El Subjuntivo Part I: Verbs of Influence and Verbs of Emotion

What is the subjunctive?  Indicative Mood – Verb forms we have used so far Verb forms we have used so far used to talk about facts/ what consider facts used to talk about facts/ what consider facts  Subjuntive Mood (ambiguous) When you express a wish or an opinion about a situation or what someone is doing When you express a wish or an opinion about a situation or what someone is doing hasn’t actually happened hasn’t actually happened can be seen as a command can be seen as a command

Do we have this in English?  Indicative Mood – He calls her "honey." He calls her "honey." I was rich. I was rich.  Subjuntive Mood I insist that he call her "honey." I insist that he call her "honey." If only I were rich. If only I were rich.

When do I use the subjunctive? 1) The sentence must have two different subjects. 2) The first part of the sentence will always be in the indicative and the second part is the subjunctive. 3) The subjunctive will follow expressions of feelings, hopes, wishes, preferences, recommendations about a situation or what someone else is doing.

Verbs of Influence The subjunctive mood is used to say that one person influences the actions of another.

Verbs of Influence These “verbs of influence” can be considered as indirect commands.

Verbs of Influence A subjunctive sentence will have 2 parts, each with a different subject, connected by the word “que.”

Verbs of Influence The first part:present indicative (verb that requires the subjunctive+ que + the second part in present subjunctive (what should happen)

Verb of influence in the present indicative +que verb in the subjunctive + Must be 2 different subjects!!!

When one subject advises, wants, insists, hopes, recommends, tells, asks, begs + thatanother subject does something +

2 subjects  I want to study.  Yo quiero estudiar. (indicative) Not subjunctive (only 1 subject)  I want Chela to study.  Yo quiero que Chela estudia.  Yo quiero que Chela estudie.

(Verbs of Influence)  aconsejar – to advise  decir (e  i)- to say, to tell  insistir en – to insist in  necesitar-to need to  pedir (e  i)-to ask for  permitir- to permit

Words to express HOPES (Verbs of Influence)  preferir (e  ie) – to prefer  prohibir- to prohibit  querer (e  ie) – to want  recomendar(e  ie) – to recommend  rogar-(o  ue)-to beg  sugerir(e  ie)-to suggest

1 st verb2 nd verb -indicative -verb of influence +que word in the subjunctive + Subjects must be different!!!!

Verbs of Emotion  alegrarse de-to be happy  desear – to want  enfadarse – to be angry  enojarse- to be angry  esperar – to hope  lamentar – to be sorry  sentir – to regret / to be sorry  sentirse – to feel

Verbs of Emotion  temer – to fear that  Ojalá que – expresses hope Always followed by subjunctive! Always followed by subjunctive!  Verbs like “gustar”  gustar-to like  encantar – to love  molestar – to bother  sorprender – to surprise

Verbs of Emotion ¡Me alegro de que la clase tenga sus libros! ¡Ojalá que los estudiantes saquen buenas notas!

3 checks 1. Is the first verb a verb of influence or emotion If yes Do I have 2 subjects? yes Now make sure the first verb is in the indicative and the second verb in the subjunctive and they are connected by “que”

 Yo quiero que Ana venga a mi casa 1 2 Indicative Subjunctive