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The Subjunctive

The Subjunctive. Year 12. All too frequently, the topic of the subjunctive is made far more difficult than is necessary. Let's try a slightly different approach, with the goal of making this topic less troublesome. ¿Cuando va a venir María?. ¡Dudo que venga!. What is the subjunctive?.

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The Subjunctive

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  1. The Subjunctive Year 12

  2. All too frequently, the topic of the subjunctive is made far more difficult than is necessary. Let's try a slightly different approach, with the goal of making this topic less troublesome.

  3. ¿Cuando va a venir María? ¡Dudo que venga!

  4. What is the subjunctive? The subjunctive is not a tense; rather, it is a mood. Tense refers when an action takes place (past, present, future), while mood merely reflects how the speaker feels about the action. The subjunctive mood is rarely used in English, but it is widely used in Spanish.

  5. So far, you have studied verb tenses in the indicative mood. The indicative mood is used to express factual information, certainty, and objectivity. • Usted va a Perú en diciembre.You are going to Peru in December. • The above sentence merely reports the fact that you are going to Peru in December, so the indicative mood is used.

  6. Let's make a change to our example: • Dudo que usted vaya a Perú en diciembre.I doubt that you are going to Peru in December. • In the above sentence, the clause "dudo" introduces a quality of uncertainty, -- the speaker does have doubt, so here the subjunctive mood is used in the second clause (vaya).

  7. The subjunctive mood is used to express everything except certainty and objectivity: things like doubt, uncertainty, subjectivity, etc. • Yo dudo que usted vaya a Perú en diciembre.I doubt that you are going to Peru in December. • Since the above statement does not express certainty, the subjunctive (vaya) is required in the second clause.

  8. The difference between indicative and subjunctive is the difference between: certainty/objectivity (indicative) and possibility/subjectivity (subjunctive).

  9. Esta soy yo • Soy una mujer de 60 años • Me gusta mucho escribir y hacer jardinería • Tengo 2 nietos guapísimos • Soy viuda

  10. Busco un hombre… • …que sea muy amable • …que ame la naturaleza • …que sea inteligente • …que me haga reir

  11. ¡Qué horror! • Este hombre no me gusta • Es un hombre joven y yo quiero un hombre que sea de mi edad

  12. Más detalles de mi hombre ideal, pues me gustaría… • …que fuera romántico • …que me llevara a bailes • …que fuéramos a conciertos juntos

  13. No, no… • Quiero que sea de mi edad, pero no tan viejo • Este hombre no puede bailar y yo quiero que baile

  14. Sí, sí, este hombre me gusta… • Es un hombre de mi edad • Es un hombre aventurero • Es un hombre atractivo

  15. Ahora sólo falta… • …que me quiera • …que me ame • …que me adore • …que quiera a mis hijos • …y que nos enamoremos

  16. In pairs using the words given to you, re-create the spider diagram as below. Negative commands futurity Need purpose Conjunctions ojala Wish other Subjunctive Ask / advice verbs other constructions whatever/ however Doubt / Uncertainty Emotion possibility constructions perhaps verbs

  17. Attach the following words by their appropriate bubbles

  18. Translate the following sentences in Spanish, which sentences are indicative and which are subjunctive? 1. John goes to the store. 2. I hope that John goes to the store. 3. I want John to go to the store. 4. I know that John goes to the store. 5. It’s good that John goes to the store. 6. It is possible that John goes to the store. 7. There is no doubt that John goes to the store. 8. It is possible that John will go to the store.

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