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Conjugating
Verbs
in the
Subjunctive
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.
The Subjunctive Mood
1. 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).
The Subjunctive Mood
1. 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)
The Subjunctive Mood
1. 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.
Steps to conjugate in the Subjunctive
1. 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!
AR Endings
e
emos
es
e
en
ER - IR Endings
a
amos
as
a
an
Irregular Verbs (d.i.s.h.e.s.)
These verbs have irregular stems but
regular endings in the subjunctive tense:
dar
dé
des
dé
demos
den
ir
vaya
vayas
vaya
vayamos
vayan
ser
sea
seas
sea
seamos
sean
haber
haya
hayas
haya
hayamos
hayan
Irregular Verbs
These verbs have irregular because of
accents in the subjunctive tense:
estar
esté
estés
esté
estemos
estén
saber
sepa
sepas
sepa
sepamos
sepan
Stem Changing Verbs
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)
duerma
duermas
duerma
durmamos
duerman
pedir (i)
pida
pidas
pida
pidamos
pidan
encontrar (ue)
encuentre
encuentres
encuentre
encontremos
encuentren
Sentence Examples
• 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.