1. Conjugating Verbs in the Subjunctive

2. 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.
By: Cortney McGerty
&
Melisa Monarch

3. The Subjunctive Mood
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).
By: Cortney McGerty
&
Melisa Monarch

4. The Subjunctive Mood 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)
By: Cortney McGerty
&
Melisa Monarch

5. The Subjunctive Mood 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.
By: Cortney McGerty
&
Melisa Monarch

6. Steps to conjugate in the Subjunctive
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!
By: Cortney McGerty
&
Melisa Monarch

7. AR Endings
e emos es
e en

8. ER - IR Endings
a amos as
a an

9. Irregular Verbs (d.i.s.h.e.s.)
These verbs have irregular stems but regular endings in the subjunctive tense:
dar ir ser haber
dé vaya sea haya
des vayas seas hayas
dé vaya sea haya
demos vayamos seamos hayamos
den vayan sean hayan

10. Irregular Verbs estar saber esté sepa estés sepas estemos sepamos
These verbs have irregular because of accents in the subjunctive tense:
estar saber
esté sepa
estés sepas
estemos sepamos
estén sepan

11. Stem Changing Verbs dormir (ue) pedir (i) encontrar (ue)
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 encuentre
duermas pidas encuentres
duerma pida encuentre
durmamos pidamos encontremos
duerman pidan encuentren

13. Sentence Examples I want you to study more. Juan duda que tú lo sepas.
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.