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EL SUBJUNTIVO WITH IMPERSONAL EXPRESSIONS THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD • It’s a mood not a tense • It’s a mood of uncertainly, element of doubt, or subjectivity • The opposite is the Indicative mood. (Normal use of present, preterite, etc) SUBJUNCTIVE WITH IMPERSONAL EXPRESSIONS We will start by looking at using the subjunctive with Impersonal Expressions. Impersonal Expressions are opinions that something should happen. • For Example: Es importante que ustedes estudien español. (It is important that you all study Spanish.) • In the example, the speaker thinks that it is important for you all to study Spanish, but there is no guarantee that you will. The subjunctive with impersonal expressions allows the speaker to tell what he/she thinks is necessary, important, preferable, good or bad. It is “subjective”. • This is how and when this tense is typically used. VOCABULARIO: IMPERSONAL EXPRESSIONS Spanish Expression English Es importante que It is important that Es necesario que It is necessary that Es preferible que It is preferable that Es bueno que It is a good thing that Es malo que It is bad that/ Ir is not good that FORMING THE SUBJUNCTIVE Just like with Formal Commands, In order to form the subjunctive, you must first put the verb in the present tense yo form. Then, you will add the following endings: Subject Pronouns Yo Tú El/Ella/Ud Nosotros AR verbs endings e es e emos Er/Ir Verbs endings a as a amos Ellos/Ellas/Uds en an IRREGULARS AND STEM-CHANGERS • Remember all of the Irregular Yo verbs in present tense • Remember all of the stem-changers in present tense Other Irregulars: des vayas El/Ella/Ud form dé vaya Nosotros form demos vayamos Ellos/Ellas/Uds form den vayan Estar esté estés esté estemos estén Ser seas sea seamos sean sepas sepa sepamos sepan Verb Yo form Tú form Dar Ir dé vaya sea Saber sepa -CAR, -GAR, -ZAR • In addition to the irregulars the subjunctive also shares the -car, -gar, and -zar stem change like the preterite tense. • Car- que gar -gue zar –ce Examples: Tocar toque toques toque toquemos toquen Jugar juegue juegues juegue juguemos jueguen Almorzar almuerce almuerces almuerce almorcemos almuercen SENTENCE FORMATION Impersonal expression + que + a subject + subjunctive verb form + predicate (what the person should do) Look at these examples: Es importante que los americanos coman menos alimentos fritos. Es necesario que los jovenes se mantengan sanos. Es bueno que McDonalds incluya opciones saludables ahora en el menu. YOUR TURN Create the following in Spanish using your vocabulary: 1. It’s important that Americans consume more fruits and vegetables. 2. It’s bad that my mother cooks with so much butter. 3. It’s necessary that we exercise often.