expresses or implies different things from it’s English counterparts. It has a number of specific usages that we will look at one or two at a time in subsequent chapters.

The Subjunctive Mood 1. The subjunctive tense is used to

express either a direct or an indirect command.

2. The subjunctive tense is also needed when a sentence something that may or may not exist (subjecture/uncertainty).

The Subjunctive Mood 1. Indirect command (volition) Someone wants wishes or desires

that someone else does something. 2. The subjunctive tense is to express a

verb or expression of emotion, volition or doubt + que + a change of subject. (EVD)

The Subjunctive Mood 1. I want you to go to the store.

(I want that you go to the store)Yo quiero que tú vayas a la tienda.

2. It is important that we study.Es importante que nosotros estudiemos.

3. I doubt we dance at the prom.Yo dudo que bailemos en el prom.

Steps to conjugate in the Subjunctive 1. The stem is the “yo”form from the

present indicative without the “o”.ie...hablar - hablo

2. Add the “opposite”endings.

*Watch out for orthographic stem changes in the subjunctive!

AR Endings

e emoses

e en

ER - IR Endings

a amosas

a an

Irregular Verbs (d.i.s.h.e.s.) These verbs have irregular stems but regular endings in the subjunctive tense:

dar ir ser haberdé vaya sea hayades vayas seas hayasdé vaya sea hayademos vayamos seamos hayamosden vayan sean hayan

Irregular Verbs These verbs have irregular because of accents in the subjunctive tense:

estar saberesté sepaestés sepasesté sepaestemos sepamosestén sepan

Stem Changing Verbs The subjunctive tense is the only tense that has a stem change in the nosotros form but: only IR verbs and only only one letter

dormir (ue) pedir (i) encontrar (ue)duerma pida encuentreduermas pidas encuentresduerma pida encuentredurmamos pidamos encontremosduerman pidan encuentren

Sentence Examples• Yo quiero que tú estudies más.• I want you to study more.

• Juan duda que tú lo sepas.• Juan doubts that you know it.

• Es una lástima que no vengas.• It is a shame that you aren’t coming.