Uses of the subjunctive

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Uses of the subjunctive

• El subjuntivo The subjunctive
• Uncertainty
• Wants or Wishes
• Emotions
• Impersonal Expressions
• Recommendations
• Doubts or Desires

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More uses

• Orders (indirect commands)
• The subjunctive may also be used in describing a
  nonexistent antecedent. It is used in noun,
  adjective and adverb clauses. In English, we
  would say I wish I were. . .

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Three moods in Spanish

• The indicative
• Certainty, facts
• The subjunctive
• Uncertainty, feelings
• The imperative
• Commands, orders

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El subjuntivo The subjunctive

• UWEIRDO

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ncertainty
ishes, wants
motions
UWEIRDO
mpersonal Expressions
ecommendations
oubts, desires
rders (indirect commands)
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?Cuándo usamos?

• Generally, the subjunctive is used
• in a complex sentence connected by the
  word que
• in the dependent clause
• when a change of subject occurs

Sra. Morgan espera que Uds. estudien
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Uncertainty
No es cierto que el autobús venga a mi casa.
Tan pronto como el autobús llegue a la casa,
vamos a la escuela.
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Wants or Wishes
Esperamos que el conejo gane la carrera.
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Emotions
Fido está contento que nosotros regresemos a casa.
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Impersonal Expressions
Es triste que Ferris no pueda ir a la escuela hoy.
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Recommendations
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Doubts or Desires
Dudo que la maestra sea amable.
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Orders (indirect commands)
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