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The Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

The Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions. En Español 2 Tp. 232 Sra. Martínez Serranía. Indicative Explains a statement of fact. All the verb tenses that you have already learned are part of the indicative Present Preterite Imperfect. Subjunctive Expresses an opinion about an action

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The Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions

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  1. The Subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions En Español 2 Tp. 232 Sra. Martínez Serranía

  2. Indicative Explains a statement of fact. All the verb tenses that you have already learned are part of the indicative Present Preterite Imperfect Subjunctive Expresses an opinion about an action The opinion indicates uncertainty What is the subjunctive?

  3. Subjunctive: Formation • The subjunctive uses the same forms as the Ud./Uds./neg. tú commands. • With respect to pronouns, the pronouns will always go before the conjugated verbs in the same way that they went before the conjugated command in the negative way.

  4. Formation: Rules • Take the yo form of the verb in the present tense • Drop the “-o” • Switch the endings • endings will be on the next slide • If it’s a stem-changer, the change occurs • *-ir stem changers: The change occurs in all forms • *-er/-ar stem changers: The change only occurs in the “shoe” and the nosotrosform takes the original vowel. • Beware of any other spelling changing verbs! • -car/-gar/-zar; g to j; and/or gu to g

  5. -ar: trabajar trabaje trabajemos trabajes -- trabaje trabajen -er: correr corra corramos corras -- corra corran Subjunctive: Formation Regular and Irregular yo forms • -ir: salir salga salgamos salgas -- salga salgan

  6. Subjunctive: Formation Stem-Changers: -ER/-AR VERBS • -ar: acostarse (ue) me acueste nos acostemos te acuestes -- se acueste se acuesten • -er: entender (ie) entienda entendamos entiendas -- entienda entiendan contar (ue) costar (ue) cerrar (ie) recomendar (ie) sentarse (ie) empezar (ie) despertarse (ie) almorzar (ue) recordar (ue) volar (ue) encontrar (ue) comenzar (ie) encender (ie) volver (ue) poder (ue) perder (ie) devolver (ue) It does not change in the nosotros form! It will go back to the original vowel!

  7. Subjunctive: Formation Stem-Changers: -IR VERBS • -ir: divertirse (ie, i) me diviertanos divirtamos te diviertas -- se divierta se diviertan • -ir: morir (ue, u) mueramuramos mueras -- muera mueran sentir (ie, i) sentirse (ie, i) dormir (ue, u) pedir (i, i) repetir (i, i) seguir (i, i) vestirse (i, i) preferir (ie, i) mentir (ie, i) despedirse (i, i) servir (i,i) reírse: to laugh me ría nos riamos te rías -- se ría se rían In –ir verbs, the nosotros form takes The secondary (or preterite) change.

  8. Formation: Irregulars D – I – S – H – E – S • DAR: to give • dé, des, dé, demos, den • IR: to go • vaya, vayas, vaya, vayamos, vayan • SABER: to know • sepa, sepas, sepa, sepamos, sepan • HABER: there is, there are • haya (for now, will only be used in 3rd person singular) • ESTAR: to be (condition) • esté, estés, esté, estemos, estén • SER: to be (inherent) • sea, seas, sea, seamos, sean NOTE: They are the same irregulars as the UD./UDS./ and negative tú commands!

  9. yo mirar mire tú almorzar almuerces él abrir abra nosotros ir vayamos ellas poder puedan yo leer lea tú buscar busques ella entender entienda nosotros cortarse nos cortemos Uds. perder pierdan More formation… Change the following verbs to the subjunctive

  10. Es necesario que… It’s necessary that… Es bueno que… It’s good that… Es importante que… It’s important that… Es lógico que… It’s logical that… Es malo que… It’s bad that… Es mejor que… It’s better that… Es peligroso que… It’s dangerous that… Es posible que… It’s possible that… Es probable que… It’s probable that… Es raro que… It’s strange that… Es ridículo que… It’s ridiculous that… Es triste que… It’s sad that… Es una lástima que… It’s a pity (shame) that… Impersonal Expressions The following impersonal expressions are used to make a comment or to express an opinion about an action. The verb that follows the expression must always be in the subjunctive.

  11. Ejemplos… • Es necesario que Uds. estudien cada noche. • Es bueno que los niños hagan ejercicio. • Es peligroso que tú manejes sin cinturón de seguridad. (seatbelt) • Es una lástima que estemos enfermos. • Es raro que yo no encuentre mis llaves. • Es mejor que Alicia descanse esta noche. • Es ridículo que saques notas tan malas. • Es lógico que vayamos a la universidad.

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