Download Nombre: EL SUBJUNTIVO: a mood and not a tense I. What is a

Nombre:
EL SUBJUNTIVO: a mood and not a tense
I.
What is a mood?
Mood describes the form of the verb that shows the subject’s
attitude.
A. The indicative mood:
Up until this point in your Spanish career, you have mostly been
learning tenses in the _______________ mood. For example,
you’ve learned the present tense (yo hablo), the present
progressive (yo ______________) tense, the preterit tense (yo
________________), and the imperfect tense (yo _______________).
The indicative mood states facts and expresses certainty or reality.
B. The imperative mood:
More recently, you’ve been learning _____________________
which are the imperative mood. The imperative mood demands
that things be done. Fill in the correct forms of Hablar below.
EJEMPLO: ¡___________ más despacio por favor! (tú form)
EJEMPLO: ¡___________ más despacio por favor! (Ud. form)
EJEMPLO: ¡___________ más despacio por favor! (Uds. form)
C. The subjunctive mood:
In this unit you will learn the present tense of the subjunctive
mood. While the indicative mood states facts and expresses
certainty, the subjunctive mood expresses uncertainty, doubt,
wishes, desires, fears, and probability. Before we discuss when
to use the subjunctive mood, first let’s learn how to conjugate a
verb in the present tense of the subjunctive mood.
II.
How do you conjugate a verb in the subjunctive?
The subjunctive conjugation comes from the ‘YO’ form of the
present indicative. The present subjunctive is formed by changing
the vowel -a- of the present indicative to –e- in –ar verbs and the
vowels –e- and –i- of the present indicative to –a- in –er and –ir
verbs. In other words, just drop the –o- of the present indicative yo
form and add the opposite vowel ending.
AR
ER
IR
EJEMPLO:
yo estudie
coma
viva
Tú estudies
comas
vivas
Ella estudie
coma
viva
Nosotros estudiemos comamos
vivamos
Vosotros estudiéis
comáis
viváis
Ellos estudien
coman
vivan
III. Conjugate the verbs below in the present subjunctive!
Verb:
Bailar
Meaning:
Verb:
Pagar*
Meaning:
Verb:
Salir*
Meaning:
Verb:
Conocer *
Meaning:
Verb:
Volver (oue)
Meaning:
Verb:
Dormir (oue)
Meaning: