El Subjuntivo

What is the subjunctive?

The subjunctive is used to discuss potential or hypothetical events, or events that are portrayed subjectively.

The subjunctive mood contrasts with the indicative mood.

The indicative mood presents information as actual, objective facts.

When do you use the subjunctive?

There are two clauses in a sentence. When the main clause is a subjunctive expression, the next clause is in the subjunctive form.

Yo ______ que ________.Main clause

2nd clause

When do you use the subjunctive?..cont.

The subjunctive is used when a subjunctive expression is used in the main clause. You can identify these expressions by using the acronym W.E.D.D.I.N.G.

When do you use the subjunctive?..cont.

The subjunctive can also be used when an incomplete action is the main clause.

Incomplete actions describes something that someone was going to do or thinking about doing.

Incomplete Actions• A menos que(unless)• En casa de que(in

case)• Antes que(before)• Despues que(after)• Tan pronto como (as

soon as)

Present Subjunctive endings

*Remember your stem changing rules still apply using the subjunctive!!!

AR Verbs endings Er/ir Verb endingse aes ase aemos amosesteis asteisen an

Examples of the Present Subjunctive

There are six verbs whose present tense is irregular.

•Dudo que usted vaya al Perú en diciembre.I doubt that you are going to Peru in December.•Yo quiero que John vaya el supermercadoI want John to go to the supermarket. •Yo quiero que camine a escuela manana.I want to walk to school tommorrow.

Imperfect subjunctive When the past is used with a subjunctive

action, you use the imperfect subjunctive.

Imperfect Endings

• Ra• Ras• Ra

• Ramos• Rais• ran

Examples of the imperfect subjunctive