The Present Subjunctive It is not a tense, it’s a mood It is used when you’re imposing your will on someone else After the que you have the present subjunctive

Present subjunctive Ar- Er/Ir E A Es As Emos Amos Eis Ais En An

Present tense Ar Er Ir O O o as es es a e e amos emos imos ais eis is an en en

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W- wishes, desires, imperative Quiero que ellos tengan cuidada I want them to be careful Esperamos que (tu) encuentres a tu Tortuga We hope you find your turtle Some words that come before the que which usually signal the present subjunctive are Desear que – to wish that Esperar que – to wait that Necesitar que – to need that Preferir que - to prefer that Querer que - to want that

E- Emotions and feeling Me alegra que – I am happy that Te disgusta que – you’re disgusted that Le fasina que - he is fascinated that Nos gusta que – we like that Les molesta que - its annoys them that Estas alegre que podamos ir al concierto You are happy that we were able to go to the concert Me preocupa que no llueve por un mes I hope that it doesn’t rain today

I- Impersonal observation Es Bueno que aprendas otro idioma- Its good that we learn another language Es importante que hagamos ejercicio- its important that we exercise Es malo que fumes- It is bad that you smoke

R- Recommendations and requests Recomendar que- To recommend that Marcos recomienda que ustedes lleguen temprano- Marcos recommends that you all arrive early Pedir que- To ask that La mama de sara le pide que pase por la tienda por leche- Sara’s mom asks that she pass by the shop to ask for milk Insistir que- To Insist that Insisto que – Insisto que no bebas mas- I insist that you don’t drink anymore

D- Doubts, denial and disbelief Maria duda que sus amigas vengan a la fiesta- Felipe doubts that his friends will come to the party No creo que Messi sea el mejor futbolero en el mundo- I do not believe that Messi is the best football player in the world

O- Ojala (que) Ojala (que) te vaya bien- I hope that you go well. Ojala (que) nos sintamos major pronto – I hope that we feel better soon

S- Speculation En caso de que- in case Sin que- without En caso que no tengas dinero, llames tu papa Sin que- without Sin que Con tal que- provided that Con tal A menos que- unless Para que- so that Antes que- before Todos los estudiantes hablan antes (de) que el professor llegue La mama despierta a sus hijos para que no pierdan el autobus

Ser and estar Sea esté Seas estés Seamos estemos Seais estéis Sean estén

Ir and tener Vaya tenga Vayas tengas Vayamos tengamos Vayaia tengais Vayan tengan