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The Subjunctive El subjuntivo

The Subjunctive El subjuntivo. The subjunctive in English. I suggest that he study . Is it essential that we be there? If I were a rich man... I wish I were a millionaire. It is important that you be on time. The doctor recommended that she see a specialist.

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The Subjunctive El subjuntivo

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  1. The Subjunctive El subjuntivo

  2. The subjunctive in English • I suggest that he study. • Is it essential that we be there? • If I were a rich man... • I wish I were a millionaire. • It is important that you be on time. • The doctor recommended that she see a specialist. It’s used more than you might think. But do you speak English correctly?

  3. Formation of regular verbs ar verbs such as hablar hable hablemos hables habléis hable hablen

  4. er or ir verbs such as leer lea leamos leas leáis lea lean

  5. Subjunctive for hopes and wishesand to give advice and opinions • esperar que • querer que • preferir que • es mejor que • es buena idea que • es importante que • aconsejar que • recomendar que • sugerir que

  6. Main clause and subordinate clause • The subjunctive usually appears in the dependent or subordinate clause, and is introduced by the conjunction que after the main clause. • When there is no change of subject, an infinitive follows the verb in the main clause – no need for subjunctive.

  7. Ejemplos • Espero que tú estudies mucho. • Quiero que ustedes lean el libro. • Es mejor que Enrique no hable mucho. • ¿Prefieren que yo enseñe más en español? • Es buena idea que tú no uses tu celular. • Tu mamá sugiere que comas verduras. • Deseo que vosotros viváis una vida buena.

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