Topics: More subjunctive, more commands and the impersonal se

1. Topics: More subjunctive, more commands and the impersonal se Essential ?s: How do I say ‘let’s’, what are the final uses of the subjunctive and how do I focus on actions without mentioning the agent?

2. El subjuntivo • Review of the triggers • Doubt • Wants, hopes about someone else • Impersonal phrases • Reactions, feelings about others’ actions • Reactions now to past events (haya ___ado/ido) • Adjective clauses in some cases

3. El subjuntivo • There is one trigger you have learned that is incomplete • I call them “frasessiempre” because they SIEMPRE trigger the subjunctive • Para que, a fin de que (so that) • A menosque, a no serque (unless) • Antes que (before) • En caso de que (in case) • Con talque (as long as, provided that) • Sin que (without) • No esque (it’s not that…)

4. El subjuntivo • New trigger – “a veces” phrases • There are two types • Time phrases: They trigger the subjunctive if referring to something that hasn’t happened yet. • Cuando (when) • Despuésque (after) • Mientrasque (while) • Hasta que (until) • En cuanto, tan pronto como (as soon as)

5. El subjuntivo • Ejemplos • Normalmentetrabajo hasta que mi esposaprepara la cena. (normal) • Hoy voy a trabajar hasta que mi esposa prepare la cena. (about a moment that hasn’t happened yet) • Puedensalircuandosuene la campana. (the bell hasn’t rung yet) • Vamos a ver el programadespuésquelleguen los chicos. (they haven’t gotten there yet)

6. Pausa Dile 5 cosasnuevasqueentiendes a tupareja Escribir 5 preguntas y marcarlasrespuestas

7. More phrases • These phrases trigger the subjunctive, but really depend on the person speaking. If in English you are implying more doubt, like using “may” or “might,” use the subjunctive • Segun (according to) • Donde (where) • Como (like, as)

8. Inténtalo! • Escribir en español. • Before you do your homework, you should eat. • I normally eat after I do homework. • I am going to eat as soon as I finish my homework. • You can eat as long as you finish your homework first • I am going to study until my brother calls me.

9. ¡Compruébalo! • Before you do your homework, you should eat. • Antes quehagas la tareadebes comer. • I normally eat after I do homework. • Normalmentecomodespuésquehago la tarea. • I am going to eat as soon as I finish my homework. • Voy a comer tan pronto comotermine la tarea. • You can eat as long as you finish your homework first • Puedes comer con talquetermines la tarea. • I am going to study until my brother calls me. • Voy a estudiar hasta que mi hermano me llame.

10. Command review • To give commands, you have learned: • Formal commands (talking to someone in Ud.): • Use the subjunctive (escuche, coma, hable, etc) • Group commands (talking to multiple people): • Use the subjunctive ellos (escuchen, coman, hablen, etc) • Informal commands (talking to someone in tú): • Two forms • affirmative is present tense “él” (habla, come) • Irregulars: tener-ten, venir-ven, etc • Negative is subjunctive tú: no hables, no comas, no escuches

11. “we” commands • There are two ways to say “let’s….” • Vamos a _____ (infinitive) • Nosotros subjunctive • Except ‘IR’…that is just “vamos” and “no vayamos” • ¡Comamos pizza! • If the verb is reflexive or you want a pronoun, connect it to the end without the original ‘s’ • Irse: Vámonos • Levantarse: ¡Levantémonostemprano! (Let’s get up early!)

12. Pausa Dile 5 cosasnuevasqueentiendes a tupareja Escribir 3 preguntas y marcarlasrespuestas

13. ¡Inténtalo! • Write in Spanish • Let’s study tonight! • Let’s not watch “American Idol.” • Let’s go to the pool. • Let’s got to bed late!

14. ¡Compruébalo! • Let’s study tonight! • ¡Esudiemosestanoche! • Let’s not watch “American Idol.” • ¡No miremos American Idol! • Let’s go to the pool. • ¡Vamos a la piscina! • Let’s go to bed late! • ¡Acostémonostarde!

15. The impersonal ‘se’ • You have learned several uses for the word ‘se’ • Reflexive verbs – you do it to yourelf • To replace le or les – someone got something • Reciprocal actions – each other • You can also use it for impersonal sayings

16. Impersonal ‘se’ • What does it mean to be impersonal? • It means that you are focusing on the action, without mentioning who does it • When it is unknown or undetermined who or how many people do the action • Refers to a general ‘you’ that is not referring directly at you personally (it is an impersonal you)

17. Impersonal ‘se’ • Some examples • What do you do in school? (not you specifically) • ¿Qué se hace en la escuela? • You can’t eat in class • No se puede comer en la clase • Sí, se puede • Yes you can (You can do it!) • We speak Spanish (at this place) • Se hablaespañol • They sell fruit at that store • Se vendefruta en esatienda

18. Impersonal ‘se’ • There are two forms: singular and plural (like gustar) • Singular form if one thing or an action • plural if multiple things • Se hablaespañol en la clase de Sr. Root. • Se leenmuchoslibros (multiple books) en la clase de inglés

19. Pausa… Share 3 things Write 2 questions

20. Don’t forget to write your summary What did you learn? What was important? How does it relate to what you already know? What was easy? What looks challenging?

21. Practicar Write 5 sentences using “siempre” phrases Write 10 sentences with “a veces” phrases, 5 with the subjunctive, 5 without Write 5 sentences using “let’s” Write 5 sentences with the impersonal se